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A party for David Pain at 85: photos of his celebration
Last Saturday, masters track pioneer David Pain basked in the praise and playful ribbing of 100 friends and family members. Although he turned 85 on July 31, the party was over the weekend to accommodate summer schedules. I was there, too, snapping these pictures and taking video. Linda Pain, David’s wife, even invited me to […]
August 21, 2007
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David Pain, our patron saint, turns 85 today in San Diego
David Holland Rose Pain was born 85 years ago today in Taplow, Buckinghamshire, on the river Thames, west of London. You’ve come a long way, baby. Today he lives near San Diego State University with his wife, Linda. Although he hasn’t been involved in track for many years, he still takes a keen interest in […]
July 31, 2007
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USATF masters service award named for David Pain
David Pain is our founding father — the meet organizer who launched our niche sport in 1966 with his “masters miles” and later national and world masters meets. Already a member of the USATF Masters Hall of Fame, David has been honored again. This time an award has been named for him. The USATF Masters […]
May 3, 2007
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Spain’s JosĂ© Vicente Rioseco crushes Aussie M75 WR in 800
Spanish and social media are reporting that JosĂ© Vicente Rioseco, who turned 75 in late April, ran 800 meters in 2:30.59, crushing the listed WR of 2:34.3 by Australia’s David Carr in 2007. “Not bad. It was not terribly difficult,” JosĂ© was quoted as saying after Saturday’s meet in VilagarcĂa, Spain. He confessed that “the […]
June 20, 2016
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David Heath, Melitta Czerwenka-Nagel star with WRs in 1500
David Heath and Anselm LeBourne will meet in the IAAF Beijing 800 exhibition in two weeks, but it looks like David is a front-runner for gold. Friday in Lyon, the brilliant Brit clocked 4:01.54 in the metric mile at age 50. That crushed one of the oldest world records on the books — the 4:05.2 […]
August 14, 2015
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2018 worlds set for Europe (again): Italy, Spain are lone bidders
Toronto is a no-show. Ditto for Cardiff, Wales. The only bidders for 2018 WMA outdoor worlds are the Italian Province of Venice (Carole-Jesolo-Eraclea) and Málaga, Spain — on the southern coast. That’s the word from WMA Secretary Winston Thomas. A year ago, I reported interest from Toronto, Cardiff and others. San Sebastian hosted 2005 worlds […]
August 4, 2015
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Mile maven David O’Meara promises to do masters at 50
David O’Meara, 45, had barely returned home to Sarasota when he sent me a note thanking me for supporting his mile quest (which included his 20th sub-5 mile Sunday at Fifth Avenue). (See him in a cute NYC video here.) I replied with a set of questions, led off with the key one: So, like, […]
September 26, 2008
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Statmeisters in Spain, Italy show how game is played
I have stat envy. Over the past few days, I’ve been ogling the work of masters rankers and record-keepers in Spain and Italy. They join the Germans, Brits and Aussies (and the USA) as the most with-it statisticians in the masters movement. Spaniard Andres Martinez sent me two PDF files showing how that nation ranks […]
December 5, 2007
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David Ortman, masters statman, stays prolific
Sprinter/hurdler/jumper/multi-eventer David Ortman of Seattle has his hands full with training and rehabbing his latest injury, but he also finds time to maintain records, rankings and write delightfully thoughtful (albeit quirky) columns on track and field. Today he gave me a heads up on his latest work, which includes stuff that USATF and WMA should […]
September 10, 2006
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Masters legends Oerter, Pain mending
Al Oerter the discus god and David Pain the founder of USA masters track are recovering from serious health problems at the moment. In southwest Florida, Oerter is thankful to be alive after heart failure. In San Diego, Pain is recovering from a serious bike crash. Sorry to be reporting these incidents months after the […]
July 18, 2003
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