Canadian Masters

. Harnek Toor BC has been voted the outstanding Canadian Masters Athlete for the month of October. On October 10, he recorded a distance of 15.55m in the M75 weight throw at the Ultra Throw Club Championship in Langley, BC, to break his own Canadian record.  Harnek’s throw ranks 7th in the world this year and has an age-grading of … [Read More...]

. . This year’s Lift Bridge 10K in Hamilton has produced co-winners of CMA Athlete of the Month for September.  Liz Schad (L) and Elizabeth Waywell set new CMA 10K road bests of 44:19 and 41:08 in the W65 and W60 categories, respectively. Both of these performances age-grade above 94%. Elizabeth set new 8k and 5 mile bests of 32:52 and 33:02 en route to her 10k victory. Liz … [Read More...]

Athlete of the month – August There were many excellent performances in August by Canadian Masters athletes across a variety of events. Athlete of the Month honours are being given to co-winners, one of whom is Karla Del Grande. Karla broke her tenth world record at the Athletics Ontario Masters Championships in Toronto, this time in the W65 300m hurdles with a time of 54 … [Read More...]

One of Canada’s best masters race walkers, Johanna Flipsen of Alberta, has been selected as the Canadian Masters Athlete of the Month for July.  She set the W65 1500m race walk record at the Edmonton Columbians Track Classic in Edmonton on July 3 with a time of 8:26.57.  The age-grading of this performance is 86.6%. On July 10, she set the 3000m record en route in a 5000m race … [Read More...]

. . Athlete of the Month - June Monica Pomietlarz has been selected as the CMA Athlete of the Month in June for her high jump of 1.45m at the OAC Performance Trials Meet in Kelowna on June 12th. Her jump was an age-graded performance of 99.3% for a W60 athlete. Monica is only two centimeters behind the W60 outdoor world record of 1.47m. Athlète du mois de juin Monica … [Read More...]

Racewalking Seminar - Tuesday July 13 - 7 p.m. EST Target Audience: Current racewalkers and those interested in trying a different event that is similar to distance running yet more demanding and simultaneously gentler on the body. Main Topics: What is racewalking and why should I care? Also, what makes it so interesting and, yes, exciting! Racewalking, described by their own … [Read More...]

. June 29, 2021: Canadian Masters Athletics has announced its 2021 inductees into the Canadian Masters Athletics Hall of Fame.  Based on recommendations made by the Hall of Fame Committee, the CMA Board inducts into the Canadian Masters Athletics Hall of Fame individuals who are judged to have made significant contributions to masters athletics in Canada, in either of two … [Read More...]

FAST FEET OR FASTER FOOTWEAR? Join Shalaya Kipp, Alex Hutchinson, Malindi Elmore, Nate Riech and Jane Edstrom on June 17, as they discuss their perspectives on carbon plated footwear as it affects performance in athletics in our latest webinar: Super Shoes: Fast Feet or Faster Footwear. Super Shoes: Fast feet or Faster Footwear Webinar Date: June 17 5pm PST / 8PM … [Read More...]