t-and-f: Fwd: August 13 - Media Release - Edmonton 2001 World Championships in Athletics
August 13, 2001 MEDIA RELEASE It's a wrap! Hosting the world proves to be extraordinary experience Edmonton, AB - The Edmonton 2001 World Championships in Athletics has concluded, with more than 400,000 in attendance at an action-packed 10 days of exciting competition. "Our final, total attendance for the past 10 days was 400,886 and we're extremely pleased with the daily average attendance of 40,089 at the Stadium. We went from just slightly under 29,000 on Saturday, Aug. 4 to a high of 54,920 on Day 10, the Closing Ceremony," said Chairman of the Board, Jack Agrios. "I'm also very happy to announce that not only did we surpass our budget target of $12.5 million in ticket revenue, we believe we have set the stage for future Championships to be held on this continent," Agrios noted. "We've also set the foundation for the future development of track and field in Canada through the Run, Jump and Throw Education Program." The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), the Canadian broadcast Rightsholder, says the viewing audience was also strong throughout the 10 days. During prime time in the early evening, an average of 588,000 households was glued to their sets watching the action from Commonwealth Stadium. Still thousands upon thousands more lined the streets of Edmonton to take in the two marathons and the race-walk events. Kinsmen Park was also the site of large crowds who took in the free, nightly entertainment for eight nights at The Festival of The World's?. In total, approximately 220,000 people attended the concerts, for an average of 27,500 per evening. And, The World's? Plaza located in Churchill Square in downtown Edmonton saw more than 205,000 for nine days of entertainment and hands-on activities. Average daily attendance for the nine days at the Plaza was 25,625. "It took a great deal of work to make sure everything was in place before the Championships began 10 days ago," said Jim Hole, Chair, Fit Out, Edmonton 2001 World Championships in Athletics. "Work got underway last night to turn Commonwealth Stadium back over to the City of Edmonton to ensure its readiness for this Friday night's Edmonton Eskimos home game." Decommissioning includes getting the field at Commonwealth Stadium converted back into a football field, taking out the areas at the south end that were used for medal presentations, photography areas and the media mixed zone, as well as replacing the press tribune areas with spectator seats. Plans are also in the works to turn over the lumber that was used for many of the temporary structures that were utilized during The World's? to Habitat For Humanity in Edmonton. "The amount of wood that will be given to this outstanding organization will assist them in building more than three, one-thousand square foot homes," emphasized Hole. An auction sale to dispose of the Championships' assets, including the banners, will be set in the near future. Equipment such as discuses, shot puts, javelins, high jump and pole vault mats will be turned over to Athletics Alberta for use by young athletes in training right across the province. This is the first time the IAAF World Championships in Athletics have been held in North America. There were 200 competing federations, with an additional six involved in Congress, for a total of 206 federations participating at these Championships. As of August 3, 2001, 1766 athletes and 1413 officials came to Edmonton for The World's?. 1643 broadcast media, from 86 companies, and 1035 print and photographers were accredited to cover The World's?. Edmonton 2001 World Championships in Athletics would like to acknowledge the following partners: IAAF Partners TDK, Adidas, Coca-Cola, EPSON, SEIKO, Eurovision and TBS. Government Partners: Government of Canada, Government of Alberta and the City of Edmonton; Sport Partners: Athletics Canada and Athletics Alberta; National Partners: TELUS, Royal Bank Financial Group, Labatt, EPCOR, IKON Office Solutions, Sony of Canada Ltd. and the General Motors Dealers of Edmonton. For further information, visit the Edmonton 2001 Web site at www.2001.edmonton.com. For more information: Randy Kilburn APR Media Relations, Edmonton 2001 World Championships in Athletics Telephone: (780) 821-2704 Cellular: (780) 919-4253 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: t-and-f: Post Edmonton thoughts
