Masters athletes News: Event Infos & Masters athlete stories

2020 Pan-American Masters Games postponed due to Covid-19

March 30, 2020 - Events , News Rio 2020

After having carefully monitored the current Covid-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak a joint decision by the Organising Committee and the IMGA (International Masters Games Association) has been taken to postpone the 2020 Pan-American Masters Games, Rio de...

Resistance training for Masters: How to stay fit at home during Coronavirus

March 25, 2020 - Sport , Health and Wellbeing

Self-isolation is helping manage the spread of the coronavirus, but is it helping our physical and mental health? At this challenging time, it’s important we protect our wellbeing by remaining active at home. Maybe you're trying to hold onto your...

Female masters marathoners are the new cohort of elites

March 24, 2020 - Sport , Health and Wellbeing

F40-44 was one of the most competitive age groups at the NYC marathon. If you were a woman hoping to crack the top three in your age group at the New York City marathon, and you’re between the ages of 40 and 44, it was going to be a big ask. In...

Cranberry resident Janet McDonough a master at swimming

March 24, 2020 - Health and Wellbeing

Back in 1976, Janet McDonough was a pioneer of sorts. It was a time when women athletes, refusing to be ignored by universities, were given an equal opportunity to earn sports scholarships. Title IX saw to this. A decorated Gateway High School...

Centenarian sprinter Man Kaur receives Nari Shakti Puraskar

March 11, 2020 - Sport

On March 8, centenarian sprinter Man Kaur was conferred the prestigious Nari Shakti Puraskar for 2019 on for her exceptional contribution towards women empowerment. The country's highest civilian honour for women will be presented by President Ram...

What advice would you give to your younger self?

March 4, 2020 - Sport , Community , Health and Wellbeing

Masters athletes and sporting greats share the advice they would give to their younger self.   Masters athletes around the world continue to prove that when it comes to sport, age has no limits. Our fantastic community of athletes are...

“It’s a special kind of friendship – it’s more like an extended family,” says Irish Master Claire Bell

February 28, 2020 - Community

For Irish Masters International Claire Bell, the women she shares the pitch with provide more than just friendship. Here, the World Cup winner delves into the details of the special camaraderie that breeds Irish success. Claire Bell’s passion for...

Uzbekistan's 44-year-old gymnast heads for 'last' Olympics

February 24, 2020 - Sport

Aged 44 and readying for her eighth Olympics in Tokyo, Uzbek gymnast Oksana Chusovitina makes light of her record-breaking survival in a sport dominated by teen prodigies. "I love gymnastics. I tell myself: why not train and perform while you still...

All my life, I hated running. In my 50s, I set out to change that.

February 24, 2020 - Health and Wellbeing

On Feb. 1, 2018, I put on a pair of sneakers and went for a run for the first time in more than 30 years. To say I was never a runner is a mild way to sum up a life of active antipathy to the activity. Exercise was never my thing — undertaken...

7 Keys to Effective Run Training for Masters Triathletes

February 24, 2020 - Health and Wellbeing

Tips from an elite racer and coach that will help masters triathletes improve their run splits. Using tricks he’s learned as an elite triathlete and years of coaching, Nigel Gray offers some tips to get the most out of your run training. As we...