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HIGHLIGHTS^ THE ATHLETICS •RESULTS OF T&F MEETS • RESULTS OF DISTANCE RUNS •ENTRY FORMS FOR T&F MEETS -100 Mile Relay -Auckland Marathon -Nationals -New Orleans -National Masters Marathon -San Juan -Oceania Games -Cotton Row lOK -Northwest Regionals •South Carolina - Viking Classic lOK -World Decathlon -Florida -Cleveland Marathon •Rocky Mountain -Porterville •Avon Marathon -And more -Postal Relays ' -Striders Relays •Sponsorship Update -Texas -South American •1981 20K Rankings -National Sports Festival -Palm Beach •New List of World and U.S. •North American -Southeastern T&F Men's 5-year Age Marks -MSA • Relay Records ^ National Masters News "J The only natlonai publication devoted exclusively totrack &field andlong distance running for men and women over age30 47th Issue July 1982 $1.25 Foster, Hames Hatton,PaviesSmash lOK Marks Smash World Viking Classic # Marathon Records Draws Top Masters from BILL DAVIES ByVALDEMAR SCHULTZ AUCKLAND, New Zealand, May PORTLAND, Oregon May 23. 30. The great Jack Foster, often The Viking Classic is one of the few regarded as the finest veteran distance races in the country especially known runner in the world, reaffirmed that for its superlative masters field. This opinion today by running the fastest year, it was selected as a NIKE Masters marathon ever by a man age 50 or Grand Prix race, and, with six trips over. across country at stake, this year was He ran a brilliant 2 hours, 20 no exception. Shirley Matson, on a minutes, 28 seconds in the annual leisurely automobile tour of the Pacific Auckland marathon to smash the Northwest from her home w Solana world 50-54 standard of 2:22:49, set by Beach, California, made a shambles of Holland's Piet Von Alphen in Oregon hei competition and finished 4th May 19, 1979. overall and 1st master in 37:32. Local He received a tremendous reception favorite Letha Figg-Hoblyn was 2nd, from the large crowd as he crossed the breaking 39 minutes for her first time finish in 10th place, nine minutes and Pat Thomas, national masters 20K behind winner Rod Dixon's 2:11:21. champ (1:16:01) was third. Further "The world records don't worry back was 63-year-old Pat Dixon in just me," Foster downplayed after the over 46 minutes! race. "The real challenge today was to The men's masters race was ex break 2:20 as a 50-year-old. If 1 had cellent. Ageless Ray Hatton, 50, beat run just one second faster for each mile his more youthful competition, with a 1 would have done it. 1 might have tremendous masters course and U.S. another go in New York." age 50-54 record 31:49. Mike Heffer- Foster holds the world record for nan, 41, who says he beats Ray "one men over age 40 with a 2:11:19 in 1974. race in three" was second by six He turned 50 earlier"this year. ConOnaed on page 25 Foster's was not the only world- shaltering "performance. Robyn Southern California Striders age 40-49 relay team setting a new American masters record tor Hames, 45, set a new world women's thedistance medley Velay of 11:03.8, at the Striders Relays in Los Angeles May, 15. From left: ^ O Ralph Lee (800 in 1:59.6), George Cohen (1600 in 4:42.9), Mel Elliot(1320 in 3:29.7) and Bill 45-49 mark of 2:44:37 as the first ?oS Knocke (400 in 51.6). Photo by Nona Cohen w m S woman finisher in the entire race. The - o 0) O X w old W45 standard was 2:48:46, set by 600 Compete in Southeastern Meet > l\) CD Italy's Maria De Orlando last Sept. 13. RALEIGH, N.C., May 7-9. Those only a sprinkling of rain now and then. , ® Hames felt she could have run S who wonder if masters track and field Credit for a super meet goes to Dr. faster, out she was tripped in the star is on the verge of a major J.J. Perry, Director and a group of ting crush, suffering a twisted right breakthrough needed to look no fur dedicated officials led by Bob Baxter, knee, sore hamstring and grazes down ther than Raleigh, North Carolina this A.C. Linnerud, R.D. Mochrie, Bill her left side. mother's day weekend as 600 over- Draper, Norman Brand, Vince Foote, Despite these injuries, she was still age-30 competitors turned out for the Lou Bilidean, Claude Greene, Ed able to run 2 minutes faster than her 12th Annual Southeastern Masters Carollo and Rich Cottle. previous best time, set in the Osaka In Track & Field Championships. With competitioii held in 5-year age ternational Marathon in Japan earlier The Southeastern has grown into brackets from 30 to 80-F, five world this