t-and-f: USATF Release: Strong U.S. men's team to compete at WUGs

Contact:Jill M. Geer Director of Communications, USATF http://www.usatf.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Saturday, August 25, 2001 Team USA men's squad looks strong for World University Games BEIJING - Some of the United States' top athletes will compete at the World University

t-and-f: USATF Release: Experienced women's team set for WUGs

Contact:Jill M. Geer Director of Communications, USATF http://www.usatf.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Saturday, August 25, 2001 Experienced Women's Team Set For World University Games BEIJING - Two Olympians and eight Team athletes from the 2001 World Outdoor Track Field

t-and-f: Comments and results of Brussels, Ivo van Damme

LS Travelling back from Brussels by train I thought I'd share some comments and the main results of the 25th Ivo van Damme Memorial. For starters: WHAT A GREAT MEETING, once again. Ivo van Meert (and colleagues, volunteers, etc). got a magnificent celebration edition in front of a 45.000 crowd.

t-and-f: re: Van Damme 200 Results

Did you guys also notice Joshua Johnson's reaction time? From the Van Damme Web site: 1 214 JOHNSON, Joshua USA MR 19.88 0.242 2 182 WILLIAMS, Bernard USA 20.01 0.163 3 181 MALCOM, Christian GBR 20.09 0.174 4 183 BOLDON, Ato TRI 20.24 0.180 5 188 ZAKARI , Abdul Aziz GHA 20.27

Re: t-and-f: Croghan vs Kennedy

In a message dated 8/25/01 12:12:39 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Why do you rate Kennedy in a class above Croghan? I think if you compare their international records you would find them pretty comparable. Because Kennedy has been top 10 world ranked and has outperformed him on the clock

RE: t-and-f: Top 10 list: What's your best running song ever?

In the movie 'Personal Best' Al Feuerbach, formerly of the Two Big Guys Track Club (now called One Skinny Guy, One Little Runt), performed his original song 'Diannabol'. Anyone remember the words? Anyone hear the message? Or do we just bounce our heads while humming ...smiling happy people... to

RE: t-and-f: Top 10 list: What's your best running song ever?

damn homonyms Break's over, heads back in you're ^$$=$ malmo oooh. Even more esoteric. Ok then. New Order's Run(stolen from John Denver) off Technique. A little more mainstream-Steppenwolf's Born to be Wild. I also dare you not to do a workout after watching Peter Strauss

RE: RE: t-and-f: SI article about most overrated and underrated

Neither Padilla nor Maree ever got close to a medal. You did, however, overlook someone who did get a medal, Brian Diemer, and presumably he would be a ...legitimate distance threat by default. Simply stated, I think an at his best Pre today would give the US the ability to talk about a

RE: t-and-f: SI article about most overrated and underrated

Croghan hasn't been top 10 ranked? Cudda fooled me. Outperformed him on the clock? Yeah right, what's Kennedy's best steeple, nine minutes? Don't you start reciting girly-boy flat races on me. They don't count. malmo Wayne wrote: Why do you rate Kennedy in a class above Croghan? I

Re: t-and-f: Comments and results of Brussels, Ivo van Damme

--- Wilmar Kortleever [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 1 Johnson Joshua J.USA 19.88 12.0 Somebody in the press stands said Johnson is a former basketball player Aha, I knew I wasn't (completely) imagining things. That's the story I heard, but someone told me off-list

t-and-f: JJ Johnson

From the Ft. Worth Star-Telegram, prior to the USA Outdoor Championships: http://web.star-telegram.com/content/fortworth/2001/06/07/sports/fw010908-0607 -XD014-johnson.htm The Natural Basketball-turned track star J.J. Johnson of Pioneer Track Club is honing his raw ability to become one of

t-and-f: J.J. Johnson

BestFares.com, which publishes a magazine and runs a website devoted to airline, hotel, cruise, etc. bargains, seems to have some sort of interest in J.J. Johnson. A box in the August issue of the magazine, headed J.J. Johnson Goes International, notes that our favorite athlete, J.J. Johnson, has

Re: RE: t-and-f: SI article about most overrated and underrated

In a message dated Sat, 25 Aug 2001 12:07:32 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: hey im wondering, who does alan webb have a poster of on his wall? how bout stember, or ritzenhein? PREFONTAINE. another thing, every single professional athlete ought to thank pre for his

t-and-f: 19.88 by J.J. Johnson

Statistically, the 19.88 is equal 11th on the All-time US 200 list. And has far as I can tell, it is the best performance ever for Lane 9 in the 200. Perhaps, Jed Brickner can verify this. George

t-and-f: J.J. Johnson

Not quite a Delano Meriwether, who I recall was somewhat more advanced in years when he started out, but a little like? Bill Allen

Re: t-and-f: J.J. Johnson

William H. Allen wrote: Not quite a Delano Meriwether, who I recall was somewhat more advanced in years when he started out, but a little like? Bill Allen Merryweather had more experience than he let on. He was competing in open meets as early as '66. I have an old program showing

Re: t-and-f: J.J. Johnson

That's interesting. But at least I'm confident my spelling is right. Bill Allen - Original Message - From: Wayne T. Armbrust [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: T and F List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2001 6:24 PM Subject: Re: t-and-f: J.J. Johnson William H. Allen wrote:

Re: t-and-f: J.J. Johnson

William H. Allen wrote: That's interesting. But at least I'm confident my spelling is right. Bill Allen That's how it is in the old program I have. My name, often butchered, is spelled right. Merryweather had more experience than he let on. He was competing in open meets as

Re: t-and-f: SI article about most overrated and underrated

Sorry .. Dumb sprinter here forgot about the barrier race and was only looking at/comparing the flat races ... Guess I should stick to looking at the sprints .. :o) Croghan has been one of our best steeplers, although I would like to see him take the steeple record down as Kennedy did the 5000 ..

t-and-f: DNFs: a growing trend?

Are there any statistics about the historical occurrence of DNFs in track and field? (leaving aside rabbits) Is it my imagination, or are they on the increase? The comment I knew I wasn't going to win (or move on to the final), so why bother? seems to have come up more frequently in the past few

Re: t-and-f: DNFs: a growing trend?

Intriguing question: Let me suggest that if the reason for running is to make money, DNF often makes sense, but if the reason is to prove how tough you are, DNF is failure. Tom Derderian - Original Message - From: Sandrak [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, August 25,

t-and-f: Stockholm Grand Prix On US Cable TV

In an odd bit of programming my schedule shows the Oxygen network (channel 251 on DIRECTV, don't even know how many cable systems carry it) will show 2 hours of coverage of the Stockholm Grand Prix at 7:00 am and again at 4:00 PM central time tomorrow August 26. Over five weeks after the fact

t-and-f: trivia

Can anyone name the 2 runners behind Pre in the photo in the SI article naming Pre overrated?

Re: t-and-f: J.J. Johnson

Message text written by Wayne T. Armbrust That's how it is in the old program I have. Program's wrong. Bill Allen is right.

Re: t-and-f: DNFs: a growing trend?

In a message dated 8/25/01 9:18:51 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Let me suggest that if the reason for running is to make money, DNF often makes sense, but if the reason is to prove how tough you are, DNF is failure. I remember some great runner back in the 70s saying I NEVER drop out of a

t-and-f: USATF Release: Olympic Trio leads Team USA

Contact:Jill M. Geer Director of Communications http://www.usatf.org 317-261-0500 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sunday, August 26, 2001 OLYMPIC TRIO LEAD TEAM USA AT WUGS BEIJING - The USA Track Field Team at the World University Games is not only Team USA's largest delegation, with

Re: t-and-f: DNFs: a growing trend?

On Sat, 25 Aug 2001 23:34:01 EDT, you wrote: I remember some great runner back in the 70s saying I NEVER drop out of a race, no matter how bad I'm hurting. Once you do it, it becomes easier each time. Interesting in light of Suzy FH's latest travails. Jim Gerweck Running Times And a thousand

t-and-f: Aouit and 3000mSC

P.F.Talbot wrote: Said Aouita at one time or another led the WORLD in every distance from 800m to 10,000m with the exception of the steeple which he never ran (the 3000m wasn't ranked back then but he certainly would have been #1). NOT TRUE. Said Aouita has a PR of 8:21.92 at the 3000mSC

Re: RE: RE: t-and-f: SI article about most overrated and underrated

In a message dated 8/25/2001 10:24:18 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Stiil overrated... those who die young (John F. Kennedy, etc) frequently are. Now thats about as simplistic and stupid a thing as I have ever read. JT