Archive for December 13, 2007
Babits goes bonkers, raises M45 vault record to 16-4¾!
This is getting insane. Paul Babits vaulted 4.94 (16-2 1/2) and then 5 meters (16-4 3/4) last Saturday at his Vault High indoor facility in Fort Wayne, Indiana, says his Web site. He thus upped his own listed M45 world record of 4.90 (16-0 3/4) from March 2006. And he’s all of 47 years old, […]
December 13, 2007
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M45 Segatel raises European indoor high jump record
Riccione world champion Marco Segatel is on a roll. Make that a flop. Last Saturday in Padua, Italy, he jumped 1.95 (6-4 3/4) for an M45 indoor European record. Last July, he went 2.04 (6-8 1/4) outdoors for a world age-group record. But the highest M45 indoor jump on record is also 2.04 — by […]
December 13, 2007
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Masters pioneer Ted Corbitt, running legend, dies at 88
Ted Corbitt during a 24-hour racewalk in November 2003 at 84. USATF yesterday reported the death of Ted Corbitt, a 1999 inductee into the USATF Masters Hall of Fame. Although Ted has many other credits, one that shouldn’t be overlooked is his place in creating acceptance for elder distance running. As Len Olson describes in […]
December 13, 2007
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