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MASTERS TRACK & FIELD MEDIA COVERAGE

2008

  • June 30, 2008 -- "Olympic Trials Highlight Many of World’s Fastest Men and Women 40+ in Special 3000 and 200 Meter Races, Thursday and Saturday, July 3 and 5" -- press release by RWA
          • Brief biographies of men and women 40+ in Special 3000 and 200 Meter Races
  • March 27, 2008 -- "USA Masters Indoor Track Championships at Boston’s Reggie Lewis March 28-30 to Feature Jearl Miles-Clark, Olympic Gold Medalist, among Olympians, World Champions 30-90+" -- press release by RWA
          • Press coverage

    2007

  • December 2, 2007 -- "Masters coming to District" -- in The Washington Times -- generated by RWA
  • November 20, 2007 -- "Raschker To Receive World’s Best Master Athlete Award In Monaco November 25" -- press release by RWA
  • September 25, 2007 -- Raschker Wins 10 Gold Medals and Athlete Of The Games Trophy at World Championship Meet in Italy
  • September 1, 2007 -- Masters Media Subcommittee Report for Hawaii 2007 USATF Convention
  • August 2-5, 2007 -- USA Masters Track & Field Championships, Orono ME -- media coverage (5mB) -- generated by Masters Media Committee, USATF, University of Maine, and RWA
          • August 1, 2007 -- "Seven Olympians, 32 Current World Champions, among 1100 at University of Maine Orono Aug. 2-5 for USA Masters Track And Field Championships" -- press release by Masters Media Committee & RWA
          • "Orono Event Proves Athletic Achievements are a Lifelong Pursuit" -- audio clip from Maine National Radio
  • May 9, 2007 -- "Fountain of Youth Masters Invitational Mile has many world’s best ever" -- 1:30 pm Saturday, May 12, 2007, Canby HS, Canby, Oregon" -- press release by RWA
  • May 6, 2007 -- Seniors Run World-Record Miles -- in Raleigh News and Observer -- generated by RWA
  • May 1, 2007 -- "Reflections on Boston USATF National Masters Indoor Championships" -- in National Masters News -- features Bob Weiner of RWA
  • March 23-27, 2007 -- Masters Track Boston 2007 National Championships Coverage -- generated by Masters Media Committee, USATF, and RWA; host USATF-NE
            • Link to audio clip -- WBZ Radio
  • March 23, 2007 -– USA Track & Field National Masters Championship Boston -- host USATF NE -- press release by Masters Media Committee & RWA
            • Biography of Phil Raschker | Photo with 101 year-old Everett Hosack | Phil Raschker hurdling
  • February 20, 2007 -- "The Aging Athlete" -- in The Washington Post -- by Robert Weiner of RWA


  • 2006
  • August 7, 2006 -- "Media man Weiner reflects on Mathews resignation" -- in www.masterstrack.com by Ken Stone
  • August 3-6, 2006 -- "Media Coverage of USA Masters Track and Field Championships Charlotte" -- generated by RWA, USATF Masters Media Subcommittee, and Charlotte Reg. Visitors Auth.
          • Charlotte Masters Fox TV transcript
          • 96-year-old Shot Putter: Trent Lane (Flash video)
  • August 2, 2006 -- "The Dream Of Pure Sport: Events at UNC Charlotte show clean competition can exist" -- in The Charlotte Observer -- by Robert Weiner of RWA
  • August 2, 2006 -- “43 Current World Champions, 10 Olympians Among 1400 in Charlotte for USA Masters Track and Field Championships Aug. 3-6; Athletes 30-95+ Include Charlotte Area Stars” -- press release by RWA
  • March 24-27, 2006 -- National Masters 2006 Boston Coverage -- generated by RWA
          • March 27, 2006 -- "Masters Show How It's Done" -- in Runners World -- generated by RWA
          • March 25, 2006 -- National Masters Boston CBS TV 4 Coverage -- CBS 4 Boston TV -- coverage generated by RWA -- As HTML -- From Source
          • March 24, 2006 -- "U.S. Masters Track Indoor Championships, March 24-26" -- in Runners World -- generated by RWA
          • March 21, 2006 -- "U.S. Masters Track Indoor Championships March 24-26 in Boston Features 11 Newly-Crowned World Champions" -- press release by RWA
          • March 24, 2006 -- Boston National Masters Home Press Calls -- prepared by RWA


