'• >T- National Masters N e wsletter 39th Issue November 1981 $1.25 The only national publication devoted exclusively to track &field and longdistance running for men and women overage 30 h- * Conway Wins Two National Titles Groombridge, Rapp Take ★ Highlights* Women's Crowns Dan Conway, 42, of Chetek, •Results of Masters Track Wisconsin made a strong bid for & Field Meets masters long distance runner-of-the- -San Juan year honors by winning two Penn -Rqcky Mountain Mutual/TAC national masters long distance running championships on -Nor Cal Sr. Olympics two successive weekends on two dif -TFA Decathlon ferent coasts. -National Wt. Pen On Sept. 26, in Seattle, he captured the lOK road championship in a spark tathlon ling 31:02.4, defeating a tough field of -Montana Ray Hatton, Dave Hambly, Mike Hef- -Canadian Wt. Pen- fernan. Bill Meinhardt and 125 others thlon 140 by 24 seconds. •Results of Long Distance A week later in Washington, D.C., the high-school physical education Races teacher slowly pulled away from Bob -National Masters 10K Jenkins and Peter Nye to successfully -National Masters 15K defend his Penn Mutual/TAC national masters 15K road championship title in -America's Marathon 48:29.9, finishing 1st overall in a race -Nike Marathon open to runners over age 30. -Midwest Masters 25K In the Seattle lOK race, Judy -Springbank Groombridge, 41, captured the -Philadelphia Fall Race women's title in 39:36. Trudy Rapp, 44, won the 15K crown in the Capkol •1980 Masters 20K in a strong 58:08. Rankings Bob Langenbach, along with the •The Case for Snohomish Track Club* directed the Age-Graded Awards lOK championship run on the flat, scenic loop course along the Green rp •Masters results of over River in the Seattle suburb of Koit. 50 road races "Conway, Hambly, Hatton and Heffeman all went through SK in 15:30," Langenbach said. "Then Con At.year old Jim Burnett '140Vset r»ew world over-age-AO mark of A9.36 in the 400-mete Ul ui O e» n run at National Master Championships. Here he leads Dave Segal '129) and Bii' way started pulling away. Hatton hung Knocke in 200-meter run. photo byJohn Aiim on to Hambly till the Itut 100 meters, then sprinted away to take 2nd, 31:26 Zimmerman, 2:23, Van Alphan 2:24 §22II 1000 View Puerto to 31:29, with Heffeman 33 seconds aW z % Brannand, Davlas Sat' U.S. marks 3 c o- farther back." Rico Meet Hatton, in finishing 2nd at age 49, Villanueva Runs 2:17 laid his own claim to master-of-the- in Nike Marathon from ANGEL RIVERA, Meet Direc year laurels. He turns 50 on February tor 17 (see Mike Tymn's Gun Lap col EUGENE, Oregon, Sept. 13—An umn). Age-for-age, Hatton's time may tonio Villanueva, 41, of Xalapa, Mex SAN JUAN, P.R., Sept. 19-20. have been the best of the day. ico moved up to 3rd place on the all- Amidst an enthusiastic crowd of about Eight runners broke 33 minutes in time list of veteran marathoners today lOCX), the 1st Annual San Juan Masters the lOK event, including two over-45's, with a stunning 2:17:16 in the Nike Track & Field Championships were Hatton and Derek Mahaffey (32:56). Marathon. celebrated at the Sixto Escobar I o Christine Curtis, 43, (40:42), and His effort is surpassed only by Jack Stadium, with athletes from the USA, Mary Miller, 42, (40:48), were 2nd and • E; :?3< Foster's 2:11:19 and Ron Hill's 2:15:46 Colombia, Taiwan and Canada among 3rd females. With Groombridge, their on the all-time over-age-40 charts. the 270 participants. Seattle Track Club won the women's I? Kenmore, New York's Ralph Zim Highlights of the meet included a mont in the 2A Class with an astoun -! Z merman, meanwhile, threatened Jim world age-53 record of 23.5 by Bert c ding total of4,059.2, which earned him nj Lancaster in the 200 meters, and a > Bowers' JJ.S. mark (2:22) with a the Tovell Trophy for the second year superb 2:23:43. Zimmerman had sparkling 13.9 in the 110-hurdles by in a row; and George Puce in the lA defeated Villanueva in the hot, RRCA Nate Robinson, 30. Gilberto Gonzalez- Qass with a remarkable 3,798.4. ^ continued psfte 18 continuc4 4" P*8C 4 continuH on pi^ 13 page 2 National Masters Newsletter November 1981 SOUTHWEST: National Masters Tom Spillman Officers 9411 Lanshire Dr. (^5^ Write Onl Dallas, TX 75238 (214) 348-8004 ATHLEnCS CONGRESS Address letters to; WEST: TRACK & FIELD CHAIRMAN: Bruce ^ningbett National Masters Newsletter, P.O. Box 2372, Van Nuys, CA 91404 Jim Wood P.O. Box 1328 11672 E. 2nd Ave. Los Gatas, 'CA 95030 Auima, CO 80010 WOMEN'S PROGRAM (408) 354-2005 MARATHON RANKINGS (303) 341-2980 NORTHWEST: The women's program needs help. Marty Post omitted Karen Scannell's LONG DISTANCE CHAIRMAN: Jim Puckett Why is it that meet directors often limit 2:50:13 in the 1980 Oakland Ken Bernard 2600 W.E. Stark women to a few events? Marathon; She was first woman across P.O. Box 80S12 Gresham, OR 97030 San Diego, CA 92138 For example, in the Puerto Rico (503) 667-7354 the finish line and was voted National (714)488-3737 (home) Meet Sept. 19-20, only the 100, 200, Masters Woman of the Year. Accor (714)281-S58S (office) 400, 1500 and 5000 were open to WORLD ASSOCIATION OF ding to your list, Karen shouldbe rank VICE-CHAIRMEN: women. VETERAN ATHLETES (WAVA) ed #5. Track & Field: I also like the high, long and triple Men: Ron Salvio PRESIDENT: Cherie S wenson Squan Rd. Don Farquharson jumps, Rs do others. It would have cost Oakland, CA Millstone Township, NJ 08520 269 Ridgfnvood Road me $300 to fly to Puerto Rico, so I (201)266-8202 West Hill, Ontario decided to stay home. AAARRRGGHHH! Women: Joann Gtissom Canada MIC 2X3 There are many age-group events I blew it again on the women's NORTH AMERICAN REP; 4223 Nonose Dr. within the men's program that have -marathon rankings. My sincere Indianapolis, IN 46226 Bob Fine only one to three entrants. So what's . (317) 547-8841 77 Prospect Place apologies to Karen Scanned who won Long Distance: Brooklyn, NY 11217 the difference? The cost of medals? the Oakland Marathon in 2:50:13. (212) 7896622 Men:Bob]loal Why not give out medals if there are Marty Post, Statistician Wometi: Jo Lacetera TECHNICAL CHAIRMAN: three or more in any given event? If Ian Hume Mountain View, Ca TREASURER: there are less, and the athlete wants a (jeorge Vemosky R.R.Al medal, have one ready at cost. 5004 Glen Cove Parkway Mdbounte, Quebec (Mr. Post, meet Ms. Swenson—Ed.) Washington, DC 20016 PflnaHa I hope in the future all events are (301) 229-8391 819-826-5418 open to women. Otherwise, the HAMMER WEIGHTS SECRETARY WOMEN'S DELEGATE: women's program will stay small or National and WAVA hammer stan Irene Obera J.J. Perry even decline. dards should be:40-49. 16#; 50-59,12# Dept. of Microbiolo^ 203 Paseo Bemal or 6K (13.2#): 60-69, 8# or 4 K. The No. Carolina State U. Moraga CA 94556 Phil (Philippa) Raschker Raldgb, NC 27650 (415)3768967 Atlanta, GA same as the shot put. Lately, we've (919)782-0182 been using 3 different weights, depen TRACK & FIELD RECORDS: PENN MUTUAL NIX TO 10-YEAR GROUPS ding on the meet. Age takes its toil, Pete Mundle NATIONAL MASTERS DIRECTOR; Changing to 10-ycar age-groups especially after 50. We 50-F guys 4017 Via Marina #C-301 Jon Buzzard would be a damaging blow to the should stop listening to the madio 16# Veirice, CA 90291 AAU House masters program. Some would receive diehards and opt for the wdgbts thai (213) 823-8804 3400 W. 86th St. LONG DISTANCE RECORDS: Indianapolis, IN 46268 medals for empty wins over those 8 or suit our respective ages best. Bob Martin (317) 872-2900 9 years older. And how discouraging Throwers should also know that National Running Data Center for those at the top of the age bracket. metric weight hammers are available in P.O. Box 42888 MASTERS SPORTS ASSOOATON the U.S. for less than you may think. Tucson, AZ 85733 Summer or winter, I'm on the track (602)323-2223 Thomas Talbott, President early in the morning so I can still make Gene Rochambeau INDOOR RECORDS AND RANKINGS: 55 Frontier Road office hours on time. It's worth the ef San Diego, CA Cos Cob, CT 06807 Haig Bohigian fort for two reasons. It keeps me 225 Hunter Ave. healthy, and the thrill of competition PUERTO RICAN MEET North Tarrytown, NY 10591 REGIONAL CONTACTS: against those my own age. The hospitality of the Puerto Rkans (914) 631-1547 EAST: DECATHLON: Bert Laticaster Clarence Kiliion and the friendliness of all the athletes Ed Oleata P.O. Box 29541 Dinuba, Calif. added to the trip to San Juan for the 2870 Glenbrook Way Philadelphia, PA 19138 Annual Track & Field Championships. La Jolla, CA 92037 MIDWEST: PAIN TO RETURN I think it would be helpful if they (714) 453-4570 Ron Fox I await the Masters Sports Festival in had some type of shuttle service from ADVISOR: 3272 Western Ave. Tom Sturak Highland Park, EL60035 Philadelphia August 12-15, 1982 with the hotels for the athletes, especially 3900 S.W.