The tracks were short, as well! malmo
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Martin J. Dixon Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 2:17 PM To: track list Subject: Re: t-and-f: When XC courses were shorter Veering a bit here but the subject line made me think of it. There are some yahoos on letsrun that actually espouse the theory that the reason there was so much depth in distance in the early eighties is because the courses(and probably the tracks) were all short. Regards, Martin ghill wrote: > Found this while doing some NCAA research: 61st in the '58 NCAA race > (at 4M) was Cliff Cushman, who in '60 won Olympic silver in the 400H.