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German highjumpalooza produces M55 world record for Thränhardt 26 Aug 2013 | 11:25 am
Carlo celebrates 1.90 WR. A year ago, Olympian Carlo Thränhardt shattered the M55 WR with a 1.87-meter (6-1 1/2) jump at the annual high jump meet in Eberstadt, Germany. So what does he do for an enc...
Impossible Dream? Records progressions for every masters event 24 Aug 2013 | 03:49 am
Elite track has ‘em. Other sports have ‘em. But not us. I’m talking lists of every event and who broke the records over time. The issue arose when I answered a friend’s query today: “Is there a place ...
Olympian Steve Spence on 38-year streak — running sub-5 miles 23 Aug 2013 | 10:26 am
Steve finishes 4:51.4 mile this month. Masters mole 56664C graciously informs us about M50 Steve Spence, 1991 World Championships bronze medalist in the marathon, who ran a sub-5-minute mile recently...
Barton lost record-setting spikes, passports, wallets to Turin thief 20 Aug 2013 | 09:13 am
Brad Barton’s magical season of mile and steeplechase records didn’t continue at the World Masters Games in Italy. In fact, he writes, someone stole the spikes he set the records in. He writes: “Not a...
Another nuisance for TrackCEO: I was laid off from my Patch job 16 Aug 2013 | 09:32 pm
Felix at Moscow. After 3 years and a month, I was laid off today from Patch, the hyperlocal news network owned by AOL. I was among hundreds to receive the news via conference call this morning. The g...
World Masters Games was non buono, says U.S. decathlete 13 Aug 2013 | 08:16 am
Russ Acea Decathletes can take a lot of abuse. But only so much. M60 deca-star Russell Jaquet-Acea of Seattle reports on miseries at the World Masters Games in Turin: “The second day at Italy was awf...
Christa Bortignon returns from Turin WMG with world records 12 Aug 2013 | 01:52 am
Saturday night, I returned from a week’s vacation in Oregon. About the same time, Christa Bortignon of British Columbia was getting home from Turin, Italy, and the World Masters Games. She had a prett...
Myrle Mensey tops marvelous throws season with latest record 7 Aug 2013 | 11:07 am
Myrle in 2012. Latest news from masters nationals — the Throws Championships last weekend in Lisle, Illinois, not Olathe, Kansas — indicates another record for Myrle Mensey. She’s been on a hot strea...
Decathlons kick off World Masters Games in Turin, Italy 4 Aug 2013 | 02:54 am
They prefer Torino, but I like the Shroud reference. Decathlon results are now posted on the official site at the World Masters Games in Italy, starting with M30. Other events are there as well, inclu...
Overstake’s ‘Maggie’ is meant for kids, but speaks to masters 29 Jul 2013 | 01:48 am
Grant Overstake Grant Overstake, an M55 thrower and multi-eventer, is a fellow Jayhawk track alumnus who followed me at KU by a few years—and had a similar career path. He was a sportswriter for the ...