Absolutely! - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, August 13, 2001 7:55 PM Subject: Re: t-and-f: Post Edmonton thoughts > > In a message dated 8/13/01 5:05:58 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > >Was a hard meet to get up for for some reason .. Didn't seem to have the > usual >electricity associated with the Worlds > > I think the WCs have lost luster ever since the IAAF went for the money and > doubled the frequency of the meet. The post-Olympic year WC seems to be > particularly hard hit, whereas at least the pre-Olympic meet has the > anticipation of the impending Games to heighten the excitement. > > Sorry, but I think switching from quad- to biennial WCs was one of Primo's > worse decisions (although I'm sure everyone's the richer for it, so I doubt > we'll see a return to the old schedule) > > Jim Gerweck > Running Times
Re: t-and-f: The End of the British Rule in Running
Again, WHY THIS OBSESSION WITH nationality. It's absurd, especially in the light of the silly barbs thrown my way. But as for your latest barb, you are flat out wrong I did discuss this numerous times, and most recently in my post a while back about "why Brits" will are doing so lousy. The FACT is...and you can check the lists of top times and top runners..is that you and others have swallowed a MYTH that there were a lot of runners of "US, UK and Northern European stock" that were setting the world on fire years ago. There were a few great races by a handful of great runners such as Cram and Coe competing in a field in which most of the rest of the world did not compete, particularly runners from Africa, most of Asia, and South America. Now that the field is more level, the best talent comes to the top. Again, check the lists of top times and runners... Those so-called "great" times of years ago pale in comparison RELATIVE to the population numbers AND overall. In the 800 metres, for instance, 92 of the top 100 times are held by those of mostly African ancestry. Was Coe a great runner. Of course. And we will always have great runners. But he was no where near the consistent level of a Kipketer or Cruz. And as for why runners of "US, UK and Northern European stock" are not doing as well as years ago, there are probably a number of explanations for it. One of the most compelling is that runners of "US, UK and Northern European stock"now have to compete in a world that is not unfairly skewed to their benefit. The playing field is more level (although Africans still have far fewer opportunities...wait until the field gets even MORE level!!!). Few runners want to put in the grueling effort necessary to possibly achieve elite status when they more or less know that considering the current competition, they are likely to fall short of their goals. In other words, just as whites have left pro basketball in droves, blacks avoid weight lifting, and American, British and Canadian Blacks avoid distance running, whites are RATIONALLY turning away from distance running in droves to pursue other things (including sports) in which the effort they will have to expend is likely to be rewarded. That is a rational response by MOST "US, UK and Northern European stock" but certainly not all, since there is a lot of human variation. Moreover, the clear advantage of blacks of West African ancestry in the sprints is far more impressive than disparities in distance running. The body type/physiological advantages of certain populations in distance running is quite small, meaning there will likely always be competitive whites, Asians, etc. and even an occasional Coe and Cram. But don't hold your breath if you think that the "old days' will return. It just can't happen. On 8/13/01 4:12 PM, "Rich Harrington" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jon, > > You have consistently failed to acknowledge why athletes from the US, UK and > and Northern European stock are running more slowly than they did in the > past. If they were running at the level of Cram, Coe, etc., perhaps they > would be more competitive. > > Rich Harrington > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Jon Entine > Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 2:46 PM > To: Track and Field List > Subject: t-and-f: The End of the British Rule in Running > > > Thought this would provoke the