  • 2005
  • August 4-7, 2005, and before and after -- USATF Masters Championships press coverage -- generated by RWA, USATF, and Hawaii Champs
  • July 29, 2005 -- "USA Masters Track & Field Championships In Honolulu, Hawaii Aug. 4-7 to Showcase World Record Holders, Olympians Among 800 Of Nation’s Best Athletes 30-95+" -- press release by RWA
  • May 10, 2005 -- "'Fountain of Youth Masters' Invitational Mile to Feature America's Best 35-plus at Canby HS, Oregon 12:15 p.m. May 14" -- in U.S. Newswire -- press release by RWA
  • March 30, 2005 -- USA Masters Track & Field Championships in Honolulu to Draw Nearly 2000 of Nation’s Best Aug. 4-7, 2005 -- press release by RWA
  • March 14, 2005 -- 2005 USA Masters Indoor Track National Championships press coverage -- coverage generated by RWA
  • March 12, 2005 -- Results of 2005 USA Masters Indoor Track Championships, Jackson Track, Idaho Center, Nampa ID -- prepared by RWA
  • March 11, 2005 -- "Nation's Best At Jacksons Track at 2005 USA Masters Indoor Track Championships March 11-13, in Nampa, Idaho" -- press release by RWA
  • March 11, 2005 -- Home Press Call for 2005 USA Masters Indoor Track Championships March 11-13, in Nampa, Idaho -- prepared by RWA


  • 2004
  • August 10, 2004 -- "Masters Media Committee Home Press Honor Roll" -- for National Masters News -- commentary by Bob Weiner of RWA
  • June 10, 2004 -- "2004 U.S. Olympic Trials To Include Masters 800 Meters Women's And Men's Exhibition" -- press release by RWA
  • April 13, 2004 -- "First 'masters' Sullivan finalist Raschker, 57, seeks lifetime fitness for aging Americans; in top five for America's top amateur athlete, breaking age stereotype" -- press release by RWA
  • March 31, 2004 -- "National Masters Meet Includes Former NFL All Star, Body Builder, And More" -- Runner's World Magazine -- by Robert Weiner, National Masters Track Media Chair
  • March 26-28, 2004 -- U.S. Masters Track Indoor Championships, March 26-28 in Boston -- selected Media Coverage -- generated by RWA
  • January 2004 -- "Robert Weiner Named Chair, Other Members Named, to National Masters Track & Field Media Subcommittee" -- in National Masters News


  • 2003
  • December 3, 2003 -- Robert Weiner Comments on Masters Media Subcommittee -- statement by Robert Weiner of RWA
  • October, 2003 -- "Increasing Masters Press Coverage" -- in National Masters News -- by Robert Weiner of RWA
  • August 5, 2003 -- "Home Press for Athletes: A Hands-on Forum for Athletes to Get Home Press from Your Masters Nationals Performance" -- workshop by Robert Weiner of RWA
  • March 29-31, 2003 -- Media coverage, press releases, and photos from 2003 U.S.A. Track & Field Masters Indoor Championship -- press coverage generated by RWA
  • March 14, 2003 -- "Rodgers, Benoit to Run in Masters" -- in Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, and Washington Times -- press coverage generated by RWA
  • March 14, 2003 -- "Marathon Hero Bill Rodgers, Women's First Olympic Marathon Champ Joan Benoit Samuelson Among Many World's Best Ever at US Masters Track Indoor Championship March 28-30 in Boston; Hurdles/NFL Star Willie Gault, Sprint Record Holder Larry Colbert, Hurdle Record Holder Barbara Jordan, 10x Irish Decathlon Champ Val McGann, NFL Star "White Shoes" Johnson among Others -- press release by RWA


  • 2002
  • September 28, 2002 -- Pushing for PR: An interview with media guru Robert Weiner -- by Ken Stone, masterstrack.com
          • Story in masterstrack.com
  • Want Press for Your Race? -- statement in National Masters News, June, July, & August 2002

  • For more information on masters track and field, go to
  • www.masterstrack.com, editor Ken Stone
  • National Masters News, publisher Randall Sturgeon

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