Archive for May 21, 2008
Alyssa Tower topples goal: W45 American record in 10K
Alyssa Tower finishes April’s Race for the Roses in Portland, Oregon. Alyssa Tower of Vancouver, Washington, and Club Northwest turned 45 in late September and in October set herself a tall order: Break the 17-year-old American age-group record in the track 10,000 of 38:10.89 by Joan Colman. In fact, she pulled a Babe Ruth, calling […]
May 21, 2008
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McCrossen’s reality: Las Vegas meet ended his season
“T.R.A.C.K. Live!” may not live this one down. Its opening meet in Las Vegas — an attempt to showcase masters track in a reality game show setting — did no favors for M40 sprinter Tim McCrossen of Cincinnati. He’s feeling a little embarrassed by the fact he’s done for the year because he let meet […]
May 21, 2008
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Andy Hecker’s calendar really tells where the meets are
The No. 1 question in masters track is: Where can I compete? The answer to that simple query tells a lot about the state of our sport. If you ask Andy Hecker of Southern California, he’ll tell you that USATF is doing a terrible job satisfying that simple inquiry. Andy writes: “For my four decades […]
May 21, 2008
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