t-and-f: RE: Webb's Performance

2004-06-20 Thread Michael J. Roth
I agree 100% w/ Schiefer here, and will go even further. If any of our 1500/Milers of the last 20 years had half his balls we wouldn't have had the horrific performances to put up with. Alan believes in himself, and has taken more crap than the whole lot of runners who have run in his entire

t-and-f: Hootie details??

2004-06-11 Thread Michael J. Roth
So, what are the details on Hootie this year at the OT in Sacto? MJR

t-and-f: Open Letter to Dan O'Brien

2004-06-05 Thread Michael J. Roth
, but it's a meet and making the OT standard should be an easy thing for someone of your talent to accomplish. Please contact me directly if you are interested in this offer, it is not a joke. Come, smile, compete, talk to the kids (big and small) and get your qualifier for Sacto. Michael J. Roth

t-and-f: USATF-LI Champs

2004-06-03 Thread Michael J. Roth
Last chance for entries!!! USATF-Long Island Championships 6/13-14 Meet is PRE-ENTRY only! Entry form (PDF) is online here: http://www.litf.org/Events/ViewBrochure.cfm?EID=365 For distance people, there is a 1500, 3000St, 5000 1 on the schedule. Get those entries in NOW!!! All levels of

t-and-f: TIM SEAMAN MAKES OLYMPIC QUALIFYING TIME

2004-05-22 Thread Michael J. Roth
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 5/22/04 CONTACT: MICHAEL J. ROTH 631-379-2833 TIM SEAMAN MAKES OLYMPIC QUALIFYING TIME VALLENSBAEK, DENMARK - Tim Seaman, North Babylon, fulfilled his quest for an Olympic qualifying performance today in the 20km race walk at the Phonixmarchen race, winning in a time

t-and-f: USATF-LI Open Masters Championships

2004-05-17 Thread Michael J. Roth
USATF-LI Open Masters Championships 6/13 9:30 am Mitchel Athletic Complex 6/14 5:00 pm Farmingdale HS Entry: $7.00 USATF-LI members $8.00 Guests PRE-ENTRY ONLY (DUE 6/7), NO EXCEPTIONS Entry form w/ schedule directions online at http://www.litf.org Event Schedule: Sunday Track 3000

t-and-f: John Nunn gets A standard

2004-05-08 Thread Michael J. Roth
May 8, 2004 Birstonas, Lithuania The Army World Class Athlete Program's John Nunn was the class of the field in today's A. Milkeno Racewalk Competition on the streets of Birstonas, Lithuania. Nunn bettered his personal best and achieved the Olympic 'A' time standard with a 1:22:31 for the 20km

t-and-f: RE:Ritz

2004-04-30 Thread Michael J. Roth
Wayne, Normally I would agree with your thought on Ritz' racing at Stanford instead of the Big 12 Meet as being bad for the collegiate sport. In this case, and with this athlete, I have to disagree. CU should do well the meet without him, and he's not likely to get an A standard running by

Re: RE: t-and-f: Where, O Where have those little Greeks gone? Where, O Where can they be?

2003-04-03 Thread Michael J. Roth
HAR-HAR! Nelson

t-and-f: Where, O Where have those little Greeks gone? Where, O Where can they be?

2003-04-02 Thread Michael J. Roth
(If they lie about where they are, its not a stretch to think they lie about what they take/don't take - MJR) http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/gen/wire?messageId=10472620 Wednesday, April 2 Athletics-Greek federation to investigate whereabouts of Kederis

Re: t-and-f: Where, O Where have those little Greeks gone? Where, O Where can they be?

2003-04-02 Thread Michael J. Roth
malmo Normally, I wouldn't bat an eye at this type of thing, but with the scutiny that these two have been under over the last year relating to not racing anywhere outside of Greece until a major championship, they have to think a bit more before acting. Maybe their coaches need to wake up

Re: t-and-f: Where, O Where have those little Greeks gone? Where, O Where can they be?

