Archive for December 7, 2008
Reno wrapup: Odds and ends affecting masters track
Gotta head to the airport in a few minutes. My reports from the USATF annual meeting have barely scratched the surface. I have two notebooks filled with tidbits I have yet to disgorge. So here are some quick highlights. USATF Masters might promote an idea used in other sports: one-day memberships in USATF. This means […]
December 7, 2008
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Reno report: Hinton, Glynn records among the rejects
As expected, John Hinton’s M45 indoor mile and Kay Gynn’s W55 outdoor pole vault mark — which both bettered listed world records — were rejected as American age-group records. Today’s general session of USATF (which I didn’t attend since I was sleeping in) theoretically could have reversed the USATF Records Committee and Sandy Pashkin’s recommendation […]
December 7, 2008
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Reno report: Masters chair Gary Snyder to launch a blog
Gary Snyder, elected to a four-year term as USATF Masters T&F chairman, says he’ll start keeping a blog sometime in January. This is huge. Although Gary and previous national chairs have been reachable by email and have written columns for National Masters News, this new means of communication takes openness to a new level. Gary […]
December 7, 2008
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Reno report: Cleary tells exhibition events: 400, 1500
Elite masters quarter-milers and milers, rejoice! Your events have been chosen as masters exhibitions at the USATF open nationals. The rest of you, especially field eventers, can go back to your cave. At yesterday’s Masters T&F Committee meeting at the USATF annual meeting, Mark Cleary (masters invitational program coordinator for life) announced his picks for […]
December 7, 2008
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Louise Mead Tricard’s will: Why I posted the details
At your urging, I’ve decided to break my “silence” on that especially bothersome post a week ago. Ya know, about Louise Tricard’s last will and testament. My usual practice is to post a story and let it stand on its own merits, take the heat and move on. I figure that if I word a […]
December 7, 2008
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