What Mike said... malmo
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Erik Bush Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 8:49 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: t-and-f: LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon Olympic Payout Mike, Maybe that's the difference, the "marathoner of note" to you is a who? to others. Similarly, the marathoners NOT of note to you, are very much of note to themselves. I think its a matter of perspective. cordially, eb -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 11:20 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: t-and-f: LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon Olympic Payout Drew: You have completely missed the point and the context.(read the thread please before you "huh?" me. THis in not about 1500 meters) I DO KNOW exactly how the top runners think, and in this context they are not concerned with marathon trials qualifying times. I cannot think of ONE, not ONE single marathoner of note that had the time 2:22 anywhere in their mindset. When in a marathon you race to run as fast as you can or win, OR BOTH. Mike Platt In a message dated 10/31/2003 11:59:36 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Huh!? You've got to be kidding. I don't know what level you've > competed on, but that's not, at all, the thinking of any top level athletes. Why waste the energy to run faster than you need to to qualify. You need to run 2:20 so you'll try to run 2:10???? when the purpose is just to qualify?? So, you're running in the second semifinal heat and know what time is needed to get into the final...you just ignore that and stupidly run 'as fast as I could'???? Qualifying times are there for a purpose. If your own purpose is just that, to qualify, you'll ideally beat the time by one second. Any faster is just > a waste of energy. /Drew
