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Anyone want a census of USA Track & Field? Count us in!

It's good enough for the United States of America, so why not the United States of Track & Field? Every 10 years, our nation does a census. Why not our federation? Seriously. How do we know where we're going if...

Posted by Ken Stone on January 9, 2010 3:38 AM

Decade debate: Phil Raschker or Nadine O'Connor as No. 1?

How do you measure greatness? Masters track has many yardsticks: Hall of Fame induction, Athlete of the Year honors, world titles, world records. But what separates the superstars? In recent days, my question of Who's the Masters Athlete of the...

Posted by Ken Stone on January 4, 2010 11:10 PM

You choose the decade's best masters athlete worldwide

Happy New Year and new blog!  We're starting the eighth year of daily updates later this month, and sometime in 2010, we'll post our 3,000th entry and log our 10,000th comment. (We're now at 2,886 and 9,723, respectively.) But the...

Posted by Ken Stone on January 1, 2010 2:40 AM

When should races be run at sizzling Sacramento nationals?

A young masters steepler has started a poll on our Forum. He asks: "Due to the high temps in Sacramento in July, when should races be run?" His choices are "1) Status Quo: everything during the day. 2) Sprints in...

Posted by Ken Stone on December 29, 2009 2:08 AM

How San Diego USATF protected 'the integrity of the sport'

USA Track & Field has this funny thing about freedom of movement. You can move your legs down the track, butt over a pit or body across the ring. But try to move your association status on your membership...

Posted by Ken Stone on October 25, 2009 4:08 AM

The wireless world of healthcare and more

I work with a team of talented experts that includes programmers, writers and web designers. Three of us attended a Smart Services Leadership Summit at Qualcomm HQ in San Diego (the "patent wall" pictured here) this past summer where the...

Posted by Steven H. Stumpf, EdD on October 11, 2009 9:15 AM

More awe in Utah: Obera, Neidig add names to record books

The legends came out to play yesterday at the Huntsman World Senior Games. Continuing her comeback, Hall of Famer Irene Obera of Fremont, California, won the 100 in 16.67 seconds to erase one of the oldest sprint records on...

Posted by Ken Stone on October 8, 2009 3:21 AM

Frank Levine's role in Fast marathon debut is . . . inspiring

Jason Fast Frank Levine. We talk a lot about inspirational stories in masters track: "He's my hero,"  "She's such a role model." But real-life people are indeed moved by what we do on the track and field. No cliche....

Posted by Ken Stone on September 26, 2009 2:58 AM

'T.R.A.C.K. Live' reality TV show slotted for October on cable

The masters track TV show refuses to die.  After a rollercoaster production process, promises made and not kept and a Web site that bordered on nonsense -- "T.R.A.C.K. Live" is set to air this October, according to an email shared...

Posted by Ken Stone on May 12, 2009 3:03 AM

The Oregon Pinot report 2009, parte uno

tBoW and Dotoré visited Portland just when the Portland Indie Wine Festival was being held. 40 wineries selected to pour their best efforts by a panel of know-it-all wine snobs. Our kind of people. The kicker is the wineries have...

Posted by Bacchus on May 9, 2009 11:26 PM

Houston Elite team shatters M55 WR in messy finish at Penn

Averaging 55.27 a leg (well under their age), the Houston Elite team of Charles Allie, Bill Collins, Horace Grant and George Haywood today shattered the listed M55 world record in the 4x400 at the Penn Relays. They might have gone faster,...

Posted by Ken Stone on April 25, 2009 2:49 PM

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Posted by al on March 9, 2009 8:25 AM

The Minorities Question in Iran, 1995

"The Minorities Question in Iran," first reprinted in my 1995 book, Iran and the Muslim World. You can view this in your browser on this page, or download the PDF version that is more readily printable. Iran and the Muslim...

Posted by al on March 1, 2009 11:23 AM

Qualifying Standards Poll

Should USATF national and WMA world masters championships have qualifying standards? ( surveys)...

Posted by al on February 12, 2009 9:05 PM

Poll on qualifying standards: Should WMA/USATF have 'em?

This issue never dies. We've been debating it almost since the beginning of time (or this blog began). The latest explosion came in comments for this false start of a blog entry. (Here's another lively discussion.) So let's see what...

Posted by Ken Stone on January 29, 2009 4:00 PM

Horrors! Hometowns of entrants listed for Landover nationals

Emulating the Obama administration's new policy of openness, the folks running the Landover nationals in late March are letting it all hang out. They're posting complete information on entrants at the USATF Masters Indoor National Championships. Jay Wind, who works...

Posted by Ken Stone on January 26, 2009 1:01 AM

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Posted by al on December 30, 2008 9:18 PM

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Posted by al on December 30, 2008 8:58 PM

SoCal indoor-meet-outdoors director seeks your input

For the fourth consecutive year, Andy Hecker of Southern California is putting on a masters/open meet with "indoor" events in advance of masters indoor nationals in mid-March in Maryland. The 2009 "Southern California Indoor Meet . . . Outdoors" will...

Posted by Ken Stone on December 29, 2008 12:48 AM

Would you give up sex to stay legal in masters track?

Last June, news services reported that the World Anti-Doping Agency was thinking about classifying Viagra as a PED (performance-enhancing drug). No joke, despite the inherent humor. Now comes news that athletes at Marywood University in Pennsylvania are being given Viagra...

Posted by Ken Stone on November 23, 2008 1:11 AM