Re: t-and-f: 30 year (very) old thing
Didn't the immortal Michael Johnson have just a story a major champs - food poisoning our whatever? And form from a previous season is old news... At what point do we stop accepting that form varies/improves/declines? otherwise i can give you a list of future Olympians who i beat as a 13 year old... i always thought it was dodgy that they made it and i didn't... At 03:59 PM 8/27/2001, Prof. Uri Goldbourt wrote: A story would be needed to explain a 7th place in the Olympic final last year - if stories are the order of the day. UG --- At 09:12 27/08/01 +1000, Andre Sammartino wrote: Story that was reported by Eurosport commentators that we get here in Australia was that Boulami was given a pain-killing injection prior to the Edmonton final and that it wasn't administered very well... the phrase we would have used at high school would be 'dead leg'...
Re: t-and-f: 30 year (very) old thing
No magic formula to elucidate who eats what, at what time. Of course one is innocent if not proven guilty. In addition to the examples cited yesterday (Portuguese on this list, pardon me) I am reminded of Antonio Pinto who at age 32 (1998), having been admittedly a top marathon runner and one-time London winner (but failing badly in th 1992 and 1996 Olympic races and destined to same in the Sydney 2000 marathon) , suddenly smashed his track records from 1500 to 1 m (including a 22 second improvement in the 5000m, down to about 13:02 minutes), and won the Euro 10,000m track title simply sprinting like a motorcar with - I think- over 800m to go, with both Dieter Bowman and Stephane Franke looking and not believing. It was the masculine equivalent of the Chinese women bayonet storm that totally devastated Sonya O'Sullivan in the 3000m World Champs race 5 years earlier in Stuttgart (I attended both champs and am reporting from eyesight, not someone else's description). UK's Jon Brown had a lot to say about this at the time. A year later, aged 33, Pinto if I amnot mistaken broke the European 10,000m record running 27:12. Lots of uproar about that Budapest 1998 Euro champs race but no catch. We don't know... UG At 16:18 27/08/01 +1000, Andre Sammartino wrote: Didn't the immortal Michael Johnson have just a story a major champs - food poisoning our whatever? And form from a previous season is old news... At what point do we stop accepting that form varies/improves/declines? otherwise i can give you a list of future Olympians who i beat as a 13 year old... i always thought it was dodgy that they made it and i didn't... At 03:59 PM 8/27/2001, Prof. Uri Goldbourt wrote: A story would be needed to explain a 7th place in the Olympic final last year - if stories are the order of the day. UG --- At 09:12 27/08/01 +1000, Andre Sammartino wrote: Story that was reported by Eurosport commentators that we get here in Australia was that Boulami was given a pain-killing injection prior to the Edmonton final and that it wasn't administered very well... the phrase we would have used at high school would be 'dead leg'...
Re: t-and-f: Viren-blood-doping
Has Viren actually admitted to blood-doping? Never. Why should he?
Re: t-and-f: Viren-blood-doping
Thanks for that. I asked the question because of the following post from [EMAIL PROTECTED] viren was often spotted taking double shots of vodka after a tough day of training . . . if only he had stuck to the booze as his only drug, things would be very different today. oh and yes, he has admitted to blood doping. Regards, Martin - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Martin J. Dixon [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Track Field List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 27, 2001 5:29 AM Subject: Re: t-and-f: Viren-blood-doping Has Viren actually admitted to blood-doping? Never. Why should he?