usual outrage. If anyone wants to print this > unpublished article, or reproduce it on a website, please send me a note. I > will be most obliging. > > ** > > 9 August 2001 > > The End of the British Empire: Why a Brit (Black or White) Will Never Again > Hold a Distance Running Record > > By Jon Entine > > When the gun goes off for the men¹s 1500 metre final at Sunday¹s World > Championships in Edmonton, it might just as well signal the end of an era. > The age of great British middle distance runners is gone forever. Once the > world¹s dominant power, with a bloodline of Sebastian Coe, Steve Ovett, > Steve Cram, and Peter Elliott that regularly left competitors in the dust, > the British hopefuls are today mere also-rans in a field dominated by North > and East Africans. > > The collapse of the once mighty British Empire is actually part of a more > sweeping trend. Where Brits, Aussies and others of Northern European stock > used to dominate distance running, former greats such as Steve Cram and > Sebastian Coe now indulge in British bashing. ³So where is the problem?² > wrote Coe last week in the Telegraph. . ³The answer, I rather fancy, as > Shakespeare said, lies not in the stars but in our hands¹ run faster.² > Coe went on to exhort aspiring Brits to train with the ³brutal² commitment > of days gone by ³the mental and physical intensity of what was commonplace > 20 years ago,² he added modestly. > > Here¹s a wake-up call: you might as well look to the stars, because distance > runners from Britain, northern Europe
Re: t-and-f: Post Edmonton thoughts
In a message dated 8/13/01 5:05:58 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >Was a hard meet to get up for for some reason .. Didn't seem to have the usual >electricity associated with the Worlds I think the WCs have lost luster ever since the IAAF went for the money and doubled the frequency of the meet. The post-Olympic year WC seems to be particularly hard hit, whereas at least the pre-Olympic meet has the anticipation of the impending Games to heighten the excitement. Sorry, but I think switching from quad- to biennial WCs was one of Primo's worse decisions (although I'm sure everyone's the richer for it, so I doubt we'll see a return to the old schedule) Jim Gerweck Running Times
t-and-f: Track and Field, TV Has a Problem With You
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Re: t-and-f: Post Edmonton thoughts
On Mon, 13 Aug 2001 13:55:29 -0700, Conway Hill wrote: >On to Zurich Ah yes, Zurich...the Swiss stud that 38-year-old Regina Jacobs has been "saving herself" for...:-) By the way, T&FN reports that El Guerrouj is gonna race a 5K at Zurich this Friday... ...what are the odds for a sub-13 debut? RT
t-and-f: Post Edmonton thoughts
Some of my thoughts following Edmonton: Men's 100 Greene is the best ever in the event .. Times, averages, consistency, competitiveness he has it all .. The question now is whether Montgomery is for real or is he the Andre Cason of 2001 ?? If he is for real he Greene and Williams could form the greatest trio in history .. Men's relays While the rest of the world may be catching up in individual events, the US is still too deep for everyone else ... Women's relays Ditto on the women's 4x1 - too much foot speed for the rest of the world .. And the women's 4x4 showed much heart but more importantly the most class of the meet as they gave the most gracious losing interview I have ever seen .. Men's horizontal jumps Thank God for old men Pedroso and Edwards .. When they leave mediocrity will reign ... Women's 100/200 Jones appears flat all season .. Need for coaching change ?? OR has she peaked ?? 2 more weeks and Miller may have given her another defeat at 200 !?! Women's Pole Vault IS FOR REAL !!! Great job by the women vaulters .. Women's 400 Perhaps Grit Breuer is past her prime as well .. Should have dominated this group but instead failed to medal .. Katharine Merry the future of the event ?? Should Jones run here ??? Men's 200/400 No Greene, no Johnson, no Washington, no Harrisons NO LUCK !! Should be just a blip on the map for the US as injuries decimated here .. Men's and Women's 800 One word for the US .. HELP Men's Middle Distances Here's hoping Webb and Ritzenhieim and Hall mature quickly !! Women's 100H Model for the US as the old and the new blended perfectly and there will apparently be no drop off in production as we transition when Gail decides to retire .. The Worlds Was a hard meet to get up for for some reason .. The first couple of days were very exciting as the 100 men burned up the track .. But things cooled off and seemed to stay that way .. Didn't seem to have the usual electricity associated with the Worlds .. Was nice however to see TV coverage that featured competition over fluff !!! On to Zurich Conway Hill [EMAIL PROTECTED]
