2/26/22 ATLANTA GA—Before the day dawned the Masters athletes were picking up their bibs, doing their pre-race stretching and warm-up routines. Some were blowing on their hands to stay warm in the 37-degree temperatures. Luckily the Atlanta Track Club had a large tent set up for the Masters Championship athletes….
As you know, we give out 4 awards annually specific to throws. The Lad Pataki Award for Lifetime Achievement as a Masters Thrower has been awarded since 2007. Lad was indeed a great athlete. The Throws committee discussed changing the name of the award based on the limited time that Lad actually…
News5’s Ryan Martin met with one of the oldest competitors to hear her story.
As you know, USATF Masters Track & Field is committed to working with USADA (U.S. Anti-Doping Agency) to ensure that our sport is clean. In-competition testing at our National Championships is now routine. With that in mind, it is imperative that you understand the process and how it affects you,…
January 11, 2022 The weather unfolded as expected. It was a great day for running and for spectators with light jackets or sweaters. Under mostly cloudy skies, the temperatures ranged from the upper 50’s to low 60’s. The winds were 6-7 mph for the Women’s race at 9:30 AM PST…
To meet the COVID-19 testing protocol requirements for the 2022 USATF Cross Country Championships, competing athletes have multiple options. To help facilitate testing, a few of these options are listed below. Option #1 – At-Home, rapid NAAT / LAMP testing (with online results verification and report generation) prior to departure….
MASTERS EXHIBITION EVENTS SET FOR INDOOR NATIONALS, OUTDOOR NATIONALS AND DRAKE RELAYS IN 2022 Masters Exhibition events will be held in 2022 at the USATF Indoor Championships in Spokane, Washington, the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa, and the USATF Outdoor Championships (site TBD). The events will be the 200m…
12/11/2021 TALLAHASSEE FL – Temperatures were delightful for spectators, but a little warm and humid for the competitors. Athletes were impressed with the substantial infrastructure improvements with new permanent tenting, buildings, and award stages. As runners traversed the course, a large jumbotron screen displayed live video and continuously updated splits…
This is the second of two reports on the Masters Track & Field Committee’s meetings at the recently concluded USATF Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida. This report covers important announcements made at the Annual Meeting regarding future plans for MTF. In addition to the formal actions taken by the MTF…
For the upcoming WMA Outdoor Championships in Tampere, Finland (June 29 – July 10, 2022) grants will go to qualified athletes who are in need of financial assistance to attend the meet. The Travel Grant Committee will distribute one-third of available travel grant awards prior to the meet to those…