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Four years ago, at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Sacramento, a 36-year-old pole vaulter was feeling down. He was the American record holder in his event, but for the second Trials in a row, he was an also-ran. He failed to make his second Olympic team. Jeff Hartwig of Arkansas, the star-crossed vaulter, told the media: "I said after 2000 (when he failed to clear his opening height at the Trials): 'I'll never let myself be that disappointed again.' This is par for the course for me at th... Read More
Linda Cohn raised her own W55 American record in the javelin, Annelies Steekelenburg upped her own W60 Dutch record in the high jump and I ran the slowest 100- and 200-meter dashes of my adult life Saturday at the Southern California Association USATF Masters Championships at Cerritos College in Norwalk, Calif. Linda was delighted, Annelies thrilled. And me? I was ecstatic beyond words. Say what? Yup, I was hollering with joy Saturday after clocking 14.87 and 31.04 seconds in the 1 a... Read More
Should I do track work? I get this question with some frequency. And yes, there are reasons to do it. But your goals and/or your coach should dictate whether you give it a shot. Track work is useful in that it helps us understand pacing. It allows us to feel what it's like to pace ourselves to hit a particular split time for a particular set of intervals. For example, I have two clients who have run about four marathons apiece. They decided to take this fall off from marathoning a... Read More
Masters track has a documentary film ("Racing Against the Clock"), a newly published novel ("That Masterful Season") and a monthly newspaper -- soon to become a glossy magazine -- called National Masters News. You ain't seen nuthin yet! A Fresno high school teacher and filmmaker named Julia Dudley Najieb has begun taping a reality game show for TV that revolves around Masters track. Athletes can win $5,000 cash prizes for their high school alma maters. Fox Sports Net, a second-tier cable... Read More
Few sports are as strenuous as track and field. You're expected to go all-out, whether it be sprinting, jumping or throwing. This takes a tremendous toll on the joints, bones and muscle groups. Just to survive your event inspires pride of achievement. And that's one reason why Masters athletes love this game. They've tested themselves and passed. Now comes another test -- with nostalgia as a draw. Baby boomers of the LBJ years recall the Presidential Physical Fitness Award. Schools natio... Read More
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