Publications: Newsletters, Magazines and Bulletins

Publications: Masters Newsletters, Magazines and Bulletins

National Masters News (NMN) (1977 to 2006)
NMN: Seasonal and monthly masters track newspaper from 1977 through December 2006.
“Seniors Newsletter” by Augie Escamilla started July 1966 (missing issues)
A 1970 Masters Newsletter (focused on the Masters Mile)
Masters Newsletter May 1973  and   Masters Newsletter Sept 1977
California Senior Games Association: (Newsletter archive)
CMITT: Canadian Masters International Track Team Bulletin No. 61 (1980) and 1975 CMITT
CMITT: (J. Alastair Lynn, Don Farquharson, and Brian Oxley past presidents of C.M.I.T.T.; Canadian Masters International Track Team)
CMITT: The Bulletin potentially began 1972.
BMAF “Masters Athletics” (1987 to 2019): External Links: (Link-1), (Link-2) and (Link-3)
California Track News:   (California only) (External link: California Track News Feb 1978)
Long Distance Log: (Road Runner’s Club of America): External Link:  (RCA) (2) (3)
Northern California Running Review (West Valley Newsletter) (1969 to 1981) (via LA84.org) (External Link to LA84)
Northern California Seniors Track Club newsletters (1970s)
Ohio Racewalker Newsletters (includes Masters results) (1965 to 2014)
Over The Hill Track Club Newsletters (1992 to 2008)
San Diego Track Club Newsletters (1970 and 1972)
San Fernando Valley Track Club Newsletters (1975 to 1977)
Al Sheahen’s newsletters “San Fernando Valley TC” from 1975 to 1977, including masters results.
So Cal Track Club – newsletters (2004 to 2009)
So Cal Striders Newsletter: “Fasttracks” (Feb 2007) and (Feb 2006) and (others)

The Veteran Athlete (Australia – Mike Hall, Publisher/Editor) (web-page link for 1986 & 1987 issues:  External Link-1)
The Veteran Athlete (Australia – Mike Hall, Published/Editor):   (June 1986 to June 1992): (External Link-2) and (External Link-3)

Track and Field News (Masters notes only) briefly covered Masters in the 1970s.
USMITT (1970 to 1979)
USMITT: David Pain’s U.S. Masters International Track Team publication from 1970 to 1979.
Veteris (1973 to 1979) (Veteris began May 1973)
Veteris: British-based publication that appeared from 1973 to 1979.
Veteran Athletics (July 1987 to Spring 2019)  (bmaf weblink)
Vetline (founded 1970)
Vetline: Newsletter of New Zealand masters track
Victorian Masters Athletics 1980s to Present  (select “newsletters”) (External Link)
WAVA Newsletter (1980 to 1982) (Began May 1980, ended April 1982)
WAVA: Canadian-based publication that appeared from 1980 to 1982.
Newsletter: East Coast Newsletter 1970
Road Runner’s Club of America “Long Distance Log”: External Link:  (RCA) (2) (3)
USATF Mid-Atlantic Newsletter: (External Link-1) and  (External Link-2)

Other Masters Publications:
Columbia Track Club Newsletter (Joe Duncan)
Corona Del Mar Newsletter (1975)
Culver City Athletic Club Newsletter (Stan Rosenfield of SLO)
DSE (Dolphin-South Eng Runners) Newsletters.
Fit Veteraan (international) (August 1975)
“Footnotes” Wisconsin-Madison Track Club
Las Vegas Track Club News
Los Angeles Seniors Track Club newsletter existed in 1970.  (John Pagliano) **
Master Athlete (2 issues) (1993 to 1994) (William J. Graf and Robert La Ross)
“Masterpieces” Missouri Valley Masters Newsletter (1974).
“Master-Pieces” newsletter published by Russ Niemi for the Mid-America Association (1977).
Philadelphia Masters Newsletter (began April 1973).
The Running Experience:  was scheduled to begin in 1976 by the Masters Sports Association
Seniors Track Club Newsletter: California (editor: Al Hromjak) ***
TrackMaster (1980s) (primarily distance running)
Women’s Track World (Mentone, Calif.; 1970s)
De Veteraan (published in the Netherlands)
Perpetuum Mobile (published in Finland)
Veteran Athletics (UK)

Publications (mainly focused on High School, College, Open, and Elite):
Magazine:  Link to Athletics Weekly (AW) (Dec 1945 to Present) : AW occasionally includes Masters (such as the Aug 31, 1974 issue, page 33)
Magazine: Link to Track and Field New (1948 to Present)
Track & Field News also issued: Track Newsletter (later eTrack) focus on Meet Results only (July 1954 to Present): External Link: Track Newsletter
ATFS (Association of Track and Field Statisticians) annual publication: External Link: FAST Annual  and other publications.
NUTS (National Union of Track Field Statisticians): “NUTS Notes” and “Track Stats” (July 1959 to Present): NUTS Notes and Track Stats
Minnesota Track and Field Observer
Ohio Track & Field News
Santa Monica Track Club Newsletter
So Calif Racewalking News (Elaine Ward)
Track and Field Digest, Glendale, Calif.
USTFF Newsletter, Arizona
USATF Officials Newsletter and USATF Equipment & Facilities Newsletter:    USATF website

19+Plus: Pole Vault Newsletter (David F Johnston, Torrance) (1989)

Fortius Media Group; Running Network; Shooting Star Magazine; Larry Elder:
California Track & Running News (CT&RN): (Fortius Media Group; Larry Elder): several issues can be read on-line at Issuu.com and Facebook
Fast Forward: (Fortius Media Group; Larry Elder): several issues can be read on-line at Issuu.com
American Track & Field:  (Fortius Media Group; Larry Elder): several issues can be read on-line at Issuu.com
Athletes Only: (Fortius Media Group; Larry Elder): several issues can be read on-line at Issuu.com
Coaching Athletics: (Fortius Media Group; Larry Elder): several issues can be read on-line at Issuu.com
Athletics Magazine (Canada): (Fortius Media Group; Larry Elder): several issues can be read on-line at Issuu.com

Additional Track and Field Publications:
An Annotated Bibliography of Track and Field Books  . . .   1960 to 1974: research paper
https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED147271.pdf

Additional Track and Field Publications:
**=  Newsletters:  John Pagliano ’62 Occidental College Ultra long distance runner …  podiatrist. Passed 2012.
(Los Angeles Seniors Track Club newsletter existed in 1970)

Additional Track and Field Publications:
***=  Newsletters:  Per Dec 1984 NMN:   Seniors Track Club was formed January 28, 1966 by 10 people in a meeting at the Fountain Valley, Calif. City Hall. It gave the Masters movement its initial start. Contact in 1984 was Al Hromjak in Simi Valley.
Note:  1966 would have been distance running, and by 1968 Track and Field.

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