M80 Ed Whitlock ran the Longboat Toronto Island 10K in 42:58 on Sunday, September 11, finishing 43rd of 840 runners.The World Record was 45:28 set in 1987 by Ed Benham USA. The former CAN record was Maurice Tarrant BC 47:51 set last year. (Phot0 with Lynn Koyayashi courtesy Lynn Bourque) M55 Jerry Kooymans was first […]
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The Carrotfast 5K hosted the Ontario Masters Championships on Saturday in Bradford. Perfect conditions greeted the runners at the 9:00am start. Ed Whitlock shattered the M80 CAN record with a 21:16.8 finish. The old record was held by BC’s Maurice Tarrant – 23:37, set in 2010. (Photo courtesy Delilah Topic) Results Photo of the OMA […]
Team Ontario won 14 Gold medals at the World Masters Athletics Championships in Sacramento from July 6-17th. Ontario had the largest Canadian contingent with 87 members entered in the meet. M80 Ed Whitlock lead the Team with three Golds – 1500m, 5000m, and the 10,000m. Ed’s 5:48.93 in the 1500m broke the 5:59.11 World Record […]
M80 Ed Whitlock ON ran the 10,000m – the first event of Day 2 of the Canadian Masters Championships on Saturday Morning under perfect conditions. The World Record stood at 44:29.4 – set by Ed Benham USA in 1988 – that stood for almost 25 years. Ed finished in an unbelievable 42:59.16 – a minute […]
M80 Ed Whitlock ON won the 5000m in 21:02.38 at the Ontario Masters Athletics Championships at Varsity Stadium on Sunday. Ed broke Ed Benham’s 21:57 record by almost a minute! The M80 record has stood for 23 years. The mark broke the existing CAN record, set by Les Leyland BC in 1997 by over 2:30. […]
Everyone had a great time at the first outdoor event of the season – at the new home of Ontario Masters Athletics – Varsity Centre. Rita Botelho enjoyed her first track race – running a fine 1500m. Duncan Greenshields leads Bert deVries at the bell in the 1500m. Jack Geddes and Roger DePlancke aren’t far […]
Ontario Masters Athletics is fielding the largest provincial Team at the upcoming World Masters Athletics Championships in Sacramento in July. (photo of Team Ontario in Riccione Italy, 2007) We have 87 athletes entered from all over the province; Wendy L. Alexis Gwyneth Bailey-Mason Khama Beckles Rita Botelho Lynn Bourque Jay Brecher Annie Bunting Roger S. […]
Maria Mallia broke the W55 CAN Record in the High Jump. She tied Loretta Amerongen’s 1.28 CAN record on her third attempt, then broke it with her first attempt at 1.29, then broke it again with her first attempt at 1.30m Maria broke Rhona Trott’s 1.17m Meet Record. M75 Emil Muller shattered the CAN Record […]
W50 Elizabeth Hill put the Shot 11.10m – breaking the CAN Record of 10.51m held by Liz McBlain from 1998. (photo by Mike Mendis) M45 Don Ritchie won the OMA Indoor Pentathlon Championships held during the meet. Don scored 3256 points – beating his own CAN Record by 100 points. Since Don turns 50, that […]