2003-04-02 Thread Michael J. Roth
But no one, anywhere, has made any assumptions as to whether Alan is using anything, and Alan is far from being the World Champ. I'm sure that Alan has no problem being found when he has to report for a drug test either. No accusations here, just doesn't look good. This guy is a

t-and-f: US wins Pan Am Cup

2003-03-16 Thread Michael J. Roth
US Men win again; women finish 2nd Chula Vista, CA--The rain came down and the US poured it on. Fighting off a steady stream of showers in usually sunny southern California, Tim Seaman led the US team to another stunning upset at the Pan Am Cup this afternoon. This time the red, white, blue

t-and-f: re: Lane Violations

2003-03-16 Thread Michael J. Roth
There seems to be a lot of DQs for lane violations at the WIC. Does anyone know why? They're probably running in another lane!!?? MJR

t-and-f: USTCA/RWI COLLEGIATE RACE WALKING GRAND PRIX REPORT #2

2003-03-16 Thread Michael J. Roth
USTCA/RWI Collegiate Race Walking Grand Prix Report #2 All Indoor Races Included thru March 10 It is the unofficial mid-point of the track season, now that the Indoor Championships have all been completed. The USTCA/RWI Collegiate Race Walking Grand Prix has brought a total of 48 university

t-and-f: re: Warning

2003-03-13 Thread Michael J. Roth
The problem with the page, and the whole NSIC website, is that they compose their website in MS Word, which creates a lot of garbage in the html code and subsequently creates problems in older browsers with even loading the page at all. Newer browsers will load the page, but there is so much

t-and-f: Re: Boston Webcast

2003-02-27 Thread Michael J. Roth
Kamal Don't regret charging a fee. TF must get past the spectators get in for free mentality if it is to be respected as a professional sport. You're broadcasting something with value, the least you can do is cover your expenses. With this, you should also gain some more legitimacy in the

t-and-f: Blood testing at world indoors

2003-02-27 Thread Michael J. Roth
Watch to see who gets mysteriously hurt and injured really soon. I'm sure a few of the announced disappearances are related to rumors about this being a reality. MJR LONDON (AP) _ Athletes will undergo blood testing at the World Indoor Championships for the first time. The drug

t-and-f: re: Carol Lewis Remarks

2003-02-10 Thread Michael J. Roth
Carol said something to the effect of these kids aren't used to running on a banked track like this, as they spend most of their time running on the flat track at the Armory. Her implication was probably meant to be that the MSG track is tougher than the 200m oval at the Armory, but once

t-and-f: Carol Lewis is a DOPE!

2003-02-08 Thread Michael J. Roth
Carol - The Armory in NYC does not have a flat track. Maybe if you'd gone there once in the last decade. It was really nice to hear Lewis Johnson put down St John's University for their bonehead decision of dropping Men's TF/XC. A little national publicity should do the cause wonders.

t-and-f: re: Millrose Q: blocks?

2003-02-08 Thread Michael J. Roth
No, blocks are only used in the 60m races.

t-and-f: Millrose Games Entries

2003-01-31 Thread Michael J. Roth
2003 Verizon Millrose Games Entry List (January 29, 2003) 2003 VERIZON MILLROSE GAMES ENTRIES* EVENT 1 - MASTERS WOMEN'S 4x400m RELAY - 5:20pm A Bohemia Track Club Bohemia, NY B Central Park Track Club - A New York, NY C Central Park Track Club - B New York, NY D Genesee Valley Harriers

t-and-f: Organisers Discuss False Start Rule

2003-01-28 Thread Michael J. Roth
http://uk.sports.yahoo.com/030128/203/doifs.html The controversial new false start rule which came into effect at the beginning of the year will be reviewed by leading athletics indoor meeting promoters next month. Organisers of the events in Stockholm, Birmingham and Lievin will convene with

t-and-f: The Sh!+ has hit the Fan

2003-01-25 Thread Michael J. Roth
Ethics chairman has done work for Ward-directed GM http://espn.go.com/oly/news/2003/0125/1498500.html Associated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- The chairman of the U.S. Olympic Committee's ethics panel, which let USOC chief Lloyd Ward keep his job after a conflict-of-interest

t-and-f: Jordan sues trainer Kersee over debt

2003-01-24 Thread Michael J. Roth
http://espn.go.com/mlb/news/2003/0124/1498234.html Jordan sues trainer Kersee over debt Associated Press ST. LOUIS -- The husband of Olympic track star Jackie Joyner-Kersee and the company he used to run owe Los

t-and-f: Coe calls for probe into doping coaches

2003-01-22 Thread Michael J. Roth
http://uk.sports.yahoo.com/030122/80/dm35x.html Coe calls for probe into doping coaches By Daniel Howden ATHENS (Reuters) - Twice Olympic 1,500 metres champion Sebastian Coe has called for an investigation into the coaches of athletes who fail drug tests. We have a responsibility to look

t-and-f: OMYGOD!

2003-01-13 Thread Michael J. Roth
I just actually saw a TV commercial for a track meet!! MSG Network / Fox Sports NY had a pretty nicely done 15 sec spot on the Millrose Games in the intermission of the Islanders v. Capitals hockey game. Maybe we're getting somewhere after all?! MJR

t-and-f: Who was it??

2003-01-10 Thread Michael J. Roth
An inquiry into USATF's doping procedures following the Sydney Games found evidence that the athlete in question tested positive for the banned substance, nandrolone, on July 6, 1999. As there was no International competition (as listed on the IAAF site) on that date, this would make it an out

t-and-f: re: Mascot Choices

2003-01-08 Thread Michael J. Roth
Random thoughts on the available names: 1. Cinders - what is left of the track at Stony Brook University because the AD wanted better sightlines for football in their new stadium so they left out the track. 2. Re-run - fat kid from 70's sitcom, Hey hey hey, what's happenin Rog! 3. Spike -

t-and-f: re: Fox's Man vs. Beast

2003-01-06 Thread Michael J. Roth
Fox also did a bit on Race Walking this past Sunday night on Malcolm in the Middle. It was well done, rather funny and tastefully done - something NBC can't manage to pull off. Featured in the episode were US Team members Curt Clausen, Philip Dunn, Sean Albert Susan Armenta. An interesting

t-and-f: Mascot

2003-01-06 Thread Michael J. Roth
To back Jill up on this one, they have the right idea on the Mascot, no matter how sick it turns your stomach. While attending a college basketball game last night, the school's Mascot entered the stands. One large section was devoted to a local CYO girls team that played during halftime.

t-and-f: re: Mascot

2003-01-06 Thread Michael J. Roth
The Mascot has an equal stupidity look, but kids don't know the difference, so the point is moot. Mascots attract kids, there is no debating this, anything to the contrary is pointless banter. Whether the children are spectators or contestants (we're not talking Millrose here, but JO meets

Re: t-and-f: yelling at runners

2002-12-30 Thread Michael J. Roth
1. I was in Ellicottville this past summer and can vouch for the relative inbred-ness of the locals there. 2. If you runners think you have it bad, try race walking, where even the other tf-types (the inbred ones) heckle you. I can only imagine how bad it will get when the inbreds start

t-and-f: re: Ernst Van Aaken and longevity

2002-12-29 Thread Michael J. Roth
He died in 1984. MJR

t-and-f: Texas track coach's condition upgraded

2002-12-27 Thread Michael J. Roth
By JIM VERTUNO, AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (December 27, 2002 1:32 p.m. EST) - Texas women's track coach Beverly Kearney was upgraded to serious condition on Friday after back surgery following a car accident in Florida. The crash on Thursday killed a university staff member and the

t-and-f: UT track coach Kearney injured in wreck that kills 2

2002-12-26 Thread Michael J. Roth
By JIM VERTUNO, Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (December 26, 2002 8:03 p.m. EST) - Texas women's track coach Beverly Kearney was critically injured Thursday in a car accident in Florida that killed a university staff member and the mother of former world champion sprinter and Olympic medalist

t-and-f: IAAF: Sotomayor hinted at doping guilt

2002-11-27 Thread Michael J. Roth
Agence France-Presse PARIS (November 27, 2002 1:20 p.m. EST) - High jump world record holder Javier Sotomayor gave a veiled hint that he retired because he had taken banned substances, the Cuban athletics federation told world governing body IAAF, it emerged on Wednesday. About a month ago

re: t-and-f: d3 xc results

2002-11-23 Thread Michael J. Roth
Am I missing something?? There is no tie for 8th place. B-W beats Elmhurst on the 6th place finisher, in fact all 7 were in before the 5 from Elmhurst. MJR ___ women: http://www.raceberryjam.com/nc3ccwomen02.html 1 Williams College 423457 23 43 62

t-and-f: Perez is back at the top of the world

2002-11-21 Thread Michael J. Roth
http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=20033.html Wednesday 20 November 2002 2002 was a crucial year for Jefferson Pérez, the 1996 Olympic 20km Race walking champion. The Ecuadorian's victory over that distance on the streets of Turin at the 20th IAAF World Race Walking Cup in October, capped

t-and-f: NCAA DI Qualifiers - Official Selections

2002-11-18 Thread Michael J. Roth
http://www.ncaa.org/releases/makepage.cgi/champselections/2002111804sl.htm FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Monday, November 18, 2002 Mark Bockelman Assistant Director of Championships 317/917-6513 2002 NCAA DIVISION I MEN'S AND WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS QUALIFIERS

re: t-and-f: Now Blood

2002-11-10 Thread Michael J. Roth
Ed Having been at the NYS Meet (and filing the Dyestat report), this situation is not the fault of the officiating. At some point the athletes coaches need to wake the F up. The Sunken Meadow course was known to be the State Meet for over a year. Everyone had a chance to run it during the

t-and-f: Canisius to drop I-AA football, tennis, track and rifle

2002-11-06 Thread Michael J. Roth
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Citing competitive and economic concerns, Canisius College announced Thursday that Division I-AA football is among the seven varsity sports the school will eliminate at the end of the current academic year. Also being cut are men's and women's indoor and outdoor track, men's and

Re: t-and-f: Fwd: woman marathoner dies

2002-11-06 Thread Michael J. Roth
But she did do this race at 1:00/mile slower than her normal pace, finishing almost 12 minutes back from where she did the year before. She also has become an expert at this, being her fourth time. I'm sure she could write a book on this process. Hopefully it would be more well received than

t-and-f: Shot putters article

2002-11-06 Thread Michael J. Roth
Throwers- Check out Jeff Everson's Planet Muscle Nutrition Magazine, Dec edition, has a really extensive areticle on the US Shot Putters and the history of the event. It has many classic pics as well. You might be able to get it at www.planetmuscle.com too. MJR

t-and-f: Interesting approach .....

2002-11-05 Thread Michael J. Roth
In the article linked below, Mourhit contends that his ban should be removed for just about every reason, except that he's innocent. Very interesting way to go further than even Dennis Mitchel did in being ridiculous. http://www.sportserver.com/track_field/story/606104p-4683538c.html

Re: t-and-f: Meanwhile back at the hall of fame....

2002-10-25 Thread Michael J. Roth
Jonathon Edwards 60+ foot TJ was the most amazing Field event for me, and MJ's 200m in Atlanta still gives me chills. My greatest sports moment (as a spectator (I know its off topic!!)) was the Game 6 in 1986. Mookie would have beat them to 1st even if he had fielded that ball. This just

t-and-f: Lassiter apologizes for mistake at World Cup

2002-09-22 Thread Michael J. Roth
I guess this answers the guilt question, now for the penalty phase. MJR --- MADRID, Spain -- U.S. distance runner Seneca Lassiter could be punished by USA Track Field for setting the pace for a Kenyan in the 1,500 meters at the World Cup. Bernard Lagat, who trains with Lassiter, won the

Re: t-and-f: Lassiter apologizes for mistake at World Cup

2002-09-22 Thread Michael J. Roth
Guido, Leroy, etc I don't know what will happen, but I doubt whether he'll get more punishment than being sent to sit in the corner with a dunce hat on. We can always dream, though! MJR malmo wrote: Penalty phase? Like we already told youze guys how diss works out. Da Nike goons paid off

t-and-f: Title IX poistscript

2002-09-22 Thread Michael J. Roth
It strikes me that many of the people (re: women), who are now in positions to make these decisions, are acting out of some warped sense of revenge towards male athletes in the name of equality. This is not, nor never has been about equality, with these people, but is a matter of who is in

Re: t-and-f: Lassiter for a Darwin Award

2002-09-21 Thread Michael J. Roth
Someone in the AAC should file a grievance against him or they should just lynch the guy. What a jackass. MJR

t-and-f: U.S. Athlete May Be Disciplined - Sources

2002-09-21 Thread Michael J. Roth
MADRID (Reuters) - U.S. middle-distance runner Seneca Lassiter will face disciplinary action if national federation officials decide he deliberately acted as a pace maker on the first day of the World Cup team competition on Friday, sources close to the American team said.

