Slate.com is publishing a diary this week of running writere Scott Douglas's
trip to Kenya. Nothing for us running geeks, but it is interesting to see a
magazine like Slate giving the subject some play.
From yesterday's entry:
During the speeches, the 2:09 marathoner to my right
resumes
Nothing for us running geeks, but it is interesting to see a
magazine like Slate giving the subject some play.
Meant to say nothing NEW for us running geeks...
I took a look at Scott's web site (http://scottdouglas.biz). There are some
good articles archived there, but the most interesting
Several somewhat conflicting stories lately about the chances of each of the
four remaining cities...
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February 1, 2005
New York's Olympic Bid No Longer a Long Shot
By LYNN ZINSER
The sincerity of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's desire to bring the 2012 Olympics
to New York has passed its
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Subject: Combined Pre-NCAA men's results
August 10, 2004
Why Joggers Labor and Olympians Fly
By GINA KOLATA
he marathon at the Olympics in Athens this month is fearsome, so grueling
that even an elite athlete is liable to feel at least a moment of
trepidation. The 26-mile, 385-yard course includes, among other body-bashing
stretches, a
July 20, 2004
A Cold Reality: Athens Is Not a Hot Ticket
By BILL PENNINGTON and ANTHEE CARASSAVA
In the final weeks preceding every recent Olympiad, it has become tradition
for there to be a late rush on tickets to the events.
But as the Olympic Games return to their ancestral home in Athens
July 15, 2004
Once a Strength, Middle Distances Are Now the Forgotten Events
By BILL PENNINGTON
It has been 32 years since an American man has won an Olympic gold medal in
a middle-distance track event. The American record in the mile, 3 minutes
47.69 seconds by Steve Scott, has stood for 22
Always interesting to see how those outside of our sport view our passion...
http://slate.msn.com/id/2103117/entry/2103302/
christopher
Jill and Paul, have you stopped sending USATF press releases to the WW track
list? While a global audience is not terribly interested in the Junior
Olympic athlete of the week, I think general announcements such as the
following are of interest and help combat some of the negative attention
that
July 6, 2004
Felix, 18, Is Still Making the Adjustment From High School Star to
Professional
By LIZ ROBBINS
Pat Connolly took Allyson Felix, her quiet young sprinter, to the
well-trodden track at Santa Monica College last month to train with two
Olympic luminaries.
It was not the first time
http://www.harlemglobetrotters.com/kids/globie.php
I didn't see anything about whether he was for sale.
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Maybe we should call him Bounce, since that is what his name was before he
was recycled from the World Basketball Championships that were in
Indianapolis this summer:
http://www.2002worldbasketball.com/community/bounce.htm
I guess we should be thankful that we didn't get one of the other picks
When I was maybe 10 or 11 (which would have been about 1975 or 1976), my
father took me to the Mason-Dixon games in Louisville. Someone there was
doing the somersault and I thought it was absolutely the coolest thing I had
ever seen. If I remember correctly, it was just an exhibition. I wish I
gh still gets credit for the absolute best track event that doesn't exist --
the 500m run without lanes. Participants start on an arc at the 100m start
and try to beat each other to the tangent at the far end of the track just
past the finish. From there, the runners duke it out directly against
Most importantly, start making tracks 500m
and this would be perfect.
Until this happens and ignoring history (we're creating new events,
remember?), why wouldn't we run 1600m internationally instead of 1500m?
Ever since I was a kid (but not at the Mason-Dixon games, which I am sure
were in
An Olympic Mistake
Hosting the 2012 Olympic Games would be no prize for New York City.
October 31, 2002
By WENDY FRIED
This weekend the United States Olympic Committee will choose either New York
City or San Francisco as this country's candidate to host the 2012 Summer
Olympic Games. NYC 2012,
It sounded to me like Shorter's quote was in regard to Webb's decision to
turn pro. I think the writer has equated turning pro with running
marathons and in the process also confused Webb with one of the other
debutantes at Chicago.
Here is what the article said:
Webb is scheduled to make
Ouch! Lots of bad science here, Jeff.
Let's take today's issues one by one...
1) Hardness
The proper comparison of running surfaces is indeed hardness and the golf
ball test WILL provide an accurate relative comparison between surfaces of
two hardnesses. When you hear engineers or scientists
20 August 2002
Big Ten Conference Adopts Additional Rule Changes for Pole Vault
Park Ridge, IL The Big Ten Conference Administrators Council at their July
25, 2002, meeting enacted seven significant rule changes intended to reduce
the risk of injury in the sport of men's and women's pole
RunThePlanet.com (http://www.runtheplanet.com) is always a good first stop
before traveling. Houston's entry is at:
http://www.runtheplanet.com/location.php?q=2l=734
A little magazine that some of you may have heard of also has Houston
running info:
I figure that someone must be collecting these for a book some day. At last
week's Indiana Girl's State High School Championship, an official
confiscated the baton from one of the local 4x800 relay teams as they were
headed to the starting line. The reason? It had a dent in it.
