M65 Ed Baskauskas shows effort in high jump. He (and others) drove down from Bay Area.)
Masters track is great cuz you can still improve year-to-year despite age. So I was thrilled to run the 50-meter dash Saturday in 8.31 at the
Pasadena Senior Games (held at Cal State Los Angeles because Caltech’s track is said to be undergoing rehab).
A year ago, I ran 8.56 at Caltech. So that makes up for my dropping out of the 100 after four steps (calf cramp, related to high jumping). Mastersrankings.com has results from the two-day meet (with javelin held at Occidental College because or artificial turf Sunday). Many entrants tried their feet at multiple events — since this was a qualifier for the 2019 National Senior Games in Albuquerque. I brought a camera and took snaps between sprints. See some high-resolution
shots here, free to download.
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Brenda Matthews (red), Linda Cohn (middle) and Pat Kelly (blue) battle in a 50. Photo by Ken Stone
Great shots at Cal State LA
I already reported your “uncharacteristic performance”…expect a visit soon.
BTW, good work!