RE: t-and-f: lassiter's trip

2002-09-21 Thread Michael J. Roth
Fred All US athletes are required to now sign a contract regarding conduct when representing the US in Int'l competition. I'm sure this BS is in direct violation of that conduct agreement, not to mention just basic good sportsmanship and common sense. He should be suspended for at least a year

Re: t-and-f: U.S. Athlete May Be Disciplined - Sources

2002-09-21 Thread Michael J. Roth
I agree totally. This sport needs to rid itself of all rabbits. At this rate they're going to put them in field events too. These Euro Meets are turning into practices where everyone runs one interval, its no longer about the competition. The IAAF needs to wake the hell up. MJR Ben Hall

t-and-f: Poor Journalism, again?!

2002-09-19 Thread Michael J. Roth
From the Espn article about Bob Hayes: When Dallas won the Super Bowl after the 1971 season, Hayes became the only athlete to win an Olympic gold medal and a Super Bowl ring. More than 30 years later, he's still the only person with both. -- I seem to remember a guy named Willie Gault . . .

Re: t-and-f: Poor Journalism, again?!

2002-09-19 Thread Michael J. Roth
Ooopss, my bad!!! Checking Michal Rabinovich's TF Statistics site at http://trackfield.brinkster.net/ clued me in on my error. BTW, that site is great. He has about every major champs result online. He even has made the corrections when drug tests come back positive. MJR On Thu, 19 Sep 2002

t-and-f: Steeplechase world-record holder Boulami fails doping test

2002-08-29 Thread Michael J. Roth
BRUSSELS, Belgium (August 29, 2002 9:15 a.m. EDT) - Steeplechase world-record holder Brahim Boulami has failed a doping test, the organizer of the Van Damme Memorial meet said Thursday. Wilfried Meert said Boulami was tested on the eve of the Weltklasse meet in Zurich two weeks ago, when he

t-and-f: Pole vault king Bubka named IOC athletes' commission chairman

2002-08-26 Thread Michael J. Roth
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (August 26, 2002 2:27 p.m. EDT) - The world's best ever pole vaulter Sergei Bubka, of the Ukraine, has been appointed Chairman of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes' Commission, the IOC announced.

t-and-f: re: Wanamaker

2002-08-20 Thread Michael J. Roth
Gee, go figure, a rich guy his corporation get behind TF and support it financially. Too bad that's SOOO difficult today. MJR

t-and-f: re: Wanamaker

2002-08-20 Thread Michael J. Roth
Gee, go figure, I rich guy his corporation get behind TF and support it financially. Too bad that's SOOO difficult today. MJR

t-and-f: Korzeniowski - AOY?

2002-08-09 Thread Michael J. Roth
Well, he got the royal screw in 2000, but in 2002 he should get even more consideration. He's lost twice this year, some will say. Ok, but both of those losses were to people setting world bests at distances that are not his strength (10k 20k - he was second in both). His Euro victory in the

t-and-f: Deakes walks on to a double

2002-07-31 Thread Michael J. Roth
Have no doubt that two-golds-in-two-days walker Nathan Deakes is superhuman? The drug testers here don't: they have subjected him to five tests in less than 48 hours, presumably to ensure the minerals in his system do not include kryptonite.

t-and-f: Tourova breaks women's 3000 meter steeplechase record

2002-07-27 Thread Michael J. Roth
Agence France-Presse GDANSK (July 27, 2002 2:34 p.m. EDT) - Alesia Tourova of Belarus has established a new 3000m women's steeplechase world record, posting a time of 9 minutes, 16.51 seconds at the Gdansk athletics meet here on Saturday.

