Archive for July 7, 2015
Irie Hill’s hat trick — third W45 vault world record in past 2 months
Irie “Izzy” Hill did it again. Competing at a German meet on July 3, she raised her own W45 world record in the vault to 3.76 meters (12-4). It’s her third WR this season, after earlier efforts of 3.65 and 3.70. Irie tells me: “I feel like a gambler on a winning spree. … I […]
July 7, 2015
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Stoke the fires under USATF to pay for masters travel to Beijing
Momentum is building. More people are joining my call for USATF to pay for Anselm and Renee’s way to Beijing for their masters races at IAAF worlds. (Fifty have signed my petition.) One notable supporter is Donald Schaefer, an Oregon-based USATF national umpire. On the USATF officials Facebook page, he wrote: “After speaking to many […]
July 7, 2015
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M50 David Heath, M40 Anthony Whiteman astonish in major 800s
In the 800 final of the British open nationals over the weekend, the field was made up of kids aged 19, 29, 32, 23, 21, 23, 21 and 43. Say what? Yup, masters mile recordholder Anthony Whiteman, at 43, was racing kids young enough to be his sons. He made it to the final with […]
July 7, 2015
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