t-and-f: WARNING-BEER MILE RESULTS DISCUSSED
Please delete now if this offends your sensibilities. Courtesy of Ian Fallas. Regards, Martin Greetings, These results have not shown up on the IAAF website yet and they probably never will. All of this is thanks to BeerMile-organizer extraordinaire, Matt Norminton. He had help from John & timers Taniya, Kylie, & Allison: --- Women's Results August 11, 2001 10:30pm Confederation Park, Edmonton AB 1. Seanna Robinson6:52 2. Krista Beadows-English 8:36 3. Darcie Montgomery 8:51 4. Sue Pribaz11:10 5. Elisha Gordey 11:48 6. Jodi Lambent 15:08 7. Jen Alexander 22:54 8. Diana Gruber 22:53 * All women drank 4 beers WC Beer Mile Men's Results August 11, 2001 10:30pm Confederation Park, Edmonton AB 1. Scott Jensen CAL 6:27 2. Peter Cardle BC 6:41 3. Ian Fallas NOR 6:43 4. Mark BombaBC 7:00 5. Todd McKenzie PQ 7:02 6. Lanny Mann CAL 7:22 7. Eric LamghjelmBC 7:55 8. Jason Lewis CAL 8:12 9. Hugh McKenzie8:41 10. Aiden Hawnt EDM 8:42 11. Sean Forbes EDM 8:43 12. Daniel Mckay SK 8:48 13. James Davidson BC 8:53 14. John White GBR 9:04 15. Craig Constantino CAL 9:08 16. Bill DonahueEDM 9:11 17. Kevin Beatty ON 9:16 18. Dave Harder SK 9:17 19. Brendan Connely BC 9:19 20. Shawn Brady ON 9:24 21. Jon McGavock PQ 9:27 22. Darren Burrows CAL 9:32 23. Matt Brown BC 9:39 24. Lance White CAL 9:41 25. Kip SigsworthON 9:50 26. Kyle Marcotte EDM10:56 27. Steven Haggart CAL11:09 28. Howard HerningsonSK11:13 29. Andrew Hakes 11:53 30. Jeff Gonder CAL11:54 31. Neil Chomos BC12:10 32. Jamie WilsonEDM12:21 33. Allan Pribaz ON12:30 34. Steve McIntyre SrSK12:50 35. Craig Williams CAL13:27 36. Christopher Drozda CAL14:04 37. Steve McIntyre JrSK14:07 38. Matt Wiens CAL14:18 39. Sean Surerus BC14:36 40. Steve Shigeishi CAL14:44 41. Gary Pluim CAL15:31 42. Ian Watts CAL15:38 43. Nathan Kendrick CAL15:45 44. Rick MilliganAB16:03 45. James Aldridge JPN16:11 46. Kevin Olsen EDM16:25 47. John CassellCAL19:58 48. Jason Lindsay CAL21:44 49. Mateo Ayala BUR24:10 50. Daniel OuimetPQ24:25 51. Sid Kwallel24:41 52. Malcolm BalkPQ/GBR 25:53 Team Results 1. Calgary 30pts (1,6,8,15) 2. BC38pts (2,4,13,19) 3. Edmonton63pts (10,11,16,26) 4. Sask 92pts (12,18,28,34) --- I would like to add a correction to the team results: While many of us attempted to "internationalize" the results by competing for countries of residence, dual-citizenship, or (in my case) birth, I think my result ought to count for Calgary, particularly as Norway did not have a complete team. Also, Eric Langhjelm was not counted for BC even though I'm pretty sure that's where he's from. With these revisions, the team standings look like this: Calgary 18pts (1-3-6-8) BC 26pts (2-4-7-13) Edmonton 63pts (10-11-16-26) Saskatchewan 92pts (12-18-28-34) Ontario 95pts (17-20-25-33) Quebec 128pts (5-21-50-52) *If we count Seanna Robinson & Sue Pribaz as men, Ontario finishes with 62 points. Anyway, with a total of 60 finishers, this is a record for participation in a single race. The
t-and-f: pre-empting and several thoughts
Since I had already watch everything live off of the big dish satelite in the afternoon including around 40 javelin throws and 40 women's high jump attempts and at least an hour of marathon and one of the best announcer discussions I have ever heard about Vergerova's situation I didn't bother to watch. I suppose the only thing I missed would have been hearing the American version of how Suzanne Reid screwed up. Here is wishing all you guys could have seen what several of us around the country were able to see over the last 10 days. Phil Weishaar Chapman Kansas PS 1. How does Amy Acuff get Performer of the day? she the only one? PS 2. How does Jan Zelezny'a arm stay attached to his shoulder? His arm speed during one of his javelin throw's might be the single most impressive physical feat I saw. PS 3. Is this the most countries ever to win at least one medal during the championships? 43 right? Truly a World Championship.
