The Big Gold Book is the American track & field fan's essential companion. The heart of the book is the tables: metric conversions for track & field and combined decathlon/heptathlon scoring and metric conversions. Plus basic t&f rules, equipment specifications, various useful charts such as metric-English equivalents, temperature conversions, pacing tables, much more. Updated 2017.

With some 50,000 men and women competing worldwide, and spectators numbering in the tens of thousands, Masters-level track and field proves that athletes of any age may be recognized by their passion for sports, their interest in fitness, and their skill. In this book-length account of track and field competition by men over 40 and women over 35, the leaders of the Masters program discuss its growth since 1968 and the role of the older athlete in the world of sport. The work also reviews the effects of aging on performance and explains the adjustments of standards and scoring.

A complete account of the sport's all-time fastest, highest, and strongest performances