i NATIONAL MASTERS NEWSIS ^ jhe only national publication devoted exclusively to track &field and long distance running for men and women over age 30 73rd Issue September, 1984 SL50 853 COMPETE IN NATIONALS Green Recaptures M50 Record Biggest Turnout Inglis, Dairympie Ever For U.S. Win National 15K Masters Meet Forty-one-year-old Ken Inglis ran in to the national Masters spotlight July 8 EUGENE, Oregon, August 19. A in Utica, New York by outdistancing record total of 853 athletes, age-30- the best Masters runners in the nation and-over, took part in the 17th annual to win the TAC National Masters 15K TAC National Masters Track and Field Championships in 48:12. Championships this weekend at Kirk Randall, 42, finished 35 Eugene's Hayward Field. seconds behind in 48:47, edging John It was the largest turnout ever for a Dugdale, 49, by three seconds. Masters T&F meet in the United States, Dugdale took the M45 crown, with surpassing the previous high of 782 George Keim, 41, picking up the M40 competitors in last year's National show in 49:02. Masters Championships in Houston. Fifth Master and winning the M50 title was Norman Green, who reclaim Seven-hundred-seventeen men and ed the M50 record he had lost to 136 women competed in 5-year-age Oregon's Ray Hatton two weeks divisions on the fast Stevenson Track, earlier. Green posted 49:44, to lower site of the 1980 Oljonpic Trials and Hatton's pending time of 49:51 by many national T&F meets. seven seconds. Hatton had broken The 136 women represented 16 per Green's J6-month-oJd mark of50:07 in cent of the total participants — the Portland on June 24. highest ever for a national masters Cindy Dalrymple, 42, whose 75-race meet. The oldest competitor in the masters winning streak was broken by meet was Paul Spangler, 85, of San Shirley Matson four days earlier, Luis Obispo, California. began a new string with a solid 55:28 Meet director Dale Grace and Field W40 win over Canada's Diane Manager Al Tarpenning put on a pro Palmason, 46 (57:35), who notched the fessional, well-organized event with W45 laurels.. Gloria Brown took the hardly a glitch. The events went off on W50 title in 60:47. schedule, the results were posted pro Other division winners included: mptly, the weather was magnificent Howard Rubin, M55 (54:04); and the competition was outstanding. Hubert Morgan, M60 (57:49); John The meet was a social affair, as well. Rastani, M65 (62:44); Bill Brobston, Athletes and their families gathered for M70 (66:29); Charles Hackenheimer, a medical clinic on Friday morning, a M75 (73:40); Beryl Skelton, W55 brunch and general meeting on Satur (67:20); and Mary- Kramer, W60 (96:30). day morning, and a post-meet party on Sunday evening. The race was part of the popular Oregon's Barry Jatin clearsthewater barrierenroutetoa victory in 9:34.4 in theage35-39 division Boilmaker 15K, an annual Empire of the TAC National Masters TSF Championshipsin Eugene,Oregon August 18. A late influx of entries meant the State Event. • photo by Mike Noviello running of several extra sections of races, which meant the competition was still going on after midnight on BAKER SMASHES 51 Compete in National Decathlon Friday and until 11 p.m. on Saturday. Of the 853 entrants, 36 came from by SUZANNE HOPKINS led all competitors with an lAAF score 100 MARK IN other nations, including 14 from INDIANAPOLIS, July 7-8. The of 6537. This was Harvey's 100th Canada. Only about 100 were from 1984 TAC National Masters Decathlon Decathlon and is considered to be a DALLAS east of the Mississippi River. and Heptathlon Championships world record number of competitions. Thane Baker, who won gold, silver resulted in many outstanding perfor His 6537 score was a world record for News coverage of the meet was ex and bronze medals in the 1952 and mances and exciting age group com age 38 with 42" hurdles. Harvey set ceptional, with a story, photos and 1956 Olympic Games, lowered his own petitions. M35 meet records in the shotput,, results reported daily in the trackwise world age 50-54 100-meter record to Held at the world class Indiana U. discus, and pole vault. Gordon Reiter, Eugene Register-Guard. highlight the TAC Southwest Regional Track & Field Stadium, the 1984 cham 38, Ballwin, Mo., finished second to Several athletes successfully defend Masters Track and Field Champion pionships were sponsored by NIKE, 'Harvey with 5016 and broke the 1500m ed their national championships, but ships June 23 in Dallas. the Athletic Annex Running Centre meet record with 4:34. Jim Ball finish Jack Greenwood (M55 100, 200, 400, Baker, 52, blazed