Striders in Action

Pasadena Senior Games 05/30/26

The Striders were represented again at the Senior Games this year, and none were as busy as Ed Rose. This is his report from that day:

Long day on the track, with lots of delays that sometimes helped and others that did not. I did the 50, 100, 200, 400 and triple jump. Had it all planned out based on schedule however delays changed everything. Order of events effected some of my times I believe, but what can you expect doing this many events. I was hoping to do the triple jump between the 100 and 200, but had to do it after the 200. On my 5th jump had a season best and was going to quit with a 7.17M jump. My friend and fellow competitor said I was six inches behind the board and encouraged my to take my last jump. I hit the board perfectly and went 7.36, only a centimeter off his estimate. As a result I bumped him out of third place. Super sportsmanship. Ended up with gold in 200 and 400, silver in 100 and bronze in 50 and triple jump. Triple jump best in three years:

50M 8.29
100M 15.71
200M 32.75
400M 1:21.42
TJ 7.36M

James Malin made a good showing as well, posting a 1st place in the shot put (11.39m), 2nd in discus (27.44m), and 4th in Long Jump (3.46m).

And – you can read about Andy Anderson’s exploits in his blog, below:

Meet of Champions 04/26/2026
Cerritos College, Norwalk

Striders in Action 2026 | Meet of Champions | Ed Rose | Action

The Southern California Striders hosted the 60th annual Meet of Champions in April, and our usual suspects were there. James Malin, with his usual strong performances, won 2 silvers (LJ – 3.34m, SP – 11.00m) and a bronze (discus – 29.10m). As for Ed Rose, 2 golds (100m – 15.53, 200m – 33.37), 1 silver (50m – 8.35), and 2 bronzes (LJ – 3.33m, TJ – 7.03m). See his report below:

I ran and jumped at the So Cal Striders Meet of Champions on Sunday. Not my best day, and hard to top previous meet. Just did not seem to be right all day. No zip or rhythm. Some days are like that. Did manage season bests in 100M and Triple jump. 100M was fastest since 2022. In the long jump I fouled 4 of my 6 jumps, which was 4 more fouls than I had all last year. May have been influenced by the wind as it was swirling all day. One run jump it was in your face, the next behind you.

This was sort of a duel meet so we got medals from the Striders and as a regional meet. Ended up with gold medals in 100M, 200M, silver in 50M and bronze in long jump and triple.

Here are a few pictures of medals and me doing my Mr T impression. Arms too short for a good selfie.

Striders in Action 2026 | Meet of Champions | Ed Rose | Selfie

Striders in Action 2026 | Meet of Champions | Ed Rose | Medals

Beverly Lawns Memorial T&F

A shout out once again to Ed Rose (77) for a great performance at the recent Beverley Laws Memorial T&F Meet in Montecito (10/19).

Entering the pentathlon for the first time this year, he not only won his division, but his score of 2276 was good enough to put him #1 nationally (MastersRankings.com), as well as #2 on the world list. Here’s the breakdown:

200m – 33.09
1500m – 9:01.20
LJ – 3.34m
Discus – 22:38
Javelin – 25.13

Well done, Ed!

Huntsman Senior Games 2025

ED ROSE BRINGS HOME THE GOLD FROM THE HUNTSMAN WORLD SENIOR GAMES

Ed Rose (77) traveled to St. George, Utah for the Huntsman World Senior Games (10/6-8) and competed in spectacular fashion: 6 events, 6 gold medals. For those who are not familiar with the Huntsman Games, it is the largest annual multi-sport senior competition in the world. In 2024, over 12,000 athletes from over 30 countries competed in hundreds of events in 40 different sports.

Here is Ed’s performance breakdown:

50m – 8.35

100m – 15.56 (2025 PR; #16 US, #69 World, on MastersRankings.com)

200m – 32.70 (2025 PR; #10 US,37 W)

400m – 1:17.10 (2025 PR by over 2 seconds; #6 US, 22 W)

Long Jump – 3.39

Triple Jump – 7.19 2025 PR; #10 US, #35 W)

Congratulations Ed!

USATF San Diego Imperial Open/Master’s Track and Field Championships 2025

We recently heard from Ed Rose, who competed at the USATF San Diego Imperial Open/Master’s Track and Field Championships at Cuyamaca College (07/13/2025). He had this to say:

… ran on Sunday and did pretty well. Four gold medals, small turnout. Did have a good 400, 1:20.52, 3rd in US and 25th in world, long jump 3.76M, 3rd in US 18th in world, 100 16.42 and 200 34.06 less than expected, paid the price for running 400. No action shots, but here is a picture with my medals.