Re: t-and-f: Viren-blood-doping
Thanks for that. I asked the question because of the following post from [EMAIL PROTECTED] viren was often spotted taking double shots of vodka after a tough day of training . . . if only he had stuck to the booze as his only drug, things would be very different today. oh and yes, he has admitted to blood doping. The one and only Finnish runner who has admitted blood transfer is Kaarlo Maaninka (silver in 10K and bronze in 5K in '80).
t-and-f: USATF Release: Team USA shows strength in WUG prelims
Contact:Jill M. Geer Director of Communications, USATF http://www.usatf.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, August 27, 2001 Team USA shows strength in WUG preliminary rounds BEIJING - Top qualifying performances by U.S. athletes highlighted a successful opening day for Team USA in track and field competition Monday at the World University Games. World Championships fourth-place finisher Miguel Pate needed just one attempt to post the top mark in men's long jump qualifying at 8.20m/26-11. Kenta Bell was the fifth-best qualifier with a mark of 7.89m/25-10.75 as both Americans advanced to Wednesday's final. Shaun Guice had a banner day in men's high jump qualifying, clearing all three of his heights on his first attempt, finishing at 2.20m/7-2.5 to make Wednesday's final and tie for the top height of the day. Tora Harris cleared 2.15m/7-0.5 to finish in a five-way tie for the 12th and final qualifying position. Because of the tie, sixteen athletes, including Harris, will compete in the final. The U.S. and University of South Carolina demonstrated its prowess in the women's 400m quarterfinals. World Championships competitor and NCAA indoor champion Demetria Washington of South Carolina ran a strong quarterfinal round, winning in the best time of the day, 51.05. Mikele Barber, Washington's collegiate and WUGs teammate who is also the 2000 NCAA champion a member of the 2000 Olympic 4x400m relay pool, won her heat in 52.53, the second-best time of the day. Team USA's men's 400m runners also moved on. World Championships 4x400m relay gold medalist Andrew Pierce got out well in his first round heat, then slowed to a virtual jog when he saw he was meters ahead of his closest competitor in the first round, running 48.14. In the second round, he again ran very easily, winning in 46.41 to advance to Tuesday's semifinals and post the fastest qualifying time. Thomas Gerding was third in his first-round heat (48.63) and fourth in the second round (47.15) to advance. Two finals were contested Monday afternoon. In the women's shot put final, Team USA's Lisa Griebel threw a personal best 16.68m/54-8.75 to place ninth in an event won by Cuba's Jay Cumba at 18.90m/62-0.25. Kristin Heaston was 13th in 15.61m/51-2.75. Matt Downin was 13th (31:08.21) and Brandon Leslie was15th (33:57.39) in the men's 10,000m final. John Kanyi of Kenya won the WUGs title in 28:27.42. NCAA champion Ron Bramlett looked strong in the first two rounds of the men's 110m hurdles, running a slightly wind-aided time of 13.39 (+2.2 meters-per-second) in the morning's first round, by far the fastest time of the morning. The afternoon brought a headwind, but he came back in to run an easy 13.64 (-1.3mps) to place second in the semifinal to China's Liu Xiang (13.61). NCAA indoor champion Aubrey Herring also made it through his rounds in the hurdles, finishing second in his first-round heat in 13.58 and placing second in the second round in 13.71 (-2.3mps) to Cuba's Soler Hernandez in 13.66. Finals of the men's hurdles are Tuesday afternoon. Ellakisha Williamson and NCAA runner-up Danielle Caruthers advanced to Tuesday's final in the women's 100m hurdles. Williamson rode a quick start to a second-place finish in the semifinals in 13.21, second to Australian Jacquie Unro's 13.15. Caruthers did likewise, finish second in 13.16 to China's Su Yiping (13.15). In the first round, Williamson won her heat in 13.10 and Caruthers won hers in 13.25. Elisha Williams qualified for Tuesday's women's long jump final with a best mark of 6.09m/19-11.75, finishing