Maybe Bob Hersh has a comment on this, but it seems to me that to state in
advance that no one except Marla will run past 3000m and then to have it go
down as stated would invalidate the record. I have always heard that you
want to ensure three finishers in order to meet the reqirement of three
Just a little different perspective:
"Will this race be valid for record ratification?"
Does it matter? It's clear, from correspondence on this thread, that
"validity" hinges on a narrow interpretation of what may be minimally
within the rules. In the end, a record, if such ensues, will stand
simple solutions then would be:
1) have the pacers continue jogging (or walking even) in the outside lane
until she is finished, at which time they could "race" to their finish of
the 5k
2) have the pacers continue running behind her, but fast enough that they
do not get lapped
simple solutions then would be:
1) have the pacers continue jogging (or walking even) in the outside lane
until she is finished, at which time they could "race" to their finish of
the 5k
2) have the pacers continue running behind her, but fast enough that they
do not get lapped
Neither
It seems to me that all these special conditions for Runyan's race are not
only illegal, but also absurd and detrimental to the sport. How can an
athlete specify that he or she wants to run a race alone because he or she
is more comfortable without other runners "interfering"? Isn't this what
In a message dated Tue, 13 Feb 2001 12:31:56 PM Eastern Standard Time, "Adam G Beaver"
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Why would anyone agree to arrange such a race for Runyan? Why would Runyan think
that obtaining a particular time justify betraying the purpose of
athletics? And should anyone care
Nobody detests rabbited races more than I, but in this situation i suspect
there's a certain element of (misguided) "humanitarian concern," relative to
Runyan's blindness.
gh
I suspect that gh may be right, in which case this is the same BS as the
Casey Martin situation in golf. I can
I understand all the concerns below - but any sanctioning body would do
well to wait out the Casey Martin verdict from the Supreme Court before
stepping in and inviting a host of lawyers by refusing Marla her record, if
she sets one.
After all, the Supremes DO seem to be partial toward the
When the "outcome" of the race is a forgone conclusion the predetermined
winner is allowed to focus only on the time and the even pacing that usually
yields the fastest time for a given athlete. This is clearly an advantage,
and from what the press release said is clearly what they were planning
In a message dated 2/13/01 5:36:26 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Nobody detests rabbited races more than I, but in this situation i
suspect
there's a certain element of (misguided) "humanitarian concern," relative to
Runyan's blindness.
gh
I suspect that gh may be right, in which
I understand all the concerns below - but any sanctioning body would do
well to wait out the Casey Martin verdict from the Supreme Court before
stepping in and inviting a host of lawyers by refusing Marla her record,
if
she sets one.
A big piece of the Casey Martin case rests on the
Everyone:
Thanks to Walt Murphy for setting things straight for all of us.
First and most importantly, there has been no clear evidence that Marla
Runyan or her camp have ask for any special treatment. If there has been
any publishing of that fact, I missed it. Facts such as that are a
I saw Bert Rosenthal's AP writeup (significant portion attached)
and was confused on the extreme setup for Marla Runyon's national
indoor 5K record attempt this coming weekend-
they DON'T WANT ANYBODY EXCEPT RUNYON TO FINISH THE RACE!!!
To actually state this in advance seems to be an obvious
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