Later this year we plan to run a special report on Masters sports around the world. Our first stop on the Masters Athlete World Tour 2008 was Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which had a very visible Masters athletic movement.
Rio is a gigantic beach town of almost 12 million people. The city’s beaches – from Copacabana to Ipanema to Barra da Tijuca – are filledwith athletes of all ages. On the walkways by the beach, men and women jog and bicycle parallel to the Atlantic Ocean. On the beaches themsel...
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It was a beautiful weekend in Chicago, and on Saturday my wife and I took our kids to the local tennis courts to knock the
ball around for a while. Being a goof, I tried to lob a ball a zillion miles into the sky. The
ball went far off to the right, bounced out of the fenced-in court and rolled into the street.
If you were driving by at that time, what would you have done? I'd like to think I'd stop my car, get out, pick up the
ball and walk it back to the court and hand it to t...
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Hi guys,Forgive my user name PoppaHoppa. I used to earn nicknames like Whirlybirds and dipsy for fancy moves, air time and deft passing but now most seem to call me OG or Pops until I score on them or block their shot. Respect never comes easy I guess. It's hard being on the forefront of the Boomer age group in a largely sedentary society. I still love basketball and play somewhat competitively whenever I simply remember what I can do (-: I have seen some growth in 50 year olds playing but findi...
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