to a clocking of and thr-Hoosier Track Club. There ed third with 4351. llOH, 400H), after winning the 110 11.25, breaking his M50 mark of 11.3, were a record 60 registered entrants In contrast to Harvey, competing in high hurdles, severely pulled a hamstr set in September, 1982. (The mark is with 51 competitors. his first decathlon at the young age of ing in the 100 heats and flew home. Conlinued on Page 12 Rex Harvey, 38, Des Moines, Iowa, Continued on Page 10 Conlinued on Page 12 page 2 National Masters News September, 1984 CONTENTS DEPARTMENT Write On! Letters to Editor 2 ii. Gun Lap 6 Address letters to: IVatlonal Masters Mews, P.O. Box 2372, Van Mays, CA 91404. Open Mouth 8 Track and Field Report 10 Marco Polo, M.D 12 NATIONAL DECATHLON served both as a social and a business meets as possible prior to 15 June 85 so Olympic Watch 14 On July 7th and 8th, two marvelous meeting. that we may get as many meets as Countdown to Rome 15 days weatherwise, some 50-odd The officiating crew was both possible under our belts prior to leav Masters Scene 22 Masters enjoyed the 1984 National capable and patient; the track facilities ing for Rome. Schedule 23 Decathlon Championships at the new were super. The only down note was I also hope that these meet directors Track and Field Results 35 lUPUl Stadium in Indianapolis. that just one lady came for the hep will use TAC heights and distances Long Distance Results 37 Veteran campaigner Jim Weed, who tathlon. But all in all, it was the kind of for their hurdle events, which did not has appeared in most of these cham meet decathloners dream about. Come happen very often this past year. pionships, stated that this meet, along on, you specialists — if you had'been AI Guidet FEATURES with the 1981 affair in San Antonio, there, you might have gotten hooked California City, California possessed perhaps the best overall on ten-eventers too! That goes for the Twin Cities Preview 4 quality he had ever seen in a Masters Western Regionals 4 ladies as well. Frank Boy^les Corrections: Decathlon. Brown U. Meet 4 Greeleyr Colorado John P. Woods, 65, of Washington, The meet saw the debut of a number Philadelphia Meet ;.... 4 D.C., was listed in the results section of newcomers, ranging from men who Pepsi Challenge 7 I have just returned from the '84 of the NMN July issue as the winner had never previously seen some of the Waltham Meet 7 Masters National Decathlon Cham (2:03.18) of the M65 division in the '84 events, to Josh Culbreath, an Olympic Central Penn Meet 7 pionships held in Indianapolis. I have TAC National Masters 25K RR, medalist in the hurdles who showed Nike Corporate Shake Up 7 competed in every Masters national Washington, D.C., May 27. However, considerable potential. On the other Corporate Cup Relays 9 decathlon since 1977 except two in the accompanying article, he was side of things. Rex Harvey successfully Steamboat Classic 9 (ironically my two children were each identified incorrectly as Joe Belcher. took part in his 100th decathlon. As Western States 100-Mile .11 born the week of those decathlons), August's NMN said John Robinson usual there was a small army of walk Southeast Regionals 11 and in my opinion, this was one of the was the 3rd masters finisher in the ing wounded before the end, among Michigan Championships 11 best run decathlons of them all. Peachtree lOK in 32:04. Don Coffman them Gary Miller and A1 Brenda, who -f Canadian T&F Championships . 15 Thanks to Henry Hopkins, Brian Kim- was the actual 3rd master in 31:32. were in strong contention before com British T&F Championships ... 15 ball and all those Hoosiers who put on ing a cropper. Nevertheless, most of us VI World Games Schedule 16 this excellent meet. If the 1985 TAC managed to stagger through despite the National Masters International Results 18 National Masters T&F Champion usual pulls and bruises. Officers National T&F Results 39 ships, which will be held at this incredi Several divisions showed close com ble facility, are run as well as this The Athletics Congress flAC) petition. For example, in the 45-49 year's decathlon, I would highly group, newcomer Dale Lance edged TRACK & FIELD CHAIRMAN; recommend it to all fellow Masters Jerry Donley ENTRY FORMS out manytimes champion Ed Oleata in competitors. 1715 Alamo Ave. I an exciting finish. Henry Hopkins, ^ Jim Ball Colorado Springs CO 80907 Run Against Crime 15K 3 303/635-1234 who found time somehow to win the Huntlngton Beach, California 1: National Masters 15K 5 40-44 year-old division, did a fine job LONG DISTANCE CHAIRMAN: World Vets lOK/Marathon ...