Re: t-and-f: Pre-empting
Why am I writing this? I don't know, I am just as bored now as I was yesterday, But I was just impressed that a guy I knew from my High School days, a three-sport star from Watertown, CT and former Detroit Tiger, NY Met, Philadelphia Phillie, Boston Red Sox, and most recently this year, Atlanta Brave, was doing the color commentary from Indianapolis on the Minnesota vs Iowa Little League WS Regional Championship.. I too wonder if ESPN2 got better ratings on the Little League than the track. And could they have gotten the same ratings if they tape-delayed the baseball? Then again many of you would have missed the ending to the other game. Dave Cohen < Reply-To: "Chapman, Robert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2001 09:39:37 -0500 > >What are the chances that the World Series will pre-empted by a broadcast of >a Gulf States regional junior olympic track meet? > >That's what happened here (in reverse) in the Central time zone - waiting >40min past the scheduled start time of the WC broadcast for the final >innings of a Little League World Series qualifier. Really solidified my >understanding of the sports importance food chain. > >The only salvo was that the game did go extra innings. Louisiana brought in >their stud pitcher to close with bases loaded & 1 out in the bottom of the >inning and the kid was throwing some serious BB's. I may have found a >future javelin recruit in 5 years. Plus, some of these kids handled the >pressure better than our pros on the track. Nary a bobble between their >glove hand and their throwing hand >;-o > >RC>>
t-and-f: Most 3200/2M ever under 9:00?
What is the most sub-9:00 2-miles/ 3200m races by a HS boy during his HS career? A friend asked me how many Ritz racked up and whether he had the most? I knew he had quite a few (indoors and out) ... but others must have run quite a few also. /Brian McEwen
t-and-f: Selected results from Germany
Back from Edmonton, I can present a late amendment from Germany: Buehl, 27 July HJ: Kreissig 2.31. Braiko RUS 2.29, G. + N. Ciotti ITA 2.27 Winfried Kramer Kohlrodweg 12 66539 Neunkirchen/Germany Association of Track & Field Statisticians Editor of NATIONAL ATHLETICS RECORDS www.saar.de/~kramer
Re: t-and-f: Pre-empting
> What are the chances that the World Series will pre-empted by a broadcast of > a Gulf States regional junior olympic track meet? I was thinking the same thing, but in all fairness, the track meet was taped while the baseball game was live, and they did show the full hour of track afterwards, pre-empting other things. Even as a track fan, I don't think I would have made a different decision from a programming standpoint. Anyone have any idea what the ratings were for the baseball game compared to the track meet, especially the first hour of the baseball game, since by 10PM there were plenty of track fans watching baseball? - Ed Parrot
Re: t-and-f: Pre-empting
It was a great ending. I was glued to the television. What a lead-in to the World Championships. WOW! -- Original Message -- From: "Chapman, Robert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: "Chapman, Robert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2001 09:39:37 -0500 > >What are the chances that the World Series will pre-empted by a broadcast of >a Gulf States regional junior olympic track meet? > >That's what happened here (in reverse) in the Central time zone - waiting >40min past the scheduled start time of the WC broadcast for the final >innings of a Little League World Series qualifier. Really solidified my >understanding of the sports importance food chain. > >The only salvo was that the game did go extra innings. Louisiana brought in >their stud pitcher to close with bases loaded & 1 out in the bottom of the >inning and the kid was throwing some serious BB's. I may have found a >future javelin recruit in 5 years. Plus, some of these kids handled the >pressure better than our pros on the track. Nary a bobble between their >glove hand and their throwing hand >;-o > >RC >
