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About 6 dozen foreign athletes entered in Sacramento nationals
Canada is sending athletes. So are Australia, Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico and Japan. Like all other USATF masters nationals, Sacramento is opening its arms to foreign masters athletes. I’m still looking for Olympians, but don’t recognize any in a list provided by Bob Burns of the local organizing committee. But many Canadian entrants, and several from […]
July 10, 2010
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Mile record-holder Mary Harada admits to yogurt, chocolate doping
W75 star Mary Harada, a frequent voice on this blog, has fessed up. She attributes her back-to-back mile world records to performance-enhancing “nonfat yogurt — (especially) frozen — coffee and chocolate.” But she’s gracious as well as funny. Mary writes: “I have a coach — Cathy Utzschneider, the coach for Liberty Athletic Club — who […]
July 2, 2010
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Neni Lewis hammers W50 world record in the ball-and-chain
According to these results from the USATF Mid-Atlantic Masters Championships in Chester, Pennsylvania, Oneithea “Neni” Lewis spun the hammer 53.14 meters (174-4) and shattered the listed W50 world record of 51.73 (169-8) by Australia’s Marja Leena Parviainen in 1998. (It also beats the 52.24/171-5 by Anne Bellanger of France, noted on mastersathletics.net.) The old American […]
June 24, 2010
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Daniel Alonzo’s age aberration: 42 in 2009 results but 49 today
In 1996, Daniel Alonzo set the Dominican Republic’s national record in the javelin. According to his IAAF bio, Daniel threw the pointy stick 70.80 meters (229-8) when he was 35. His Dominican record still stands, says his national federation. Fourteen years later, a Daniel Alonzo now competes in masters meets — as a 49-year-old American. […]
June 9, 2010
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Ireland’s Geraldine Finnegan loses Kamloops medals for doping
Geraldine Finnegan, a W40 star who won four medals at the World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships in Kamloops, British Columbia, tested positive for the banned drug ephedrine (a stimulant) and has been stripped of at least two medals, according to Irish news sites. Read the news here. If folks move up a spot, it would […]
May 21, 2010
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Zambia Olympian Kalembo shooting for M50 world record at 400
According to an Atlanta newspaper article yesterday, Douglas Kalembo is gunning for the M50 world record over 400 meters this summer. Douglas Kalembo who? Glad you asked. He’s a 1988 Olympian (with a best of 46.89) who ran the 800 at 1991 IAAF worlds in Tokyo (taking last in a heat won by Johnny Gray). […]
May 8, 2010
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Help honor Hall of Famer Nick Newton at a celebration May 22
When I began masters competition in 1995, Milton “Nick” Newton was just this genial guy in the high jump — a friendly flopper in his early 60s! He gave me support and inspiration. Little did I know he was a legend and future Masters Hall of Famer. A WAVA world champion and World Masters Games […]
April 23, 2010
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‘Autumn Gold’ masters track documentary to debut in Toronto
Toronto folks are lucky ducks! They get to see the North American premiere of “Herbstgold” (“Autumn Gold”), the German-made masters track documentary that includes a lot of footage from Lahti worlds. It’s not the first masters track movie (that honor belongs to the American film “Racing Against the Clock,” which I reviewed five years ago.) […]
April 10, 2010
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Italy’s Carla Forcellini raises world indoor record in W50 vault
Carla Forcellini jumped 3.20 (10-6) in the pole vault last week to beat the listed WMA world indoor record of 3.11 (10-2 1/2) by American Donna Schultz in 2008, reports the Italian track site Web-atletica. She opened at 2.80 and made 3.10 on her third try before the record clearance on her first try at […]
January 28, 2010
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USA RANKINGS 2003 – PRESENT by John Seto WORLD RANKINGS 2006 – PRESENT by Martin Gasselsberger. CANADIAN RANKINGS WORLD RANKINGS ARCHIVE | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | by Dave Clingan | 1998 | by David Ortman RACEWALK RANKINGS 2003 – PRESENT by Tom Higbie ALL-TIME VETERANS RANKINGS (for distance events) *A note […]
January 28, 2010
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