Tossing aside
of dual meets, but greater
emphasis on team performance is a step that the track and field world CAN
and SHOULD make to increase the appeal of our sport.
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March 30, 2002
Track field still a team sport
Running and Racing: Christopher Goss
www.HoosierTimes.com
http
Wayne made a good point regarding my view of the pool of potential track
fans. While there is some overlap, it is appropriate to distinguish between
former track field athletes and adult road runners. It is also fair to
say that the former is a better group to turn into lifelong track fans
Track friends,
Please say a few extra prayers tonight for Kevin Dare's family, Coach Grove,
and all of the Penn State track team.
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Penn State pole vaulter killed in fall
February 23, 2002
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Penn State pole vaulter Kevin Dare died Saturday after
I was helping put on the Indiana Junior Olympic meet on Saturday and
couldn't get over to Terre Haute. A friend took some pictures for me. He
even got the runners' heads on some of them.
I am hoping to get the pictures posted by the weekend, but we've got the
Region VII JO meet here this
An article in today's New York Times titled You Clocked What? For Marathon
Runners, It's Gun vs. Chip discusses the issues surrounding chip timing of
running events.
Our own list buddy Bob Hersch is quoted in the article:
As the use of transponders expanded in the late 1990's, it fell to
Athletics-World indoor championships to switch to even years
MOSCOW, Oct 20 (Reuters) - The International Association of Athletics
Federations (IAAF) has decided to ease the load on leading athletes by
splitting the world indoor and outdoor championships into different years
from 2004.
We have
What Jordan accomplishments, Marty, do you consider to be anywhere close to
winning four Olympic gold medals or breaking three world records and tying a
fourth in a single 45 minute period?
I will let the baseball purists explain why Ruth's achievement cannot be
compared to this season's home
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Plus, weren't one or two of the records converted marks for
distance en route, i.e the 200m split of his 220y record?
To TRY to set the record straight regarding Owens' May 25, 1935 performance,
the following was included in an ESPN article
, sisters,
brothers, sons, daughters. Each had a job, a birthday, a family. Each of
them had a name.
Read, run, and remember.
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Friends,
Let me break into our discussion of the business model of the US airline
industry with a track-related comment/suggestion/idea and a request...
Several times over the past year or so, this list has covered the issue of
newspaper coverage of track field and running. Many have lamented
Or you may want to read some REAL running insight by going here:
http://www.georgesheehan.com/essays/
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Subject
From a BET article on Skeets...
I am just now able to talk about [the boycott], Nehemiah says. Who knows
what we would have done had we been able to go to Moscow. I was 21 years old
and the best hurdler in the world, and then my dream of winning the gold was
taken away from me just like that. I
While the coach and
I were watching the NBA finals last night, at the same time we both turned to
each other and asked how Shaq might fare in a shot put ring. His free
throws already look more like shot putting than basketball shooting
anyway. I'd sure love to see what he could do with that
There can't be that many Chapas in Oregon named after former Duck gold medal
winners. What's the low down on this kid?
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Class 4A Boys 800 Meter Dash
Finals - Results - Saturday 05/26/01
PLACE ATHLETE NAME YR SCHOOLTIME
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Athletes, fans dissatisfied with new rules
Updated: Sun, Jun 03 7:26 PM EDT
By BERT ROSENTHAL, AP Track Writer
GRESHAM, Ore. (AP) - Stacy Dragila was frustrated, Lawrence Johnson was
angry.
That was the general reaction to the experimental rules aimed at speeding up
track meets at the Oregon
Just looked at the NCAA 110H results at www.flashresults.com. There were
three DNF's. Anyone know what happened? Was there a pileup, or do fall
starts get recorded as DNF's in the FlashResults AP style results?
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Another good place to find used books is eBay's consignment site Half.com
(http://www.half.com). There are no current copies of The Mechanics of
Athletics, but you can use this link to register for notification when
someone decides to list it.
http://www.half.com/cat/buy/prod.cgi?cpid=2946565
In addition to getting back on track with his running, Bob has spent the
last several months opening a new running store in Indianapolis, Bob
Kennedy's Running Company (http://www.erunningcompany.com). Incidentally,
Bob now lives in Indianapolis despite the NYT claim that he lives here in
I wrote:
As I remember the Big Ten indoor rule (forgive me, I don't have a book in
front of me), it states that lapped runners must leave the track until the
race is down to a certain number of competitors.
