Re: t-and-f: LA Bids for 2012 Olympics

2000-12-07 Thread jdunaway
I believe the only cities which make "bids" to hold the Olympic Games are those which had been approved by their National Olympic Committees (one city per nation per Olympiad). There is a procedure for applying to the USOC for the right to be the city that represents the U.S. in the competition

t-and-f: 200 rankings?

2000-12-07 Thread Dgs1170
Conway you are a genius.  How do we rank the 200 this year? Based on season results, Ato is number 1, MJ is number 2, and I would probably go with Oba as number 3.  All of which is arguable. If we go with the OG theme, then KK takes top honors, followed by Ato, MJ and Darren Campbell, and Oba. How

Re: t-and-f: Speaking of Sprints

2000-12-07 Thread Dgs1170
I love the response, and the argument Conway. I see your argument, and yes you are right about the collegiate program scenario, but I was discussing world class sprinters.  The hitch in your idea is that a 200 specialist masters neither of the money disciplines.  Sorry, this is a business.  SO the

Re: t-and-f: LA Bids for 2012 Olympics

2000-12-07 Thread Sahu Habibi
Not sure if this is a formal bid but here is a site reguarding NYC. http://www.nyc2012.com/ - Original Message - From: "Eamonn Condon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Track & Field" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2000 10:05 PM Subject: t-and-f: LA Bids for 2012 Olympics > L

Re: t-and-f: Jesse Owens Award Winners 1981-2000

2000-12-07 Thread Conning

t-and-f: Jesse Owens Award Winners 1981-2000

2000-12-07 Thread Conning
Jesse Owens Award Winners 1981-2000 Year--Athlete (High School, City, State, Year of Graduation); Years from high school graduation to Jesse Owens Award: 1981--Edwin Moses (Fairview, Dayton, OH 1973)   8   1982--Carl Lewis (Willingboro, NJ 1979)

Re: t-and-f: Joan Benoit

2000-12-07 Thread Kurt Bray
Cape Elizabeth High School (Maine) Class of 1975. Kurt Bray >Does anyone know what high school Joan Benoit attended and what year she >graduated? >Keith Conning >Vacaville, CA _ Get more from the Web. FREE MSN

Re: t-and-f: Speaking of Sprints

2000-12-07 Thread R.T.
On Thu, 7 Dec 2000 16:06:27 -0800, you wrote: >Kukimba wrote: > > Conway. Darrell. what's wrong with you two? > > No name calling? No references to drugs? No allegations? No accusations? > No snide remarks? > > Have you forgotten where you are?? > > Thanksand

t-and-f: Speaking of Sprints

2000-12-07 Thread Macdezal
>>Wrong, most of them would have made excellent quarter milers. Regis ran = a 43.8 relay leg. The others would have been capable of similar. I'm = sure Mennea would have ran 44.0 had he concentrated on it.>> Judging from that argument, Why is it that Danny Everett, Steve Lewis, Butch Reynolds

Re: t-and-f: Speaking of Sprints

2000-12-07 Thread KUKIMBIA
Conway.  Darrell.   what's wrong with you two?   No name calling?  No references to drugs?  No allegations?  No accusations?  No snide remarks? Have you forgotten where you are?? Thanksand have a nice time. Bruce Meyer KUKIMBIA     Chicago

Re: t-and-f: Speaking of Sprints

2000-12-07 Thread Conway
Kukimba wrote: Conway.  Darrell.   what's wrong with you two?   No name calling?  No references to drugs?  No allegations?  No accusations?  No snide remarks? Have you forgotten where you are?? Thanksand have a nice time. >>>   Hey The intelligent exch

Re: t-and-f: Speaking of Sprints

2000-12-07 Thread Conway
Darrell wrote:   Your assumption is that good matters, and that it is OK to be good at 100 and not good at 200. I submit to you that in order to be a GREAT 100 m sprinter you need to be a a better than good 200 m sprinter.  Let's run a few names, Calvin Smith, Carl Lewis, Mike Marsh (marginal

Re: t-and-f: LA Bids for 2012 Olympics

2000-12-07 Thread GHTFNedit
In a message dated Thu, 7 Dec 2000 1:48:16 AM Eastern Standard Time, "R.T." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: << That one brand new facility would be for gun-shooting. Apparently they tore down the '84 place. I think it was out in Chino if I remember right.>> As a wit said in the SF Chronicle toda

t-and-f: Joan Benoit

2000-12-07 Thread Conning
Does anyone know what high school Joan Benoit attended and what year she graduated? Keith Conning Vacaville, CA

t-and-f: Foot Locker TV

2000-12-07 Thread WMurphy25
The Foot Locker H.S. X-Country Championships, which will be held on Saturday, will be shown three times on ESPN. December 14-1pm(EST) Road Race of the Month December 17-1:30am(EST) Road Race of the Month December 27-TBA Scholastic Sports America Walt Murphy X-Country X-Press

t-and-f: training questions for diabetics

2000-12-07 Thread Geoff Thurner
one of our coaches on our staff has found out in the past year that he's a diabetic and his training has really started to be effected... he's a NIDD (non-insulin dependent diabetic) and really goes after the stadium stair/stair machine types of workouts for 50 min. to upwards of an hour, so

