RE: t-and-f: Fw: direction of running

2001-04-10 Thread David Dallman
Ed Koch --Original Message-- From: "P.F.Talbot" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Oleg Shpyrko [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: April 7, 2001 8:57:06 PM GMT Subject: RE: t-and-f: Fw: direction of running No Bannister didn't run clockwise in his sub-4:00. But I think that Oxford's

RE: t-and-f: Fw: direction of running

2001-04-09 Thread Edward Koch
CTED] Sent: April 7, 2001 8:57:06 PM GMT Subject: RE: t-and-f: Fw: direction of running No Bannister didn't run clockwise in his sub-4:00. But I think that Oxford's team had a tradition of running clockwise. On Sat, 7 Apr 2001, Oleg Shpyrko wrote: Didn't they run clockwise at Oxford during Banni

Re: t-and-f: Fw: direction of running

2001-04-09 Thread GHTFNedit
You can find a very good discourse on the subject in edition No. 2 of the IAAF Magazine for 2000 by Polly Wright. Some highlights: *1881 English Champs were run on a 501y track and they ran the 440 counterclockwise so the athletes would finish on the downhill section of the course! *Oxford

Re: t-and-f: Fw: direction of running

2001-04-08 Thread Jason Michael Blank
Phalford wrote: My friends and I have had a long standing discussion on "Why do athletes run around the track in an anti-clockwise direction"? I've never seen them run clockwise (north or south hemisphere) I can't recall the best explanation I've heard, but I'm glad we do run

Re: t-and-f: Fw: direction of running

2001-04-08 Thread phalford
OK. My apologies. - Original Message - From: "Jason Michael Blank" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2001 8:19 PM Subject: Re: t-and-f: Fw: direction of running Phalford wrote: PS - If you post using Netscape, please take a moment to foll

t-and-f: Fw: direction of running

2001-04-07 Thread phalford
I received this message today. I vaguely remember hearing an answer to this once but can't recall what it was. Anyone know? - Original Message - From: John Williams To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2001 6:13 PM Subject: direction of running My friends and I have

Re: t-and-f: Fw: direction of running

2001-04-07 Thread P.F.Talbot
Didn't they run clockwise at Oxford during Bannister's day? On Sat, 7 Apr 2001, phalford wrote: I received this message today. I vaguely remember hearing an answer to this once but can't recall what it was. Anyone know? - Original Message - From: John Williams To: [EMAIL

Re: t-and-f: Fw: direction of running

2001-04-07 Thread Dirk Wagner
Hi phalford schrieb am 07.04.2001: I received this message today. I vaguely remember hearing an answer to this once but can't recall what it was. Anyone know? My friends and I have had a long standing discussion on "Why do athletes run around the track in an anti-clockwise direction"? I've

RE: t-and-f: Fw: direction of running

2001-04-07 Thread Oleg Shpyrko
Didn't they run clockwise at Oxford during Bannister's day? I don't think so. At least the picture of Bannister breaking the tape showed him running left-to-right, not right-to-left. But I was told that ancient drawings of greek Olympics showed they ran in both directions. Here's an old post

RE: t-and-f: Fw: direction of running

2001-04-07 Thread P.F.Talbot
No Bannister didn't run clockwise in his sub-4:00. But I think that Oxford's team had a tradition of running clockwise. On Sat, 7 Apr 2001, Oleg Shpyrko wrote: Didn't they run clockwise at Oxford during Bannister's day? I don't think so. At least the picture of Bannister breaking the tape

RE: t-and-f: Fw: direction of running

2001-04-07 Thread malmo
, 2001 4:39 PM To: P.F.Talbot; Track list Subject: RE: t-and-f: Fw: direction of running Didn't they run clockwise at Oxford during Bannister's day? I don't think so. At least the picture of Bannister breaking the tape showed him running left-to-right, not right-to-left. But I was told