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Leon Joslin is like a 1950s pop star -- he keeps getting rediscovered every decade by a new generation of media types. In 1997, at age 85, he was profiled by Craig Smith of the Seattle Times, who quoted him as saying: "Golf is for old people. This is a lot more fun and more physical. . . . Throwing weights is good exercise."
Leon is a weight man -- but not  the usual shot, discus and javelin chucker. He hurls the hammer and ultra- and superweights -- implements as heavy as 56 pounds. Th... Read More

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... Read More

The title is a take on a quote by Walter Kerr's "he had delusions of adequacy".  It's self-effacing and meant to poke fun at my rowing skills as I train and row with Masters sweep boats.  

I enjoy athletics. But I am not by any stretch of my imagination a "jock".  My skills often appear to have the best intentions but never to carry into practice. My athletic accomplishments, meager as they are, are personal accomplishments attained in running marathons, walking... Read More