Ed Koch
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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
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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
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
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
OK. My apologies.
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Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2001 8:19 PM
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Phalford wrote:
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I received this message today. I vaguely
remember hearing an answer to this once but can't recall what it was.
Anyone know?
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From: John
Williams
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Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2001 6:13 PM
Subject: direction of running
My friends and I have
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?
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From: John Williams
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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
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
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
, 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
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