Is he even a USATF member? malmo
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 7:39 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: t-and-f: This Week's Sign that Track Apocalypse is Upon Us Wait a second here...isn't this athlete of the week appointment a little premature? heck, the guy's B sample hasn't even come back from the lab yet. MF -----Original Message----- From: Jim Gerweck To: Track & Field Sent: 11/4/2003 12:42 PM Subject: t-and-f: This Week's Sign that Track Apocalypse is Upon Us ³P. Diddy² Combs named Athlete of the Week INDIANAPOLIS Sean ³P. Diddy² Combs has been named USA Track & Fieldıs Athlete of the Week for raising $2 million for charity by finishing the ING New York City Marathon on Sunday. A first-time marathoner, P. Diddy finished with a chip time of 4 hours, 14 minutes, 54 seconds, accomplishing his goal of bettering Oprah Winfreyıs marathon time of 4:29:00 she set at the 1994 Washington D.C. Marathon. His performance raised $2 million for charitable causes, which was double the amount he had expected to raise. A native of Harlem, P. Diddy trained two months for the race and ran with an injured right knee. Combs plans to split the money between New York Cityıs public school system, the Children's Hope Foundation and Daddy's House Social Programs, which are two childrenıs advocate groups. The entertainment mogul called his charity effort, ³Diddy Runs the City.² Major donors to Combsı cause included New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, rapper Jay-Z, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez. "We set a bar and we crushed that bar,² said P. Diddy. ³This is just a start. This wasn't a publicity stunt." Combs' efforts generated interest to thousands of kids about long distance running in bringing it to a new light due to his pre-marathon coverage through non-sporting and track & field media outlets.