ninth in qualifying. Akiba McKinney had a mark of 5.96m/19-6.75 and finished one place away from making the final, in 13th. Teeneshia Jones made Tuesday's semifinal of the women's 100m by placing third in her second-round heat in 11.83. Tonya Carter was seventh in her heat in 12.03 and did not advance. In the morning's first round, Jones ran 11.57 to place second in first-round heat to advance, and Carter was fourth in her race in 11.85. NCAA third-place finisher Marcus Brunson put the field on notice in the second round of the men's 100m, dominating his heat in a time of 10.23 despite easing up significantly in the final 15 meters. Idrissa Andu of Burundi was a distant second in 10.47. Gerald Williams was seventh in his second-round heat (10.60) and did not advance. Brunson won his first-round heat in an easy 10.31, and Williams took the lead before easing back to place third in his race in 10.48. In the semifinals of the men's 1,500m, the Stanford duo of Jonathon Riley and Michael Stember advanced to Wednesday's final. Stember, a 2000 Olympian, ran comfortably in the fastest heat of the day to win in 3:45.49 and advance. Riley, who also is competing in the 5,000m in Beijing, used a strong kick to finish second in his heat in 3:51.31. Monday's scheduled qualifying rounds of the men's hammer throw and women's javelin and
t-and-f: Universiade
Has anyone found a results area on the Universiade website? I couldn't find it. Has anyone found any other website that has, or is linking to, current results? Bob H
Re: t-and-f: Universiade
You can try http://news.u21.org.cn/jsp/matchresulten.htm a search engine for the results database. A plain textfile would be easier and more usefull, but at least it's something. Erik - Original Message - From: Robert Hersh [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: t-and-f [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 27, 2001 3:23 PM Subject: t-and-f: Universiade Has anyone found a results area on the Universiade website? I couldn't find it. Has anyone found any other website that has, or is linking to, current results? Bob H
t-and-f: Universiade (World Student Games) results
I found results on http://www.u21.org.cn/english/3com/index.htm click on results (down to the left) en make your selection. Per, day, country, event, take your pick. Quite soon after the events too. Regards, Wilmar Kortleever Robert Hersh schreef: Has anyone found a results area on the Universiade website? I couldn't find it. Has anyone found any other website that has, or is linking to, current results? Bob H
t-and-f: Cherono almost catches Lindgren
Stephen Cherono (date of birth 15Oct82) set a world junior record in the 3000 steeple of 7:58.66 at Van Damme meet last Friday. That's barely behind Gerry Lindgren's American junior record (7:58.0) for the 3000 meters flat without any barriers or water jumps. (American JR for steeple is 8:33.8 by John Gregorek.) Marty Post Senior Editor Runner's World Magazine www.runnersworld.com
Re: t-and-f: Viren-blood-doping
Along a similar vein... Didn't Marti Vaino admit blood doping by default in '84? My memory is a bit shaky here, but I seem to recall that after Vaino had been tested positive for a banned substance through a blood test following his silver medal 10k run in LA, he said something to the effect I couldn't have tested positive, I haven't taken anything is weeks... suggesting he was on a banned substance when the blood was drawn months earlier. When the blood was reinfused, it contained the banned substance and he was subsequently caught. Anyone help out here with the completely factual info? Joe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for that. I asked the question because of the following post from [EMAIL PROTECTED] viren was often spotted taking double shots of vodka after a tough day of training . . . if only he had stuck to the booze as his only drug, things would be very different today. oh and yes, he has admitted to blood doping. The one and only Finnish runner who has admitted blood transfer is Kaarlo Maaninka (silver in 10K and bronze in 5K in '80).
