Claire Sets 200 Meter Record at Kansas Senior Olympics
Claire and I had a great time and enjoyed success in the two-day Track and Field competition at the Kansas Senior Olympics, held Aug. 26-27 in Topeka. The weather was great! We enjoyed good health and great fellowship among the participants. It was a happy ending to a very rewarding master’s track and field season.
There were competitors from several states in the competition, drawn to one of the best-run master’s meets in the Midwest. Claire placed first in the 100, 200 and 400 meter runs, setting a Senior Olympics record in the 200! She also tied for first in the high jump, second in the javelin, and was third in the long jump, shot put, and discus.
I was second in the discus, long jump and high jump, tied for second in the shot put, fourth in the pole vault, and fourth in the javelin.
This off-season, we will work on our basic conditioning, using the P90X program as well as workouts designed by Juan Carlos Santana. Our son has begun classes at to get his personal trainer’s certificate at Heritage College in Wichita, so we’re sure to get some training tips from him as well.
Ralph Waldo Emerson: The first wealth is health.
We are thankful to be among the wealthy ones.
KANSAS SENIOR OLYMPICS RESULTS
100 METER DASH
Women 50-54
1 Overstake, Claire Hillsboro 00:15.30
2 Uhrmacher, Cheryl Byron, NE 00:16.43
3 McBride, Joann Edmond, OK 00:16.87
4 Shaffer, Chery Udall 00:17.47
5 Kramer, Susan Topeka 00:17.56
6 Zacarrdi, Jane Olathe 00:18.87
7 Phipps, Denise Topeka 00:21.89
200 METER DASH
Women 50-54
1 Overstake, Claire Hillsboro 00:32.55 (Record)
2 McKenzie, Betty Wichita 00:34.23
3 Uhrmacher, Cheryl Byron, NE 00:35.79
4 McBride, Joann Edmond, OK 00:36.31
5 Shaffer, Cheryl Udall 00:37.00
6 Kramer, Susan Topeka 00:37.03
7 Zacarrdi, Jane Olathe 00:41.94
400 METER RUN
Women 50-54
1 Overstake, Claire Hillsboro 01:19.22
2 McKenzie, Betty Wichita, 01:19.93
3 Uhrmacher, Cheryl Byron, NE 01:29.12
4 Zacarrdi, Jane Olathe 01:47.16
JAVELIN
Women 50-54
1 Locker, Marj Ludlow, MO 090’04.5″
2 Overstake, Claire Hillsboro, 070’09.0″
3 McBride, Joann Edmond, OK 049’10.5″
Men 50-54
1 Ellis, Ken Edmond, OK 134’07″
2 Greene, Rick Riley 131’03″
3 Osburn, Charles (Steve) Wichita 125’02.5″
4 Overstake, Grant Hillsboro 119’04″
5 Goodson, Gary Wichita 117’06″
6 Locker, John Ludlow, MO 098’01″
7 Davis, Roger Bartlesville, OK 093’01″
(Would-a, could-a, should-a: My “fourth” throw after the competition measured 142’2″)
DISCUS
Women 50-54
1 Locker, Marj Ludlow, MO 090’04.00″
2 McBride, Joann Edmond, OK 065’09.00″
3 Overstake, Claire Hillsboro 059’09.00″
Men 50-54
1 Ellis, Ken Edmond, OK 143’06.00″
2 Overstake, Grant Hillsboro 118’02.5″
2 Odehnal, Keith Liberty, MO 118’02.5″
3 Osburn, Charles (Steve) Wichita 088’04.00″
4 Greene, Rick Riley 082’09.5″
5 Squires, Gary Lawrence 081’03.5″
SHOT PUT
Women 50-54
1 Locker, Marj Ludlow, MO 28’09.25″
2 McBride, Joann Edmond, OK 25’08.75″
3 Lewis, LuAnn Topeka 25’06.00″
4 Overstake, Claire Hillsboro 25’04.25″
5 Uhrmacher, Cheryl Byron, NE 21’03.00″
Men 50-54
1 Odehnal, Keith Liberty, MO 42’10.00″
2 Ellis, Ken Edmond, OK 39’05.5″
2 Overstake, Grant Hillsboro 39’05.5″
3 Pirch, Garry Vandalia, MO 34’03.5″
4 Squires, Gary Lawrence 33’05.00″
5 Greene, Rick Riley 33’01.00″
6 Osburn, Charles (Steve) Wichita 30’00.5″
LONG JUMP
Women 50-54
1 McKenzie, Betty Wichita 12’06.125″
2 McBride, Joann Edmond, OK 12’05.25″
3 Overstake, Claire Hillsboro 11’05.5″
4 Shaffer, Cheryl Udall 10’11.00″
5 Uhrmacher, Cheryl Byron, NE 07’09.25″
Men 50-54
1 Locker, John Ludlow, MO 16’00.5″
2 Overstake, Grant Hillsboro 14’01.5″
3 Terry, Steven Lexington, OH 14’00.00″
4 Osburn, Charles (Steve) Wichita 12’08.75″
5 Greene, Rick Riley 11’07.5″
6 Squires, Gary Lawrence 11’01.5″
HIGH JUMP
Women 50-54
1 McBride, Joann Edmond, OK 3’09″
1 Overstake, Claire Hillsboro 3’09″
2 Uhrmacher, Cheryl Byron, NE 3″08″
Men 50-54
1 Pirch, Garry Vandalia, MO 5’10″
2 Overstake, Grant Hillsboro 4’04″
3 Terry, Steven Lexington, OH 3’10″
Pole Vault
Men 50-54
1 Breault, Mark Concordia 11’06″
2 Konrade, Ron Topeka 09’6″
3 Ellis, Ken Edmond, OK 09″0″
4 Overstake, Grant Hillsboro 08’0″
(Would-a, Could-a, Should-a, reprise: I made 8-0 easily, passed to 9-6 and missed!)
Official Senior Olympics photos will be added as soon as they are available online.
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