I checked the indoor section of the Big Ten rulebook last night. For the
3000 and
As I remember the Big Ten indoor rule (forgive me, I don't have a book in
front of me), it states that lapped runners must leave the track until the
race is down to a certain number of competitors. My interpretation is that
interference with the leaders is not the reason for the rule. It is
Just can't remember if this topic has ever been covered on the list. Oh
well, if not, listmember Jon Entine shares his views on genetics and
performance in this Salon.com article...
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Olympic colors
It's obvious that blacks dominate certain sports while whites dominate
Kurt said:
"PS: I haven't seen any comment, but I assume all US viewers have seen
that
great Nike ad featuring Suzy Hamilton running from a chain saw murderer.
Look for it if you haven't - It's hilarious."
Well, if you missed it, you probably missed it. Nike announced today that
NBC has
HURDLER DESERVES ATTENTION, BUT DOESN'T GET IT
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - Allen Johnson is an Olympic gold
medalist, a two-time world outdoor champion, an indoor world
champion and the fastest 110-meter hurdler in the world this
year. He's also largely anonymous.
But the easygoing Johnson isn't
U.S. WOMEN'S 400-METER RELAY TEAM SET
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - Barring any unforeseen circumstances,
the U.S. women's 400-meter relay team for the Olympic final will
consist of Chryste Gaines, Gail Devers, Inger Miller and Marion
Jones. That foursome has yet to run together, but women's team
SPRINT RECORDS UNLIKELY AT OLYMPICS
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - Don't expect Maurice Greene to break
his world record in the 100-meter final at the Sydney Games.
Florence Griffith Joyner's world records in the women's 100 and
200 appear safe from Marion Jones' clutches. World records in the
REPORT: CHINESE WALKER FAILS TEST
BEIJING (AP) - A Chinese race walker has been kicked off the
Olympic team after failing a drug test, an official newspaper
said. Liu Yunfeng, who was China's top prospect in the men's
20-kilometer walk, tested positive July 13, the China Daily said
Saturday.
JONES, GREENE WIN 100-METER RACES
BERLIN (AP) - Maurice Greene ran the fastest 100 meters of the
year, winning in 9.86 seconds Friday at the ISTAF meet, the last
major track and field competition before the Sydney Olympics.
Marion Jones won the women's 100, finishing in 10.78 to match her
TOP STARS WANT TO SEND SIGNAL IN LAST PRE-OLYMPIC MEET
BERLIN (AP) - Like most of the world's track stars running at the
ISTAF meet Friday, Maurice Greene is aiming to send a loud and
clear signal to the competition before the Olympics. Whether it's
Greene, Marion Jones, or Morocco's Hicham El
RUDOLPH STRUGGLES TO CONQUER ANEMIA
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - One year after hitting the depths in
her track career and nearly quitting, Amy Rudolph has reached the
heights again. She is an Olympian for the second time.
"With all the experience I've had over the last four years, I
should be
HARRISONS MAKING DOUBLE TROUBLE FOR OPPONENTS
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - They think, talk, act and run alike --
and they're making history together. They're the Harrison
brothers -- Alvin and Calvin -- the first twins to make a U.S.
Olympic track team.
"We've already made history by being the
Ugh...more about the tent. I was afraid this would turn into one of those
stories. We may yet see racewalking on NBC.
Note to Mike: Gotta get a hook for Michelle...quick. That really wasn't an
A-frame cottage you moved to up in the mountains, was it? Wasn't it a
teepee? And how about food?
RACE WALKER IS LIVING IN SPACE
COURAN COVE, Australia (AP) - Peer into race-walker Curt
Clausen's room at the U.S. Olympic track team's training camp and
you think you're in outer space. On his bed is a hypoxic tent, a
contraption meant to stimulate the body's red blood cells and
simulate living
The last 2 NCAA XC courses have been pretty good...
For obvious reasons (see my address), I am partial to the course at Indiana
University -- a dedicated CC course with a great set of hills and site of
last year's NCAA championship. It's also the site every Wednesday evening
in the summer and
NORDIC COUNTRIES PROTEST DECISION TO CUT SOTOMAYOR'S BAN
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) - Sweden, Denmark and Norway decided
Sunday to file a joint protest over the IAAF's controversial
decision to reduce world high jump record-holder Javier
Sotomayor's doping suspension. "We just made an unanimous
Now we know what Bubka was up to while he was injured:
http://pc.ign.com/reviews/15256.html
Wouldn't have guessed that he knew how to write code.
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From the Edmonton Journal... (home stretch?)
Games in the home stretch
-- Tickets go on sale today, kicking off a busy 365 days to get
ready for the world's top athletes
Jac MacDonald, Journal Staff Writer, The Edmonton Journal
A year from today the eyes of the world will be on
Listers,
I am looking to order some tickets in a couple of days for the IAAF World
Championships in Edmonton next year for my father and my 8-year old son.
Does anyone have any insight regarding the stadium and what would be good
seating options?
We are generally interested in all events, but
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