Senior Games?

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Elaine Krugman — Thu, 05 Mar 2020 08:28:02 GMT

Wow, what a shock! He was only 50 years old. I feel sad for his family-- especially his wife and kids. Thanks for letting us know, Anna Lea.

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Allen Stark — Thu, 05 Mar 2020 05:25:47 GMT

I have some very sad news. I was the announcer for the Good Life senior games meet last weekend in Clearwater, Florida. Jimbosback did attend. Unfortunately, he collapsed on the pool deck during warmups and could not be revived. Here is a link to his obituary: www.fullermetz.com/.../James-LoCascio Anna Lea Matysek How awful. My condolences to his family.

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KUJayhawk — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 11:00:40 GMT

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flystorms — Thu, 16 Jan 2020 10:18:24 GMT

Orca, here you go. ilseniorolympics.weebly.com/ I went to the event last year in Springfield to qualify (had an injury during the TN games). It was a quick meet and met a lot of sweet people there who I later saw in Albuquerque. Be sure to check out the times from last year in your events. ":) I'm sure you'll be fine.

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orca1946 — Tue, 14 Jan 2020 09:59:02 GMT

I will need to look for one in Illinois. Thanx for the info.

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Jimbosback — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 11:04:42 GMT

I appreciate the replies. Sounds like it would be worth trying. Thanks.

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Elaine Krugman — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 03:18:49 GMT

WOW! That is quite a lis of top times to look at. As I age up to 75 1 1/2 years from now - I will look into going there. Do local & state meet times qualify for the Q times needed for 2021 games? To qualify for the 2021 games, you must compete at a state senior games meet (any state). Those times will count as your qualifying times for the National Senior Games.

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orca1946 — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 01:16:46 GMT

WOW! That is quite a list of top times to look at. As I age up to 75 1 1/2 years from now - I will look into going there. Do local & state meet times qualify for the Q times needed for 2021 games?

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orca1946 — Tue, 07 Jan 2020 11:21:16 GMT

Where can I find the Q times for the meet?

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Former Member — Tue, 07 Jan 2020 08:45:49 GMT

www.scgov.net/.../signature-special-events Sarasota runs a good meet!

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Elaine Krugman — Tue, 07 Jan 2020 04:43:23 GMT

Flystorms is right! After all, we met for the first time in person in Albuquerque, and meeting her was one of the highlights of my experience there! :agree: I also finally got to meet Annguins there, which was cool! Alabama's state games meet is set up like Illinois. I shared the 1st Place podium with a local swimmer for some of my races.

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flystorms — Tue, 07 Jan 2020 02:31:40 GMT

So you have to qualify at the State level to go to National Senior Games (google senior Olympics or senior games. Most you have to qualify at a local/regional level first, but if it's your first games, many states will let you bypass the local meet. I think if you place 1-3 in the state meet in your event and AG, you can go to the games. Also, if you aren't able to make your own state, some states allow you to qualify in theirs without hurting their resident's chances. For instance, I was injured for TN games last year and went to IL to qualify about a month later. My times didn't affect the other people in my race/AG who were from IL - the top 3 from that state still went. It's such a fun experience, I'd highly recommend you giving it a go. Everyone was so friendly and supportive of each other and we got to make many new friends. There aren't many of us in the 50's AGs so you're likely to make it. :) Here's a link to the national records and the times from last year in ABQ. https://nsga.com/records The altitude was killer the first couple of days for most of us so times in many cases were a bit slower.

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Elaine Krugman — Tue, 07 Jan 2020 01:26:27 GMT

Where can I find the Q times for the meet? Which meet? If you are referring to the National Senior Games, here is a link to the rulebook: nsga.com/.../2019NSGRulebook21519.pdf

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Jimbosback — Mon, 06 Jan 2020 10:10:32 GMT

Thanks.

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Elaine Krugman — Mon, 06 Jan 2020 05:18:49 GMT

I don't know if this will be helpful to you, but I wrote a blog post about my experience in Albuquerque at the National Senior Games: elainestravels.com/.../ I have never competed in Florida, but I have done the state games in Georgia and Alabama. Here is a post about Alabama's state games, which I prefer: elainestravels.com/.../