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In late February, I wrote to Bill Roe, the president of USA Track & Field. Basically, I said: "When you pick a new CEO for USATF, throw a wide net, and don't feel obligated to hire someone with a vast track and field background. "Just go get the best person for this job." Bill assured me that the search committee would do just that. Last Thursday, the USATF Board of Directors approved the search panel's choice to replace Craig Masback, the former world-class miler who took a job... Read More
I'm suffering Dara Torres envy. I'm not jealous of Torres making her fifth U.S. Olympic team at age 41, or her 50-meter sprint times in the pool. I'm envious of how the world has elevated her to superstar masters status ahead of others more deserving. She's a phenom, no doubt. A mother of a young girl, Torres has been profiled in the New York Times Magazine and countless TV and Web clips. At Beijing, she'll swim the 50-meter freestyle, 4x100-meter medley relay, and 4x100-meter freestyle rel... Read More
I've got a buddy named Dennis. Great guy. He has been racing triathlons and running races for a long time. He is in his 60s now and I saw him at a race on July 4th. We started talking about training and racing as a master and how that is different from our younger days. We also talked about how important it is to choose a coach who understands the nuances in coaching as that athlete gets further into masters status. As we've said here many times before, you can still do very... Read More
By workday, Tony Young of Seattle is a mild-manered loan officer for small businesses at Venture Bank, "with a sprinkling of commercial lending." By weekend, he's SuperMiler! He's young, indeed, especially after claiming his first individual world record over the weekend at age 46. It came at the Portland Track Festival at Mt. Hood Community College, which featured one of the fastest masters miles of all time. And Young, running in the orange top of Club Northwest, was the star, taking... Read More
Three years ago, I reviewed the first documentary film devoted to masters track: "Racing Against the Clock," which followed five women in their championship season, ending at the 2003 World masters Athletic Championships in Carolina, Puerto Rico. Last month, I reviewed something even more unlikely -- the first novel to revolve around masters track. And coincidentally, the book also concluded at Puerto Rico worlds. As a work of literature, it has problems. But I still celebrate it as a Master... Read More
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