Y ask Y: While waiting to time a friend at the 200 mark of 400 at the Long Beach State (Calif.) all-comers meet Saturday (2/3/2001), I read off splits for runners in the first heat. I was shocked to find myself saying: "21, 22, ..." as one guy flashed by. Mystery was soon resolved. PA lady announced that Tyree Washington was in that heat. I heard two times for him: 45.9 and 45.0 (all races were hand-timed.) Not bad for early February. Many thanks to Coach Andy Sythe for the latest in his series of three-meet Winter All-Comers. For $5, he lets you enter all the events you want to. Red-coated USATF officials do a great job in all venues, and HS, college, youth (as young as 4 or 5) and masters all get to run. (It's the one time a year I get to beat high school kids.) And the blocks this year were all new Newtons, the ones with the handles on top that retail for about $250 apiece. Ken Stone http://www.goninersgo.com
