Although many us of fail to appreciate the finer points walking, it has a
long and honored tradition in TF. Walking events were common at both
British and American track meets throughout the 19th century. Walking was
as controversial in those days as it is today. Charles Westhall, a fine
At 12:33 PM 6/20/2002 -0700, t-and-f-digest wrote..
How often
do you need to be told that walkers do not lift on purpose and that
judging, to
maintain continuity with the past, is judged as seen by the human eye? It is
true that some athletes can be seen to be off the ground in still photos or
