Carol LaFayette-Boyd Named 2022 World Masters Athlete of the Year sports-masters January 19, 2023 Athlete Profiles, Athletics, Breaking News, Featured, Sports 22 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 23 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 39 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 114 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 146 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 236 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 323 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...
Debbie Blount Becomes Oldest Student Athlete at Reinhardt University sports-masters October 17, 2021 Featured, Golf, Sports 373 Debbie Blount spent much of her life dreaming of attending college. Her goal of earning a college degree never left her and at nearly 63-years-old, Blount chose Reinhardt University to finally live out her coll...
Catherine McKenna: Why Swimming Matters sports-masters October 7, 2021 Athlete Profiles, Featured, Sports, Swimming 312 Swim Drink Fish is a nonprofit organization working to connect people with water since 2001 which uses citizen science and communications technology to safeguard local waters. They are worthy advocates for the...
Ultra-Endurance Cyclist Fulfills Lifelong Dream sports-masters July 17, 2021 Athlete Profiles, Breaking News, Featured, Road Cycling, Sports 352 Christoph Strasser First to Cycle More Than 1000 km in 24 Hours Christoph Strasser is a 38-year-old Austrian ultra-endurance cyclist and is a six-time winner and record holder for the fastest time in the Rac...