t-and-f: LA Times column: Track & Field, TV Has a Problem With You"
Excellent column by Mike Penner: http://www.latimes.com/sports/columnists/la-65765aug13.column?coll=la%2Dheadlines%2Dsports%2Dcolumnists __ Do You Yahoo!? Send instant messages & get email alerts with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com/
RE: t-and-f: Pre-empting
In Baltimore, we learned Saturday how big lacrosse is. A lacrosse game bumped the Saturday afternoon telecast from Edmonton on the local ABC outlet. John Dye [EMAIL PROTECTED] DyeStat - www.dyestat.com Internet home of high school track & field & cc > >-Original Message- > > > >What are the chances that the World Series will pre-empted by a > >broadcast of > >a Gulf States regional junior olympic track meet?
t-and-f: Pre-empting
What are the chances that the World Series will pre-empted by a broadcast of a Gulf States regional junior olympic track meet? That's what happened here (in reverse) in the Central time zone - waiting 40min past the scheduled start time of the WC broadcast for the final innings of a Little League World Series qualifier. Really solidified my understanding of the sports importance food chain. The only salvo was that the game did go extra innings. Louisiana brought in their stud pitcher to close with bases loaded & 1 out in the bottom of the inning and the kid was throwing some serious BB's. I may have found a future javelin recruit in 5 years. Plus, some of these kids handled the pressure better than our pros on the track. Nary a bobble between their glove hand and their throwing hand ;-o RC
t-and-f: U.S. appeal successful
On Sun, 12 Aug 2001 09:13:57 -0400 "malmo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: But to the point: 1) There is no "steps" rule. 2) Where there is a material advantage gained (stepping inside on the turn) there will be a DQ 3) Where there is no material advantage gained (stepping inside/outside on the straight or outside on the turn) AND no other competitor is obstructed there WILL NOT be DQ. Simple, and easy for coaches and fans alike to remember, isn't it? No amended or emended sub rules, subparagraphs, subscripts, superscripts or other annotations anywhere to confuse. Comment: Simple, but unfortunately wrong. The word "outside" can have many meanings, including "not in". The grammar and logic of IAAF rule 163.3 and its involved ancestry show that here "outside" does not imply movement towards the outside of the track, but simply "not in"; that is, the opposite of the earlier word, "within". Replace "outside" with "out of" and the true meaning of this rule will be clear. In brief, if a competitor has run OUT OF his lane, he shall be disqualified, irrespective of whether there has been material advantage, but with the exceptions in rule 163.4. In Edmonton as in the past, the IAAF have evidently found their own rule too draconian and set it aside. Under essentially today's rule, England's Terry Higgins was disqualified in the early rounds of the 1950 Empire Games, after which the late Harold Abrahams declared he would have the rule changed to include material advantage; it was, but it has since been changed back.
t-and-f: ANOTHER 11th!
In a message dated 8/12/01 12:53:03 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >Seems like Goucher DID finish 11th after all. The curse strikes back! >Oleg. And McMullen in the 1500. I think I am going out and buy some PowerBall tickets with lots of elevens in the numbers (and the jackpot is $110 million - eleven $10 millions!) Jim Gerweck Running Times
t-and-f: Needs new address for Tom Jordan
Y ask: I'm trying to reach Tom Jordan in Eugene, but his e-mail addresses listed at wava.org and preclassic.com result in bounced messages. Can anyone help? Ken Stone http://www.masterstrack.com