t-and-f: Women get head start in New York Marathon

2002-07-24 Thread Michael J. Roth
NEW YORK (July 23, 2002 4:27 p.m. EDT) - For the first time in any major marathon in the United States, the women's elite race at the New York City Marathon on Nov. 3 will start 35 minutes before the men's elite and open races. http://www.sportserver.com/track_field/story/475572p-3800926c.html

t-and-f: IAAF Jr World Champs 10000m RW Women

2002-07-18 Thread Michael J. Roth
Official Results - 1 METRES WALK - Women - Final Thursday, July 18, 2002 - 19:40 Pos Bib Athlete Country Mark 1 337 Mitsumura Fumi JPN 46:01.51 (NJ) 2 92 Liu Siqi CHN 46:07.15 3 57 Tsikhanava Maryna BLR 46:14.67 (SB) 4 90 Guo Dongmei CHN 46:31.49 (PB) 5 511 Malíková Zuzana SVK 46:46.29 (NJ) 6

t-and-f: IAAF Jr World Champs 10000m RW

2002-07-17 Thread Michael J. Roth
Official Results - 1 METRES WALK - Men - Final Wednesday, July 17, 2002 - 19:50 Pos Bib Athlete Country Mark 1 722 Kanaykin Vladimir RUS 41:41.40 2 170 Xu Xingde CHN 41:44.00 3 165 Lu Ronghua CHN 41:46.07 4 118 Duarte Rafael dos Anjos BRA 42:00.39 (NJ) 5 510 Yamazaki Yuki JPN 42:02.76 6 95

t-and-f: is this correct??

2002-07-13 Thread Michael J. Roth
Larry I was the doing the meet results. If any sprinter was slow at the meet is was because they didn't want to run fast (or they suck). The weather was made for sprinters, very hot, but it seemed that the distance athletes were the only ones racing hard. I vaguely remember an older girl

t-and-f: Golden Gala Results - who'da figured . . .

2002-07-12 Thread Michael J. Roth
IAAF Golden League Golden Gala Roma, 12-Jul-2002 RESULTS MEN GP 100 METRES - MENCombined Results Pts 1 Greene Maurice USA 9.89 12.0 2 Montgomery Tim

t-and-f: Athletissima Grand Prix results

2002-07-02 Thread Michael J. Roth
http://espn.go.com/oly/news/2002/0702/1401541.html

t-and-f: No connection

2002-07-01 Thread Michael J. Roth
Ed WOW, something we're in total agreement on!!! The state of affairs in regards to ACTUALLY doing something to promote foster the growth of Youth Athletics from USATF is abmissmally weak. The so-called Youth sponsors give no money to any program outside of the National Champs. I'm not

t-and-f: Mo goes 0 for 2

2002-06-30 Thread Michael J. Roth
Chambers blows past Greene again in 100 meters SHEFFIELD, England (June 30, 2002 1:02 p.m. EDT) - Britian's Dwain Chambers beat world record-holder Maurice Greene for the second time in 48 hours, winning the 100 meters at the Norwich Union Classic on Sunday.

Re: t-and-f: Nationals

2002-06-26 Thread Michael J. Roth
22.35 in the 200m, sad but true, these dopes can't think past 3-4 athletes per sport. MJR

t-and-f: San Diego State sprinter jailed in stabbing death of boyfriend

2002-06-26 Thread Michael J. Roth
The Associated Press SAN DIEGO (June 26, 2002 4:13 p.m. EDT) - A star sprinter from San Diego State University has been jailed in the stabbing death of her married boyfriend, who died early Wednesday. http://sportserver.com/track_field/story/447862p-3583839c.html

t-and-f: St. Augustine's Williams expected to coach U.S. Olympic team

2002-06-25 Thread Michael J. Roth
By NED BARNETT, The News Observer RALEIGH, N.C. (June 25, 2002 12:22 p.m. EDT) - George Williams, a self-taught coach who built St. Augustine's College in Raleigh into a national track-and-field power, will cap his career with a top honor in his sport - head coach of the U.S. Olympic men's