Re: t-and-f: Speaking of Sprints

2000-12-07 Thread Conway
Darrell wrote:Your assumption is that good matters, and that it is OK to be good at 100 and not good at 200. I submit to you that in order to be a GREAT 100 m sprinter you need to be a a better than good 200 m sprinter.  Let's run a few names, Calvin Smith, Carl Lewis, Mike Marsh (marginal),

t-and-f: Gray gaffe explained

2000-12-07 Thread TrackCEO
Y ask Y: Don Austin, the USATF Masters T&F Awards chairman, has fessed up to being responsible for Johnny Gray being listed by USATF as Masters Male Athlete of the Year. Don writes at http://www.egroups.com/message/masterstf/5130 that "I read my notes incorrectly at the awards breakfast." Don

Re: t-and-f: Speaking of Sprints

2000-12-07 Thread Dgs1170
As usual Conway you make a good argument. But where is the greatness you speak of if it is neither in the 200 or 400?  You have essential presented the same argument for both events.  Your points and argument speak to my point, the qmilers are in the 200 trying to be easy.  That is a situation that

Re: t-and-f: Speaking of Sprints

2000-12-07 Thread Dgs1170
In a message dated 12/7/00 8:41:13 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Perhaps Darrell the 20 is the King of the sprints with those who are good at it being able to be good at other disciplines as well !!  Many great 100 sprinters have never been very good at 200 .. And many great

Re: t-and-f: Speaking of Sprints

2000-12-07 Thread Conway
Darrell wrote: I see your point, but I disagree on a fundamental basis.  I do not see these specialist you named improving because they were specialist.  Most of the people on your specialist list ran at a time when the 200 was a regularly contested event. In other words they did

Re: t-and-f: Speaking of Sprints

2000-12-07 Thread Conway
ACCTC wrote:   Subject: Re: t-and-f: Speaking of Sprints ...most of the guys I just named didn't break 10, but most probably wouldn't have made good quarter milers either ..       Wrong, most of them would have made excellent quarter m

Re: t-and-f: Omissions in USATF meet calendar

2000-12-07 Thread FranciCash
You're right they omitted the usatf Indoor & Outdoor, but they did mention the WAVA Games, under the correct designation of WAVA Stadia Championships - July 5th. But please if you want respect for masters, please don't call other meets "obscure", racewalking IS a Big Deal in South America and

t-and-f: Statistical data

2000-12-07 Thread muli epstein
Hello, I'm looking for some statistical data concerning the number of international competitions which done by Mirl'a Manjani-Tzelili comparing to Trine Hattestad and Konstantinos Kent'ris comparing other elite 200m sprinters in 2000 season. Thank you very much.    Muli Epstein - Exercise Ph

Re: t-and-f: Foot Locker National HS & Western Regional Info

2000-12-07 Thread Charles F Wandler
does anyone know when FL nationals will return to the West Coast? -c On Wed, 6 Dec 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Anybody know the TV schedule (if any) for televising the Foot Locker finals > this weekend? > > JT >

t-and-f: Fellow Tape Heads

2000-12-07 Thread Margaret & Robert Tatar
Perhaps, like me, you have taped numerous track meets over the years. And, like me, you've found that although you are impressed by the sight of your growing pile of tapes, your wife or S.O. doesn't share your enthusiasm. You've received your marching orders: shrink the mound, or risk having

t-and-f: Omissions in USATF meet calendar

2000-12-07 Thread TrackCEO
Y ask Y: USATF's meet calendar for 2001 at http://www.usatf.org/00cal/2001.html includes a lot of interesting (and obscure) meets -- from the South American Race Walking Champs in Cochabamba, Bolivia (March 17-18) to the European Youth Games in Murcia, Spain (July 23-26). But this otherwise

Re: t-and-f: Speaking of Sprints

2000-12-07 Thread ACCTC
  - Original Message - From: Conway To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2000 7:50 PM Subject: Re: t-and-f: Speaking of Sprints ...most of the guys I just named didn't break 10, but most probably wouldn't have m

t-and-f: USATF errs on Masters Athlete of the Year

2000-12-07 Thread TrackCEO
Y ask Y: An extremely knowledgeable source has informed me that USATF's posted list of award winners erred on a significant honor: Male Masters Athlete of the Year. The USATF Web site reports at http://www.usatf.org/news/awardbrekkie.html that Johnny Gray (along with Phil Raschker) are winners