t-and-f: Radcliffe risks sparking competitive instinct

2005-08-06 Thread R. Schmidt
15:55pm 5th August 2005 Paula Radcliffe admits her competitive spirit will kick in when she lines up for the 10,000m final in the World Championships tomorrow. Radcliffe insists she is using Saturday's race as part of her preparation for next week's marathon, when she will start as a firm

t-and-f: Gil Cruter Passes Away At The Age of 90

2005-08-06 Thread R. Schmidt
http://www.cubuffs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=4064SPID=265DB_OEM_ID=600ATCLID=167602 BOULDER—The University of Colorado is mourning one of its first great athletic performers and overall ambassadors with the death of Gil Cruter last week. Cruter, a member of the second class inducted into CU's

t-and-f: Solid start for Sotherton

2005-08-06 Thread R. Schmidt
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/sport/sport.html?in_article_id=358385in_page_id=1771in_a_source= Kelly Sotherton made a solid start to her heptathlon medal bid on the opening day of the World Championships. Sotherton recorded a time of 13.33 seconds in the 100metres hurdles in

t-and-f: Gatlin double main course at Finnish feast

2005-08-06 Thread R. Schmidt
Mike Rowbottom in Helsinki Published: 06 August 2005 Athletes from more than 200 countries will prepare to shed blood, sweat and tears here today as the 10th World Championships get under way in the Olympic stadium which hosted the inaugural event in 1983. While the sweat and tears will be

t-and-f: Radcliffe in two minds

2005-08-06 Thread R. Schmidt
By Brendan Gallagher (Filed: 06/08/2005) The 10th World Championships may be short on star names and their usual big-time atmosphere but put Paula Radcliffe on the start list and there is intrigue aplenty. Radcliffe's decision to run in the 10,000 metres tonight and the marathon next Sunday has

t-and-f: Shocker

2005-08-06 Thread Roger Ruth
I'm surprised that the t-and-f mailing list has been so quiet, prior to the world championships. Maybe my membership has gone astray? This post will at least answer that question. Injury plagued Godina fails to advance to Shot Put final Saturday 6 August 2005 Helsinki - 3-time World Shot

t-and-f: Doubling up could spell danger for Paula, but that's how she likes it

2005-08-06 Thread R. Schmidt
Steve Cram Saturday August 6, 2005 The Guardian A measure of true fame in sport is when you can drop your surname and still remain instantly recognisable in contextual references. Kelly Holmes is most of the way there but, annoyingly for her, Kelly Sotherton is threatening to be successful

Re: t-and-f: Shocker

2005-08-06 Thread Jorma Kurry
I'm getting the messages and thankful to you and R. Schmidt. Jorma - Original Message - From: Roger Ruth [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: t-and-f@darkwing.uoregon.edu Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2005 12:34 PM Subject: t-and-f: Shocker I'm surprised that the t-and-f mailing list has been so quiet,

t-and-f: Shot put legend fails to qualify

2005-08-06 Thread R. Schmidt
America's three-time world shot put champion John Godina was eliminated in the first round at the World Athletics Championships in Helsinki on Saturday. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/4126652.stm Needing 20.25m to qualify, Godina could manage only 19.54m. I've had four injuries in

t-and-f: Shot Put Medalists

2005-08-06 Thread Roger Ruth
Once again from the IAAF website www.IAAF.org Flash Interviews - Men Shot Put Final Saturday 6 August 2005 Gold Medallist - Adam NELSON USA This has been in the making for 5 years. I lost my first big championships to the great Finnish shot putter Arsi Harju, and now I reach the top here in

t-and-f: Coverage

2005-08-06 Thread H. Michael Roberts
Thanks to the people who pointed out the availability of the webcast. The $4.95 is an incredible bargain that I enjoyed for today's second round. I appreciated the continuous coverage of events and not having the drivel that is too often a part of US TV coverage. The SP and women's 10K were a

Re: t-and-f: Coverage

2005-08-06 Thread Bob Duncan
Thanks to the people who pointed out the availability of the webcast. The $4.95 is an incredible bargain that I enjoyed for today's second round. I appreciated the continuous coverage of events and not having the drivel that is too often a part of US TV coverage. The SP and women's 10K were a

Re: t-and-f: Coverage

2005-08-06 Thread Dan Kaplan
I couldn't ask for much better from the PAX coverage, either. They managed to cover most of the day's activities with a no-fluff hour. The only thing that threw me off is the British manner of breezing through the lane seedings. I'd find myself not paying attention to what they were saying,

Re: t-and-f: Coverage

2005-08-06 Thread Kebba Tolbert
The webcast has been great... easily worth the $5!! Kebba Tolbert ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) = Head Coach -- Portland State University Track Field/Cross Country GO VIKS!! www.goviks.com