Re: t-and-f: American distance running walking

2002-06-18 Thread Michael J. Roth
Richard You're talking in circles. All races in TF are about moving the body over a distance as fast as possible. Some of these races have obstacles rules which restrain the athlete to some degree. These are hurdles, exchange zones, lanes and yes, technique(s) required to navigate the

t-and-f: Clueless Carl

2002-06-16 Thread Michael J. Roth
I don't see the problem with these statements from Carl. All he said was he doesn't miss the competition. It was nice that he didn't make statements about Mo, et al, for once. The big, latest, problem with him was his no show for his USATF HOF Induction. His excuse was that he was working

t-and-f: Nova Ovals

2002-06-15 Thread Michael J. Roth
Y'all Wanna know about Nova Ovals, read Russ Ebbets' book SuperNova. Its about the funniest track book you'll ever read. MJR

t-and-f: Chambers storms to victory in Commonwealth trials

2002-06-15 Thread Michael J. Roth
LONDON (June 15, 2002 3:28 p.m. EDT) - Sprinter Dwain Chambers scorched to victory in the men's 100 meters at the English Commonwealth Games trials in Manchester on Saturday. Chambers defeated his rivals with a season-best time of 10.03 seconds to guarantee himself a place in the Commonwealth

t-and-f: Former Pitt track coach issues blistering statement after firing

2002-06-14 Thread Michael J. Roth
PITTSBURGH (June 14, 2002 1:14 a.m. EDT) - Steve Lewis, fired earlier in the week after 20 years as a track coach at Pitt, issued a statement Thursday condemning what he called racial and gender hate and dollar mongers at the school.

Re: t-and-f: Free Distance clinic at USATF's

2002-06-14 Thread Michael J. Roth
Guys/Gals - Wayne's given many clues. Think outside of the box. 2 names: Curt Clausen Enrique Pena. MJR

t-and-f: Former Olympic discus champ suspended on doping charges

2002-06-13 Thread Michael J. Roth
VILNIUS (June 13, 2002 11:15 a.m. EDT) - Former Olympic discus champion Romas Ubartas has been temporarily suspended by the Lithuanian athletics federation following allegations of anabolic steroid use, the federation secretary told AFP Thursday.

t-and-f: Tuesdays with Malmo????

2002-06-10 Thread Michael J. Roth
John, et al, I too love the little musings from Malmo, they certainly add some spice to the list. Maybe, if he's not too busy, he can do one regularly scheduled story per week. Kinda like the Tuesdays with Morrie, but without the sadly prolonged death at the end. MJR

Re: t-and-f: World Team Track -- it would save the sport

2002-06-07 Thread Michael J. Roth
Mike This is very similar to the format proposal I submitted for the Golden Spike Tour. I got into complete scoring details for individuals and teams, along with how to go about dividing into teams, etc. Sadly, it got little consideration by the USATF Board and we were left with the inane

t-and-f: American doper won Sydney medal?

2002-06-06 Thread Michael J. Roth
Well, one positive out of this, if the rumors are fact, is that its wasn't Regina Jacobs. MJR

t-and-f: Re: RR - Track field still a team sport

2002-06-04 Thread Michael J. Roth
Wayne The point that most people miss with Road Racers and TF, is that most of the Racers have never had anything to do with TF, and know nothing about it. 95% of these (RW subscribers) do this for fitness and have no interest in TF. They think that they can't possibly run on the track, it

Re: t-and-f: Re: RR - Track field still a team sport

2002-06-04 Thread Michael J. Roth
Shawn AGREED! While we're at it, end all appearance fees. This disgusting practice is a hold over from the under-the-table days when TF athletes had to fake being amateur. Make them perform to get paid, similar to what happens in the road races that actually have prize money. Their only

t-and-f: Adam Staier does it again!

2002-06-02 Thread Michael J. Roth
Racewalking fans, Adam Staier does it again. Yesterday (6/1) at the Maine High School State Track and Field Championships at the University of Maine track in Orono, Maine, Adam Staier, from Farmington, ME, racewalked a 6:01.48 1600 meter (6:03.6-Mile conversion). This time lowers the

t-and-f: At least we're not the World Cup ...

