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Speed and the Masters Sprinter

Speed decreases with age.  That’s a fact of life.  Check the World Records in different age groups if you don’t believe me.
I call it "The Law of Attrition".
I used a random sample of the 2007 WMA results in Ricionne, using the M40 – M65 5 year age groups as my sample pool:

100m 0.4 seconds […]

WMA2009 Timetable - Scheduling the 200m and 400m

I am very please to see the schedule for the upcoming 2009 World Masters Athletics.

In the qualifying rounds, how you place in your race guarantees your spot in the next round, but your time guarantees your lane assignment. The fastest qualifying times are assigned Lanes 3, 4, 5, 6 and the slower times gets Lanes […]

2008 USATF Masters Champs Hotels in Spokane

COUNTDOWN: 2 WEEKS TO GO!
If you haven’t booked your hotel for the 2008 USATF Masters Championships in Spokane, WA, you’d better hurry. Since Hotels by City is a major sponsor for our Track team’s travels, I summarized the hotels based on pricing. The prices are comparable or lower than Travelocity.
Click here for Deluxe […]

2008 USATF Masters Champs Hotels in Spokane

COUNTDOWN: 2 WEEKS TO GO!
If you haven’t booked your hotel for the 2008 USATF Masters Championships in Spokane, WA, you’d better hurry. Since Hotels by City is a major sponsor for our Track team’s travels, I summarized the hotels based on pricing. The prices are comparable or lower than Travelocity.
Click here for Budget […]

2008 USATF Masters Champs Hotels in Spokane

COUNTDOWN: 2 WEEKS TO GO!
If you haven’t booked your hotel for the 2008 USATF Masters Championships in Spokane, WA, you’d better hurry. Since Hotels by City is a major sponsor for our Track team’s travels, I summarized the hotels based on pricing. The prices are comparable or lower than Travelocity.
Click here for Budget […]

WMA2007 4×400m M40 Silver Medal, Canadian Record

This video is part of the series 2007 Year in Review.
Team Canada’s Christain Lemassif, Malik Crepsac, Paul Osland and Michael Sherar “won” the silver medal in the 4×400m by 0.66 seconds at the 2007 World Masters Athletics in Ricionne, Italy.
Team Canada ran uncontested in the first heat in 3:26.67 and set a new Canadian Record […]

World Masters Athletics 2007 - M40 200 meters Heat 12

When you have over 81 entrants, 4 qualifying rounds are required by the IAAF. With 89 declared competitors, we had 12 heats where the top 3 places and 4 fastest times (i.e. “3P4T”) advanced to the Quarter-Final round of 40 athletes.
You can simply click the image below (FLV version, browser ready), or click here […]

World Masters Athletics 2007 - M40 200 meters Heat 11

When you have over 81 entrants, 4 qualifying rounds are required by the IAAF. With 89 declared competitors, we had 12 heats where the top 3 places and 4 fastest times (i.e. “3P4T”) advanced to the Quarter-Final round of 40 athletes.
You can simply click the image below (FLV version, browser ready), or click here […]

World Masters Athletics 2007 - M40 200 meters Heat 10

It’s starting to get late into the evening. Almost an hour has passed since the first heat, and the Quarter finals are 90 minutes away. The 200 meters have been going on all day starting with the women’s group from oldest to youngest. The only group remaining is the M35-39 age group.
When […]

World Masters Athletics 2007 - M40 200 meters Heat 9

When you have over 81 entrants, 4 qualifying rounds are required by the IAAF. With 89 declared competitors, we had 12 heats where the top 3 places and 4 fastest times (i.e. “3P4T”) advanced to the Quarter-Final round of 40 athletes.
You can simply click the image below (FLV version, browser ready), or click here […]

Online Registrations are Open at European Masters Games 2008

What are the European Masters Games (EMG)?
Like the World Masters Games (WMG) vs. the World Masters Athletics (WMA formerly WAVA), the WMG hosts other sports whereas the WMA strictly Athletics or Track and Field. Both are held on odd years which is really too bad. I wouldn’t mind alternating the two events every […]

World Masters Athletics 2007 - M40 200 meters Heat 8

When you have over 81 entrants, 4 qualifying rounds are required by the IAAF. With 89 declared competitors, we had 12 heats where the top 3 places and 4 fastest times (i.e. “3P4T”) advanced to the Quarter-Final round of 40 athletes.
You can simply click the image below (FLV version, browser ready), or click here […]

World Masters Athletics 2007 - M40 200 meters Heat 7

12 Heats is a lot of heats when they are spaced 5 minutes apart.
When you have over 81 entrants, 4 qualifying rounds are required by the IAAF. With 89 declared competitors, we had 12 heats where the top 3 places and 4 fastest times (i.e. “3P4T”) advanced to the Quarter-Final round of […]

World Masters Athletics 2007 - M40 200 meters Heat 6

12 Heats is a lot of heats when they are spaced 5 minutes apart.
When you have over 81 entrants, 4 qualifying rounds are required by the IAAF. With 89 declared competitors, we had 12 heats where the top 3 places and 4 fastest times (i.e. “3P4T”) advanced to the Quarter-Final round of […]

World Masters Athletics 2007 - M40 200 meters Heat 5

12 Heats is a lot of heats when they are spaced 5 minutes apart.
When you have over 81 entrants, 4 qualifying rounds are required by the IAAF. With 89 declared competitors, we had 12 heats where the top 3 places and 4 fastest times (i.e. “3P4T”) advanced to the Quarter-Final round of […]

World Masters Athletics 2007 - M40 200 meters Heat 4 - My Race

When you have over 81 entrants, 4 qualifying rounds are required by the IAAF. With 89 declared competitors, we had 12 heats where the top 3 places and 4 fastest times (i.e. “3P4T”) advanced to the Quarter-Final round of 40 athletes.
Basically, it meant coming in top 3, and not leaving the rest to chance.
I […]

World Masters Athletics 2007 - M40 200 meters Heat 3

When you have over 81 entrants, 4 qualifying rounds are required by the IAAF. With 89 declared competitors, we had 12 heats where the top 3 places and 4 fastest times (i.e. “3P4T”) advanced to the Quarter-Final round of 40 athletes.
You can simply click the image below (FLV version, browser ready), or click here […]

World Masters Athletics 2007 - M40 200 meters Heat 2

When you have over 81 entrants, 4 qualifying rounds are required by the IAAF. With 89 declared competitors, we had 12 heats where the top 3 places and 4 fastest times (i.e. “3P4T”) advanced to the Quarter-Final round of 40 athletes.
You can simply click the image below (FLV version, browser ready), or click here […]

World Masters Athletics 2007 - M40 200 meters Heat 1

When you have over 81 entrants, 4 qualifying rounds are required by the IAAF. With 89 declared competitors, we had 12 heats where the top 3 places and 4 fastest times (i.e. “3P4T”) advanced to the Quarter-Final round of 40 athletes.
You can simply click the image below (FLV version, browser ready), or click here […]

World Masters Athletics 2007 - M40 100 meters Heat 9

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Other viewers can simply click the image below (FLV version, browser ready), or click here for the full size. Please allow time for the file to buffer […]

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