► RR 2020 Road Grand Prix: All Series Cancelled
For the 2020 Road Grand Prix, the Team Series has been cancelled, as well as both the Individual Short and Long Series. There will be no year-end prize money purses. Teams and Individuals can still compete at any remaining event, and will be scored at the particular event for the event prize money. 2020 Comps are deferred until 2021. Questions? Contact Andy Crawford (Road Grand Prix Coordinator & LDR Chair) andrewbyroncrawford@gmail.com
read more► T&F Houlihan shatters 5000m AR in Portland
Well there certainly hasn’t been much positive T&F news lately, but don’t tell that to the Bowerman Track Club. In a closed meet in Portland, BTC members Shelby Houlihan (14:23.92) and Karissa Schweizer (14:26.34) both broke Houlihan’s existing AR of 14:34.45. In the Men’s heat, Moh Ahmed destroyed his PR and Canadian record of 12:58.16 by running an incredible 12:47.20 which is now the North American Area record and 10th on teh all-time 5000m list. 35 year old Lopez Lomong continued his career revival by breaking...
read more► LDR July 12th 1:00pm – LDR meeting
There will be an LDR virtual meeting on July 12th, 2020 at 1:00pm. Tentative Agenda: 2020 XC Grand Prix – status and plan 2020 MUT Grand Prix – status and plan If you would like to join, your courteous notification prior to the meeting is appreciated. Please let Andy Crawford (andrewbyroncrawford@gmail.com) LDR Chair know in advance if possible. How to join the meeting: Topic: LDR Meeting Time: Jul 12, 2020 01:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://berkeley.zoom.us/j/91388288289 Meeting ID: 913 8828 8289 One...
read more► PA National office responses to COVID-19 Q&A return to practice and competition
Click on the link below for notes from the 20 June national office Q&A with national leadership regarding return to practice and competition USATF COVID19 Q & A Session notes – June, 2020
read more► PA USATF Pacific loses Jim Hume – administrator, official, trainer, coach.
Arrangements will be forthcoming. Below is Jim’s bio as written for the First Annual USATF Pacific Awards Banquet, 2019. Jim Hume has been active in the Pacific Association as an administrator, an official, a trainer, and a coach, for more than the last 50 years. As an administrator, Jim was the Women’s Statistician in the days before computers. He was the Youth Chair from the mid-‘70s until the mid-‘80s, served as the President of the Board of Athletics from ’82-’85, and has served as the Pacific Association Official’s Certification...
read more► COACHES Level 2 School 28 July-2 August via ZOOM
USATF Level 2 School Summer Update The summer 2020 Level 2 will be conducted 28 July-2 August Via ZOOM. Take advantage of completing a Level 2 remotely! Click here for further information
read more► PA view Board of Athletics committee reports-financial statements and previous meeting minutes
read more► COACHES COVID 19 program updates
Click here for updates to our Coaching Education program due to COVID-19
read more► LDR 24 May – LDR Committee Meeting – Agenda
LDR Committee Meeting 24 May 2020 – 10:30am Teleconference – Dial in: (978)990-5000; code: 138289 Agenda Quick update about state of the Road Grand Prix Discussion about XC Grand Prix Quick update about MUT Grand Prix status New topics
read more► RW COVID-19 2020 PA Race Walk Schedule Modifications
Due to the global Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, we can’t conduct official races because we can’t be physically present with certified judges, officials, courses, or timing. Therefore, we are modifying our traditional USA Track & Field Pacific Association Race Walk Grand Prix Series into something new… Welcome to the “#AloneTogether” version of the COVID-19 VIRTUAL Race Walk Grand Prix Series! As with our traditional Grand Prix, the first event was the One Mile held in Berkeley earlier this year. The results for that race...
read more► PA Recommendations to Maintain Immune Health in Athletes, courtesy of European Journal of Sport Science
read more► YTF YOUTH ANNOUNCEMENTS
USATF Hershey 2020 National Junior Olympic Program & Miscellaneous FAQ’s • Why was the 2020 USATF Hershey National Junior Olympic Championships cancelled? o Based upon the current State of Florida COVID-19 mandates, the University of North Florida has notified USATF that the venue will not be available for the hosting of the Event. In addition, USATF is committed to the safety and welfare of our constituency and will follow all State and Local government mandates. • Does the cancellation of the Junior Olympic National Championship affect...
read more► YTF YOUTH OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS CANCELLED
Indianapolis – The 2020 USATF Hershey National Youth Outdoor Championships to be held in Miramar, Florida June 23 – 28, 2020, have been canceled, USATF announced today (Monday). Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the City of Miramar and its local health authorities informed USATF that it would not host the championships. USATF is working to seek alternate opportunities for youth participation for later in the summer if local health authorities allow. For up-to-date information on COVID-19 gathered by USATF’s Working Group, visit...
read more► MTF 2020 USA Masters Games Postponed to 2021 Note: NOT USATF Masters Outdoor Championships
read more► PA Open-Masters TF Championships postponed – updated 4/7
Unfortunately, our 2020 PA MTF/Open Championships Meet has been postponed until a later date to be determined, per the USATF COVID-19 Working Group recommendation “Suspend all USATF Championship events and all USATF sanctioned events indefinitely.” Ideally, it will occur with a month of notice, and before our MTF Western Region and National Championships. But these are unusual times, so we are unsure of what will be legally allowed, medically wise, and according to USATF guidelines. BTW, USATF memberships were to increase May 1st,...
read more► YTF YOUTH JUNIOR OLYMPICS CANCELLED
2020 USATF Hershey National Junior Olympic Championships cancelled Indianapolis – The 2020 USATF Hershey National Junior Olympics Track & Field Championships to be held in Jacksonville, Florida July 27-August 2 have been cancelled, USATF announced today. Due to COVID-19 concerns, the University of North Florida and its local health authorities have closed its campus through at least July 30. USATF, in conjunction with the youth committee, is exploring possible alternate contingencies for the Junior Olympic athletes once the crisis allows...
read more► PA PA Competitions and Practices after COVID 19
From PA’s Dave Shrock: “I have been in discussion with Dr. Robert Chapman (USATF Associate Director of Sports Science and Medicine & COVID19 Chair), and this is the official USATF verbiage as of now.” Can clubs conduct practices? Each association, club coach and local organizer should consult their local health authorities for guidance. A top priority now is health, wellness, and proper behaviors to avoid infection and its spread as we are still within the ‘crisis’ phase of this situation. For specific guidelines...
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