2002-06-02 Thread Michael J. Roth
Talking of TV, it is S obvious the commentators of the England/Sweden match are watching the tape and calling it after the fact. They call wide shots before the ball even leaves the players foot. Thankfully, we've got pros like Larry who don't call crap like that. MJR

t-and-f: Korir's second wind helps him breeze past competition at Rock 'n' Roll Marathon

2002-06-02 Thread Michael J. Roth
By BERNIE WILSON, Associated Press SAN DIEGO (June 2, 2002 08:48 PM EDT) - Sammy Korir made his winning move in the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon not long after the lead pack ran by a band named 2nd Wind. Korir got his second wind and no else did, as he pulled away for an impressive win in 2 hours, 9

t-and-f: Gebrselassie stops world record attempt

2002-06-02 Thread Michael J. Roth
Agence France-Presse (June 2, 2002 03:10 PM EDT) - Ethiopian distance runner great Haile Gebrselassie halted his attempt to set two world records at the Fanny Blankers Koen Games in the Netherlands Sunday, when he stopped running after 40 minutes.

t-and-f: Southern Cal's Williams Records Historic Fourth 100-Meter Title

2002-06-01 Thread Michael J. Roth
June 01, 2002 - By BOB BAUM AP Sports Writer BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- Angela Williams made NCAA track and field history Saturday night with her fourth 100-meter title. http://www.ncaachampionships.com/0,5920,1_715_0_16042,00.html

Re: t-and-f: Jennings craps out

2002-05-31 Thread Michael J. Roth
toby said: apparently, the intended sarcasm didn't come through as i had intended I feel for ya here, as that was my intent too. Damn I opened up a can of whooopass on myself with that one. At least the ratio of real email to spam got better with all the responses I got. Thanks, I enjoyed

t-and-f: re:state meet entry limitations

2002-05-30 Thread Michael J. Roth
Steve NY has B 3000m St G 2000m St. Also most Sections contest G Race Walk indoors, as it is in the State Meet. Only one does it outdoors. The boys stills contest it outdoors in this Section, but barely because the coaches officials are more concerned with the most they can out of the

t-and-f: Purdue thrower breaks American record in women's javelin

2002-05-30 Thread Michael J. Roth
By BOB BAUM, Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (May 30, 2002 09:57 PM EDT) - Serene Ross of Purdue needed just one throw to win the NCAA championship in the women's javelin on Thursday, and set an American record in the process. http://sportserver.com/track_field/story/419328p-3342179c.html

t-and-f: Jennings craps out

2002-05-30 Thread Michael J. Roth
Like i've said many times about Gabe, he should shut up, get a normal hair cut, shut up, shut up, train better, shut up, race smarter, shut up, actually beat people, or just shut up! MJR

t-and-f: British athlete Modahl retires

2002-05-29 Thread Michael J. Roth
LONDON (May 29, 2002 12:21 PM EDT) - British middle-distance runner Diane Modahl announced her retirement from athletics with immediate effect Wednesday. http://sportserver.com/track_field/story/417372p-3328911c.html

t-and-f: hs uniforms

2002-05-28 Thread Michael J. Roth
There are enough people here who are involved with the NFHS State Fed Ruling bodies. Please remove heads from rectums and get this uniform rule changed across the US to read as follows: A Uniform is that which is issued and/or approved by the scholastic program. The Uniform consists of a

t-and-f: re: hs uniforms

2002-05-28 Thread Michael J. Roth
Dan Point taken, but how many times do schools show up in similar colors already?? It happens all the time in HS competitions. When I raced in HS, a team in our league had the exact same uniforms, and we had no problems telling anyone apart. Stony Brook University and St Johns University

t-and-f: RW news

2002-05-27 Thread Michael J. Roth
From a posting I sent to Dyestat. For compete HS RW Rankings, go to http://www.dyestat.com. (I don't make any money there, but John does and i'm sure he appreciates it.) Adam Staier (Mt Blue HS, ME) broke the 1600m Race Walk HS National Record on 5/25 in his Sectional Championships. His time

t-and-f: The witch is dead, the wicked witch is dead!!

2002-05-24 Thread Michael J. Roth
Baldwin steps down as USOC president http://espn.go.com/oly/news/2002/0524/1386536.html

t-and-f: Henry sets javelin year's best

2002-05-20 Thread Michael J. Roth
Agence France-Presse REHLINGEN/WESEL (May 20, 2002 04:10 PM EDT) - German thrower Boris Henry sent his javelin to a year-leading distance of 86.42 meters at an international meeting here on Monday. http://sportserver.com/track_field/story/407672p-3249953c.html

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