t-and-f: Res: Leverkusen, Germany
from IAAF.org Leverkusen, Germany Results (All Ger Unless Noted) Men 100 Metres: Race 1 (Called B)(-1.1): 1. Gilpin (Jam) 10.46 . . . 4.Niemi (Can) 10.67 . . . Race 2 (Called A)(-0.9): 1. Douglas (Ned) 10.30; 2. Patton (Usa) 10.36; 3. Aliu(Ngr) 10.44; 4. Kochan 10.50; 5. Kosenkow 10.57; 6. Loum (Sen) 11.34. 200 Metres (1.0): 1. Loum (Sen) 20.67; 2. Niemi (Can) 20.78; 3. Pinnock 20.86; 4. Otto 20.96 . . . 800 Metres: Race 1 (Called B): 1. I. Abdo (Qat) 1:47.33; 2. A. Abdo (Qat) 1:47.81 . . . Race 2 (Called A): 1. Schumann 1:44.63; 2. B Kipkurui (Ken) 1:44.80; 3. Mutua (Ken) 1:45.05; 4. Czapiewski (Pol) 1:45.06; 5. Mueller 1:45.14; 6. H Rotich (Ken) 1:45.25; 7. Mcmullen (Usa) 1:46.03; 8. Haschke 1:46.63; 9. Herms 1:46.81. Pace: Eplinius 50.96 1500 Metres: 1. Songok (Ken) 3:35.55; 2. Mwangi (Ken) 3:35.95; 3. Abdallah (Mar) 3:37.66; 4. Berryhill (Usa) 3:37.98; 5. Philipp (Sui) 3:38.35; 6. P Koech (Ken) 3:38.87; 7. I Aden (Som) 3:39.20; 8. Noor (Qat) 3:42.74; 9. Assmus 3:46.02 . . . Did Not Finish: Bosch (Fra), Chouki (Fra), Whiteman (Gbr). 110 Hurdles: Heat 1 (0.0): 1. Crews 13.85; 2. Videnov (Bul) 13.92; 3. Knight (Usa) 14.19. Heat 2 (0.2): 1. Wallace (Usa) 13.47; 2. Fenner 13.83; 3. Edorh 13.88 . . . Heat 3 (-1.1): 1. Lichtenhagen 13.47; 2. Schwarthoff 13.81; 3. Schindzielorz 13.83; 4. Korving (Ned) 13.88 . . . Final (-0.2): 1. Wallace (Usa) 13.39; 2. Videnov (Bul) 13.64; 3. Schwarthoff 13.75; 4. Knight (Usa) 13.76; 5. Edorh 13.89; 6. Crews 13.90. High Jump: 1. Buss 2.30; 2. Kreissig 2.21; 3. Fricke 2.18; 4. Talotti (Ita) 2.15; 5. Challenger (Gbr) And Ciotti (Ita) 2.15 . . . Pole Vault: 1. Ecker 5.72; 2. Lobinger 5.72; 3. Blom (Ned) 5.62; 4. Boergeling 5.62; 5. Mack (Usa) 5.52; 6. Tivonchik And Huebner 5.42; 8. Gross 5.42; 9. RSpiegelburg 5.32. No Height: Stolle (At 5.52), Kolasa (Pol) 5.42, And Kuehnert (At 5.22). Long Jump: 1. Bigdeli 8.15 (0.5); 2. Marciniszyn (Pol) 8.01 (-0.3); 3. F Busemann 7.95 (-2.9); 4. Prah 7.93 (-0.5); 5. Patton (Usa) 7.87 (-2.3); 6. Krause 7.84 (-0.3); 7. Awere (Gha) 7.67 (0.1) . . . Women 100 Metres: Race 1 (Called B)(-0.3): 1. Moeller 12.06 . . . Race 2 (Called A)(0.9): 1. Nku (Ngr) 11.16; 2. Paschke 11.23; 3. Wagner 11.43; 4. Habel 11.51; 5. Hurtis (Fra) 11.51; 6. Feller 11.73. 200 Metres (0.5): 1. Nku (Ngr) 22.71; 2. Breuer 22.79; 3. G Rockmeier 23.15; 4. B Rockmeier 23.54; 5. Feller 23.59. 400 Metres: 1. Guevara (Mex) 50.35; 2. Nguimgo (Cmr) 51.43; 3. Pernia (Cub) 51.61; 4. Afolabi (Ngr) 51.98; 5. Marx 52.57; 6. Prokopek (Pol) 52.75. 800 Metres: 1. Vriesde (Sur) 1:59.74; 2. Calatayud (Cub) 2:00.79; 3. Hyman (Jam) 2:01.11; 4. Fiut (Pol) 2:03.40; 5. Baala (Fra) 2:04.86; 6. Ionescu (Rom) 2:05.87; 7.De Haan 2:05.93; 8. Struckmeyer 2:06.33. 1500 Metres: 1. Komyagina (Rus) 4:03.98; 2. Vasilyeva (Rus) 4:06.24; 3. Malot(Ken) 4:12.23; 4. Schulz 4:12.42; 5. Jamroz (Pol) 4:14.12; 6. Di Santo (Ita) 4:16.59; 7. Weyermann (Sui) 4:18.05 . . . Javelin: 1. Friedrich 59.94 . . . 4x200 Relay: 1. Lg Olympia Dortmund [B Rockmeier - Habel G Rockmeier - Moeller] 1:33.83; 2. Kebba Tolbert ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) = Men's and Women's Jumps Multis Coach Syracuse University Track Field _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp
t-and-f: Padua Results
from iaaf.org 26 August 2001 Padua, Italy Men 100 1. Uchenna Emedolu, Nigeria, 10.21 seconds. 2, Aziz Zakari, Ghana, 10.26. 3,Maurizio Checcucci, Italy, 10.38. 400= 1, Sanderlei Parrella, Brazil, 45.51. 2, Jerome Davis, United States, 46.16. 3, Manura Kuranage, 46.72 1500 1, Kevin Sullivan, Canada, 3 minutes, 34.05 seconds. 2, Salalah El Ghazi, Marocco 3:34.26. 3, Hudson De Souza, Brazil, 3:34.39. 2000 Steeplechase 1, John Langat, Kenya, 5:18.61. 2, Stanley Kibiwott, Kenya,5:20.60. 3, Benson Koech, Kenya, 5:21.26. 110 hurdles 1, Anier Garcia, Cuba, 13.41. 2, Yoel Hernandez, Cuba, 13.50. 3, Stanislavs Olijars, Latvia, 13.69. 400 hurdles 1, Fabrizio Mori, Italy, 48.72, 2, Ian Weakley, Jamaica, 49.00. 3, Joey Woody, United States, 49.31. Long Jump 1, James Beckford, Jamaica, 8.24. 2, Joan Martinez, Cuba, 8.13. 3,Siniza Ergotic, Croatia, 8.09. Shot Put 1, Paolo Dal Soglio, Italy, 20.67. 2, Adam Nelson, United States, 20.66. 3, Corrado Fantini, Italy, 18.62. Women 100 1, Zhanna Pintusevich-Block, Ukraine, 11.22. 2, Endurance Ojokolo, Nigeria, 11.33, 3, Manuela Levorato, Italy, 11.34. 400 1, Nadijna Kaltouma, Chad, 51.10. 2, Monique Hennagan, United States,51.15, 3, Suzianne Reid, United States, 51.69. 800 1, Diane Cummins, Canada, 1:58.57. 2, Argentina Paulino, Mozambique, 2:00.23. 3, Charmaine Howell, Jamaica, 2:01.55. 100 hurdles 1, Aliuska Lopez, Cuba, 13.01. 2, Melissa Morrison, United States, 13.10. 3, Vonette Dixon, Jamaica, 13.14. Pole Vault 1, Yelena Isimbayeva, Russia, 4.10. Krisztina Molnar, Hungary, 4.00. 3, Anna Giordano Bruno, Italy, 3.80. Triple jump 1, Magdelin Martinez, Italy, 14.46. 2, Baya Rahouli, Algeria, 13.69. 3, Maria Costanza Moroni, Italy, 13.32. Kebba Tolbert ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) = Men's and Women's Jumps Multis Coach Syracuse University Track Field _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp
t-and-f: Deeper Padua Results, but I want more
By going through the Italian governing body website, you can get 6-deep results: http://www.fidal.it/news/2001/00_news_padores.php Any suggestions about where one might find complete results of this meet? Thanks! Buck -Original Message- From: Kebba Tolbert [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Monday, August 27, 2001 10:49 AM Subject: t-and-f: Padua Results from iaaf.org 26 August 2001 Padua, Italy Men 100 1. Uchenna Emedolu, Nigeria, 10.21 seconds. 2, Aziz Zakari, Ghana, 10.26. 3,Maurizio Checcucci, Italy, 10.38. 400= 1, Sanderlei Parrella, Brazil, 45.51. 2, Jerome Davis, United States, 46.16. 3, Manura Kuranage, 46.72 1500 1, Kevin Sullivan, Canada, 3 minutes, 34.05 seconds. 