t-and-f: Mike Powell will long jump at Modesto on Saturday

Tom Moore, the meet director of the Modesto Relays, announced by phone to the Bay Area Track Writers gathered at the Player's Billiard Club in Belmont today, that Mike Powell will long jump on Saturday. Other significant entries: Men 100 Ato Boldon 10.30 (+0.4) 3/23/01, Tim Hardin 10.14 (+0.0) 4

t-and-f: Re: Stanford Chatter/Dropping/Meb's Splits

Robert Tatar wrote: I was disappointed to see another recent 28:30 runner, Mt. SAC winner Weldon Johnson, drop from the race about the time Kennedy did. His web site, letsrun.com, has a good compilation of track news, and now features numerous (if somewhat blurry) photos from the Cardinal Invite

t-and-f: Olympian Andy Bloom becomes a Vacan.

Andy Bloom, who placed third in the 2000 U.S. Olympic Trials shot put and fourth in the Olympic Games, is coaching at UC Davis.  He and head coach Jon Vochatzer were on three international teams together.  Bloom wanted to train in the West. His wife Terri Pearson-Bloom is the head softball coach

t-and-f: BOOOOOOO!!!! USATF = BAD DECISION!!

First of all, I am not a USATF basher (at least not since some old AAU days when Pre and Shorter were being hassled...well and maybe some beefs with Ollan Cassell). I firmly believe that our governing body has taken some positive strides since Masback has taken the reins...good folks on board at t

Re: t-and-f: World Championship Stadium Food

Worst- the freeze-dried squid in Seoul in 1988. David

Re: t-and-f: Genetics

Netters Again for the 3rd time Mr. Heidenstrom is wrong. nor has anyone else - except Mr Entine - in the seven years I have been a subscriber. There was a fellow named Bruce who wrote Slinger Sancez, Running Gun or some such who often qouted his own book which he was trying to sell.

Re: t-and-f: Genetics

At 19:24 01.05.07, Mr Rohl wrote in part: >. . . > >So quoting from a book is trying to sell it now is it? Certainly Darrell >has a >quote from a book that he believes strongly in. I don't believe he is >selling it. > Several others quote from books. Comment: Good question. And an importa

t-and-f: HS soph clears 7-0

NettersL     Mike Morison of Willingboro today became the first NJ sophomore to clear 7-0 in the HJ during a dual meet with Northern Burlington. Morrison had cleared 6-10 last Friday in a misses' loss at the South jersey Invitationa. His frosh PR had been 6-8.     He is the second

t-and-f: Let Johnson run in Edmonton, says Pettigrew

>From http://www.athletics-online.co.uk/110509pettigrew.htm: Antonio Pettigrew believes Michael Johnson should have received a guaranteed place on the world championship 4x400m relay squad without having to run at the trials. Johnson, who has won the last four individual world 400m titles, inten

t-and-f: Re: Fast twitch/slow twitch question?

-- Ed Parrot wrote: > Jon Entine is correct that those who have been telling you that > somehow cross country will screw up the muscle fibers of the > sprinters are NOT correct. The M.D. who suggested this most likely > learned some basics about muscle fibers in medic

t-and-f: Rod Dixon back in the WAVA hunt

Greetings, all: Rod Dixon is a member of the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame for his exploits on the track and roads, including a bronze medal in the Munich 1500 and a 1983 New York Marathon victory. But unlike most Hall of Famers, he hasn’t hung up his spikes. In 1995, Dixon waged a legenda

t-and-f: New site on African track and field

Hello, if you are interested in African athletics, you can visit the website I've just open on http://www.africathle.com/gb.html (for the English version) http://www.africathle.com (for the French one) The site is divided in two parts: -a directory of 400 links (among which an attempt to lis

t-and-f: AR 10k photos/video tape

List, For those interested, former Kinney (now Footlocker) national champion Charles Alexander has quite a number of photos posted on the Reebok Aggie website from the AR 10k last Friday night. Check it out here: http://reality.sgi.com/csp/aggies/ Jeff Shaver owns a video copy of the entire ra

t-and-f: Tim Noake's speech

This is the link to Tim Noakes' speech before the World Congress on Medicine and Health July/August 2000. I think it will help clarify many of these important issues. http://www.jonentine.com/reviews/world_congress_MM.htm -- Jon Entine RuffRun 6178 Grey Rock Rd. Agoura Hills, CA 91301 (818) 991-

Re: t-and-f: heat training

> Fast twitch/slow twitch - good comments, but as one gets older, any > twitches will be ok just to get ones ass in gear in the am. > Any comments on heat training, and intake of sodium (salt) to replace > sweat loss? My ultra experinces led me to try bananas dipped in salt and when combined wit

t-and-f: Nature vs. nature

I thought the following might be helpful in discussing the "nature vs. nurture" debate. (Also, a great read is Tim Noakes talk before the W The nature/ nurture issue in human populations *Some physical variation in humans (other than variation in sex) is the result of genetic factors.

t-and-f: Meet manners

Went to watch the High School Meet of Champions at Hughes Stadium in Sacramento this past Saturday ... And was distrubed by a few things, so kind of addressing this to Keith Conning as I know he is very involved in the high school action in the area ... But also to the coaches out there on the list

t-and-f: heat training

Fast twitch/slow twitch - good comments, but as one gets older, any twitches will be ok just to get ones ass in gear in the am. Any comments on heat training, and intake of sodium (salt) to replace sweat loss? Down here in the Houston area one has to be careful with fluid intake as dehydration

t-and-f: Non-Entine discussion - Steroids in Other Sports

Here's an interesting article that popped up in a baseball website this week - an interview with an MLB trainer on steroid use in baseball. http://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/20010504sixfourthree.html Phil btw - for all the flaws with T-and-F - I probably wouldn't have known that the WR at

t-and-f: $100,000 sub-4 bid for Johnny Gray?

Greetings, all Details are sketchy, but it looks as if the USATF Outdoor Open Nationals this June in Eugene, Oregon, will include two masters miles -- one for men and one for women. And the men's race will feature Johnny Gray going for the first sub-4 outdoors by an M40. Organizers have talk

t-and-f: $100,000 sub-4 bid for Johnny Gray?

Greetings, all Details are sketchy, but it looks as if the USATF Outdoor Open Nationals this June in Eugene, Oregon, will include two masters miles -- one for men and one for women. And the men's race will feature Johnny Gray going for the first sub-4 outdoors by an M40. Organizers have talk