Jim Fullan is Playing College Baseball at 56 sports-masters April 14, 2023 Athlete Profiles, Baseball, Featured, Sports 46 By Ryan Hudgins, NBC He’s often mistaken as a player’s dad. Sometimes people even think he’s a coach. But Jim Fullan, 56, is actually just part of the team. Fullan may not seem to blend in with his younge...
After the Diagnosis: An Elite Athlete Chooses Resolve sports-masters April 5, 2023 Athlete Profiles, Cycling, Featured, Health 44 Personal Perspective: Lessons on living well with chronic disease. By Connie Carpenter Phinney My husband, Davis Phinney, was 41 years old when he was told, “You have Parkinson’s disease.” We accepted the...
Gina Grain Chats with Greg Bennett sports-masters February 10, 2023 Athlete Profiles, Featured, Mountain Biking, Road Cycling, Sports 83 Gina Grain is an amazing Masters Athlete who has a very intriguing story to tell as you’ll hear in her recent interview with Greg Bennett on PodBean Her determination and perseverance led to an impressive at...
Carol LaFayette-Boyd Named 2022 World Masters Athlete of the Year sports-masters January 19, 2023 Athlete Profiles, Athletics, Breaking News, Featured, Sports 113 By Brit Dort, CTV News Regina Regina’s 80-year-old Carol LaFayette-Boyd has been named the 2022 World Masters Athlete of the Year. LaFayette-Boyd won the same honour in 2018. “It’s almost like I know othe...
Ben Pobjoy Aims for Guinness World Record sports-masters January 14, 2023 Athlete Profiles, Featured, Running, Sports 102 Ben Pobjoy is a 41-year-old Canadian runner and has set out on a journey to break the Guinness World Record for most marathons ran by a male in a year (239), held by American Larry Macon. Pobjoy, who started...
Age is Just a Number to Dede sports-masters December 28, 2022 Athlete Profiles, Featured, Sports, Triathlon 114 At the age of 52, Dede Griesbauer, an 18 year veteran Professional Triathlete, set an incredible course record at the recent 2022 Ultraman World Championships in Hawaii with a time of 23 hours, 22 minutes and 5...
Gail-Ann Breese, 62, Wins Gold at World Masters Powerlifting Championship sports-masters October 25, 2022 Athlete Profiles, Featured, Health, Sports 189 By Ozten Shebahkeget, CBC News A Winnipeg woman who won gold at the recent world powerlifting championship says she started strength training later in life as a way to keep up with her grandchildren. Alth...
How I Became a Track Star in My 60s sports-masters August 4, 2022 Featured, Health, News, Sports, Track & Field 218 It’s never too late to pursue a new sport. By Madonna Boclair Hanna Imagine waking up one day with a whim to pursue a sport with which you have absolutely no prior experience. Imagine pursuing that whim a...
Wim Luijpers is the Grand Master sports-masters January 19, 2022 Athletics, Featured, Running, Sports, Uncategorized 303 Leading Kiwi Masters Athlete Wim Luijpers is defying all logic and running quicker than ever despite his advancing years. Steve Landells spoke to the North Harbour Bays club member about his remarkable jour...
Going for the Old sports-masters December 10, 2021 Athlete Profiles, Athletics, Featured, Sports, Track & Field 387 By Roald Bradstock My days of competing in the Olympic Games and going for the Gold are long, long gone. But that doesn’t mean my days of competing are over, even though I am just a few months shy from turn...
