Re: t-and-f: Suzy revisited

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > 1.Try running a touch 1500m when you're dehydrated sometime. > 2.Her fall had nothing to do with anybody being around her. She wasn't > tripped; she > collapsed, due to dehydration. She collapsed again after dragging herself > across > the finish line. > 3.It is a patte

Re: t-and-f: Suzy revisited

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > 1. it is not your PR that counts in the track and field business when it > comes to your label as a competitor. How many major finals has she been in? > How does she compete in international meetings outside of Oregon and her PR > race in Oslo? Suzy had a poor record i

Re: t-and-f: Suzy revisited

1.Try running a touch 1500m when you're dehydrated sometime. 2.Her fall had nothing to do with anybody being around her. She wasn't tripped; she collapsed, due to dehydration. She collapsed again after dragging herself across the finish line. 3.It is a pattern when you're dehydrated and exhauste

RE: t-and-f: Suzy revisited

> Almost all American athletes are far less than Henry Dinwoody Marsh, the > greatest competitor of all time. > > malmo I appreciate that Americans are not supposed to possess a sense of irony, but whoever said that should take it all back. Randall Northam

RE: t-and-f: Suzy revisited

Internationally, she has done less than Joetta Clark, Jearl > Clark, and > far less than Henry Marsh, but she is the one tauted at nationals, and > profiled at the Games. A very disturbing pattern in the lore of Nike and > track. > > William Almost all American athletes are far less than Henry

Re: t-and-f: Suzy revisited

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In a message dated 10/12/00 9:48:10 AM Pacific Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > << As Bill Scobey has already pointed out, 3:57.40 is hardly mediocre, nor is > almost > beating Gabriela Szabo at Pre and pushing Regina hard at the Oly trials. >> > > Ol' Ed

Re: t-and-f: Suzy revisited

Disturbing. I don't know about that. Nike's apparently pretty smart. She appeals to the most people - look at this list and your complaint. Malmo's mention of Kournikova is apropos in this case. Agreed that talent and performance wise internationally she's fairly run of the mill and the 2nd

Re: t-and-f: Suzy revisited

Anyone interested in what caused Suzy to collapse in the Olympics and other meets would be well served to read today's Runner's World interview (I haven't seen it posted yet): http://www.runnersworld.com/dailynew/archives/2000/October/001012.html#chat It might end some of the speculation... I p

Re: t-and-f: Suzy revisited

In a message dated 10/12/00 9:48:10 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << As Bill Scobey has already pointed out, 3:57.40 is hardly mediocre, nor is almost beating Gabriela Szabo at Pre and pushing Regina hard at the Oly trials. >> Ol' Eddie Caine, nice to see some fellow fol

Re: t-and-f: Suzy revisited

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I hate to rehash an old topic but I can't resist. Suzy Hamilton! I don't > understand what the love affair (er, excuse affair)some people on this list > have for the woman. I read some of the posts on this distance dominated list > that downplay both sprints and sprinte