year. one of the major masters events in the and two American age-group records Nevertheless, she was still disap nation. The 12th installment drew en , were established. pointed today. trants from 35 states and from Poland, Bob Boal, 70, of Wake Forest, NC, "It was great to win, "but when 1 West Germany, Puerto Rico, Costa set two of those world marks. Boal, finished 1 felt too fresh. Rica, ^-Trinidad, Scotland, Estonia, who was the driving force behind the That's because 1 had to hold back Latvia, Taiwan, Canada and South meet for many years — directing and during the later stages as my knee and Africa. The weatherman provided organizing until help arrived a few Continued on page 25 moderate temperatures, little sun and Continued on page 25 page 2 National Masters News Juty 1982 (Sumner plans to hold tfiii meet again sections for nation^' ievel meets is cer in 1983. See story in this issue for the tainly a step in the right direction, but Write On! reasons why there is no 1982 meet. — let's do the job right by segregating the Ed.) two groups by performance levels and Address letters to; 5-YEAR AGE BRACKETS not age. Pole Vaultens should be divid National Masters Newsletter, P.O. Box ^72, Van Nuys, CA 91404 And just about the time running is ed into 12 foot vauliers and over; and suddenly becoming fun for me, most under 12 feet. At the outdoor TAC In PAN-AMERICAN GAMES in my third Home Savings Pan of the track meets have gone to the Los Gatos I watched the younger I was looking forward to competing American Masters T&F Champion 10-year age division. Terrible! There is vaulters perform to the excellent play- ships meet in August. It was a disap no-way a 68-year old can compete with by play of A1 Sheahen on the pointment to me to learn that there will National Masters a 60-year-old. Please go back to the microphone. The meet was run on a not be a Pan American Masters meet 5-year age divisions and keep it fun for professional basis anc with Sheahen's Officers this year in Los Angeles. This par us as we "graduate" at 5 years instead running commentary I was psyched up ticular Track and Field meet was uni of 10- DorothyStotsenberg but had to wait 5 hrs. after warming up ATHLETICS CONGRESS que in that it high-lighted athletes from Santa Monica, Calif. to attempt my opening height. By that North, Central and South America. time there were only 4 people in the TRACK & FIELD CHAIRMAN; I have enjoyed the Pan American When men are given 5-year in stadium and all the vaulters save one, Jim Weed Masters meets because they were well crements up to and including 80 to 85, 11672 E. 2nd Ave. Jerry Donley, had gone home. Aurora, CO 80010 organized, efficiently conducted and and women only 50 plus, this is pure At the indoor TAC in Boston the (303)341-2980 fairly officiated. All the officials con unadulterated discrimination. What's pole vault officiai allowed me to vault LONG DISTANCE CHAIRMAN: nected with running the meet did a it goini'to take to awaken a few of the in the younger g'oup. It made a big dif Bob 3oal good job. The medals and the special track meet organizers? Mature women ference and helped, the competitive -^1 12! W. Sycamore Ave. trophy awards were impressively want equal rights. Why not try to juices flow. tar Wake Forest, NC 27587 rewarding, and the announcing was motivate more women 70 and over to 1 was interested in making a com TRACK & FIELD RECORDS: outstanding. run by giving 5 year increments? Those petitive height. Winning my age group Pete Mundie The success of the Pan American medals work as a good carrdt." 1 was was of less concern. 4017 Via Marina #C-301 Masters meets, 1 feel, was largely due nearly 72 when 1 ran my first race. Venice, CA 90291 Let's continue to make master's (213)823-8804 to Hilliard Sumner, Meet Director, and Marilla Salisbury sports competition stimulating and LONG DISTANCE RECORDS: his able assistants. San Diego, Calif. conducive to raising personal perfor Bob Martin Hopefully, there will be a Home (Many masters meets still follow the mance levels. EdHoyle National Running Data Center Savings Pan American Masters T&F 5-yearformatfor awardpurposes. The Richfield. Ohio P.O. Box 42888 Championships meet in 1983. national and regional T&F champion Tucson, AZ 85733 Bess James LAVOFI BRINGS (602)323-2223 ships are required to provide awards BEST M ARKS INDOOR RECORDS AND RANKINGS: San Jacinto, Calif. for 5-year groups for both men and Haig Bohigiart women through age 80 + .