Archive for May 27, 2009
Nadine O’Connor wins 3rd USATF Athlete of the Week honor
Nadine O’Connor’s latest vault WR got some attention after all. Today, the folks in Indy named her USATF Athlete of the Week. It’s her third such honor — probably a masters record. She also won in March 2007 and August 2006. Nadine, 67, lives in Del Mar, California, with fellow vault record-holder Bud Held. We’ve […]
May 27, 2009
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Mary Harada: ‘Racing 90% psychological and 10% physical’
Mary running in 2006. Mary Harada, the W70 distance star and frequent commenter on this blog, shared some of her running wisdom with Carmel Papworth-Barnum in this recent interview. I liked this especially: “I try to use that sense of anxiety before a race to make myself focus on my race plan. If I don’t […]
May 27, 2009
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