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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

Hey all,

I'm entering a 3v3 soccer tournament hosted by ZenFooty, a local soccer training academy, and I want to win. The problem is I have never played soccer before!

So I'm using my position as Publisher of Masters Athlete and GeezerJock to shamelessly look for ringers!

I'm looking for players who will be in the Chicago area over Memorial Day weekend who want to be on my team. I promise to not get in the way! The games will be on Sunday, May 25. Three games... Read More

Two years ago, I became something I hadn’t been before. My soccer teammates told me I was a role model. It wasn’t because I was playing any better -- they just finally found out I was twenty years older than some of them. That’s what makes us proud of being GeezerJocks, isn’t it? We carry on our Weekend Road Warrior traditions long after our peers have retired to a couch potato trailer park of existence. But while I might inspire younger athletes, I am in turn inspired by others t... Read More