t-and-f: Zatopek turns 78

Today is Emil Zatopek's birthday! Is there news how he is doing? --Jim Reardon

t-and-f: looking for elite milers

. Some financial help with travel and lodging may be available (we'll also be happy to give you directions to Madison if you get lost going to USATF club nationals). David Ennis ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) is coordinating elite entries; you can also e-mail me off-list. Thanks! Jim Reardon Wisconsin

t-and-f: Capitol Mile race report--Madison, WI 7/20/02

and $100 for 3rd. The athletes showed resilience and good humor in adverse conditions, as the Capitol Mile (brought back to life by the sponsorship of Rayovac) returned to Madison for the first time since 1998. Thanks to them, the race was a success! Jim Reardon Wisconsin Track Club [EMAIL

Re: t-and-f: concrete vs. asphalt

is independent of frequency. I await word from the list supervisor that political rants are to be preferred to faux physics lectures, Jim Reardon [EMAIL PROTECTED]

t-and-f: thin sprinters

the world record, even though from his height and weight you might guess he was a distance runner. Does TM have an unusually slender physique for a world class 100-meter man, or am I merely the last to notice that sprinters are getting thinner? Jim Reardon [EMAIL PROTECTED]

t-and-f: The records of Ben Eastman

which I would infer that the 1:50.0 somehow represents a split taken at 800 m rather than a conversion, which ought to be 1:50.3. Oughtn't it?). This however was never ratified as a world record. What was wrong? Here's to 400/800 specialists, past and... Jim Reardon [EMAIL PROTECTED] PS Three

t-and-f: Digital photography/OT Trials tickets for sale

/OlympicTrials-TF/schedule.asp. Please send e-mail to me, Jim Reardon, at [EMAIL PROTECTED] if you are interested. I'll be at the trials during the aforementioned days and can either mail you the tickets or hand you the tickets. The race I'm most interested in the men's 400m. The list of qualified

t-and-f: NBC coverage of men's Olympic 10K

Dear Listers, Wow! I really enjoyed watching the men's 10k on NBC--in its entirety, with no commercials, good commentators and excellent camera work. Can someone please advise me to whom at NBC I should send my compliments? Thanks! Jim Reardon [EMAIL PROTECTED] PS I'm on digest--I'm sorry

t-and-f: cool running (was re: the bigger they are...)

closely than scientists doing lab experiments. I look to the athletes for guidance... Jim Reardon Wisconsin Track Club [EMAIL PROTECTED] malmo wrote: Again Jim, simple high school physics (I don't know why I'm doing this for a guy with @physics.wisc.edu on his email address): Force