Come on, Randy, it's a trivia question, not a national team appointment :). lighten up.
----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > And I posit that a "World Record Holder" refers to the best > performance across all age spectrums. > Radcliffe is a world record holder (marathon "world best" > at least). > Welch is not, any more than somebody who has the best 200m > time out of lane 2 on a Tuesday afternoon. Age group records > are simply age group records, they are not world records. > > It is impossible to have two female marathon world record > holders simultaneously, unless they have posted the exact > same time. > > Bring on the flames :) > > RT > > > > On Wed, 11 Dec 2002 21:19:35 -0500, you wrote: > > >Except there is no such thing as a marathon "world record", only a "world > >best". > > > >- Ed Parrot > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "jim mclatchie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "track" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 8:23 PM > >Subject: t-and-f: [Fwd: trivia] answer > > > > > >> > >> > >> / > >> > >> A change of pace from the Mitchell dilemma. > >> > >> What 2 athletes who were born in the same city, hold world records at the > >same distance????? > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> ----------------------------------- > >> > >> The athletes were born in Bedford, England > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Females > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Marathon > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Paula Radcliffe and Priscilla Welch (master record holder 2:26) > >> > >> Plus Paula's grandmother taught Priscilla in Primary School. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > >
