No matter how big I believe all news relating to masters track is worth reading, every little story can build up and get a ball roling that increases awareness of the sport we all love and put so much time into. Why not share those times and stories?
Florence Wasike is undoubtedly a household name in Kenyan athletics when it comes to sprints and hurdles. The Kenya Prisons officer competes effectively in both the 100m and 400m hurdles races and feels equally at home managing the heptathlon. Wasike rightfully boasts
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Practicing shot put. (Liam Harrap/Revelstoke Review) Practicing shot put. (Liam Harrap/Revelstoke Review) Marek Glowacki proves age is no barrier for setting national sport records. The 80-year-old Revelstokian shattered two Canadian records at a track and field event last month in Vernon
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At 55 years old, after millions of throws and thousands of competitions, Jon Claymore’s passion for the javelin burns as bright as ever — and his drive to be the best still knows no limit. Even after 43 years as a competitor
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Toronto masters runner Karla Del Grande put on a show at Friday’s 310 Running track meet in Bolton, Ont. Running in the W65 category, Del Grande added to her already incredible masters resume with a national record in the 300m hurdles. She crossed
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Late August, Canadian masters runner Jim Dyck of Richmond Hill, Ont., ran a national 800m record of 2:04.2 in the M55 category at a race in Bolton, Ont. Just a few weeks after his record run, Dyck was back on the track at a meet
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Seventy-five-year-old Bohermeen athlete Tommy Durcan won his first 5,000m national title when he romped home in the M75 race at the Athletics Ireland National Masters Track & Field Championships at Santry Stadium on Sunday. The father of seven, grandfather of 19 and
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Masters Athletes are resilient and a beacon at this uncertain time as shows athlete Dan King in this story originally from Runners World. Dan King never knew he was a miler, but he found a silver lining during the coronavirus pandemic. With
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These are strange and strict times indeed as we return to racing through this Covid19 pandemic, and it is of course crucial we try and maintain levels where ever possible to keep it at bay, and it seems a fellow Masters Athlete
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Canadian masters runner Jim Dyck of Richmond Hill, Ont., set a new M55 800m national record of 2:04.2 over the weekend, beating the previous mark of 2:07.1. This is a massive improvement on the Canadian record, and now Dyck is only a little more than
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During the covid19 summer of 2020 we have seen an explosion of virtual events everywhere, from local events to those planing ones to involve a more global audience. I have questioned a few of these personally and their motives which appear to
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