And gravity was less then when the earth was younger. Tom ---------- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: RE: t-and-f: When XC courses were shorter >Date: Tue, Nov 26, 2002, 3:53 PM >
> > > > > Martin wrote: > >>>>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 > > Malmo added: > >>The tracks were short, as well! > > > That must be it. I find the same thing - the courses I run today clearly > seem longer than when I ran them 20 years ago. Tracks do too - even though > in theory I know that most of them are longer, having been converted from > 440 to 400... > > > Phil > > >