2, Salalah El Ghazi, Marocco 3:34.26. 3, Hudson De Souza, Brazil, 3:34.39. 2000 Steeplechase 1, John Langat, Kenya, 5:18.61. 2, Stanley Kibiwott, Kenya,5:20.60. 3, Benson Koech, Kenya, 5:21.26. 110 hurdles 1, Anier Garcia, Cuba, 13.41. 2, Yoel Hernandez, Cuba, 13.50. 3, Stanislavs Olijars, Latvia, 13.69. 400 hurdles 1, Fabrizio Mori, Italy, 48.72, 2, Ian Weakley, Jamaica, 49.00. 3, Joey Woody, United States, 49.31. Long Jump 1, James Beckford, Jamaica, 8.24. 2, Joan Martinez, Cuba, 8.13. 3,Siniza Ergotic, Croatia, 8.09. Shot Put 1, Paolo Dal Soglio, Italy, 20.67. 2, Adam Nelson, United States, 20.66. 3, Corrado Fantini, Italy, 18.62. Women 100 1, Zhanna Pintusevich-Block, Ukraine, 11.22. 2, Endurance Ojokolo, Nigeria, 11.33, 3, Manuela Levorato, Italy, 11.34. 400 1, Nadijna Kaltouma, Chad, 51.10. 2, Monique Hennagan, United States,51.15, 3, Suzianne Reid, United States, 51.69. 800 1, Diane Cummins, Canada, 1:58.57. 2, Argentina Paulino, Mozambique, 2:00.23. 3, Charmaine Howell, Jamaica, 2:01.55. 100 hurdles 1, Aliuska Lopez, Cuba, 13.01. 2, Melissa Morrison, United States, 13.10. 3, Vonette Dixon, Jamaica, 13.14. Pole Vault 1, Yelena Isimbayeva, Russia, 4.10. Krisztina Molnar, Hungary, 4.00. 3, Anna Giordano Bruno, Italy, 3.80. Triple jump 1, Magdelin Martinez, Italy, 14.46. 2, Baya Rahouli, Algeria, 13.69. 3, Maria Costanza Moroni, Italy, 13.32. Kebba Tolbert ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) = Men's and Women's Jumps Multis Coach Syracuse University Track Field _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp
t-and-f: 1998 Euro Champs
Does anyone know where I might find the results of the 1998 Euro Champs from Budapest? I looked on the EEA site and couldn't find anything. thanks, Kebba Tolbert ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) = Men's and Women's Jumps Multis Coach Syracuse University Track Field _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp
Re: t-and-f: 1998 Euro Champs
Try this site Kebba .. Olympics, Worlds, Euros, Commonwealth are all here ... http://62.232.35.235/ Conway Hill [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Kebba Tolbert [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 27, 2001 3:09 PM Subject: t-and-f: 1998 Euro Champs Does anyone know where I might find the results of the 1998 Euro Champs from Budapest? I looked on the EEA site and couldn't find anything. thanks, Kebba Tolbert ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) = Men's and Women's Jumps Multis Coach Syracuse University Track Field _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp
t-and-f: Status report
Anyone know the health or injury status of any of the following : Ramon Clay Oba Thompson Mo Greene Tim Montgomery (not listed for Goodwill ??) Konstatin Kederis (not at Brussels) Christine Arron Anja Rucker Conway Hill [EMAIL PROTECTED]
t-and-f: USATF News Notes: August 27, 2001
Contact:Tom Surber Media Information Manager USA Track Field (317) 261-0500 x317 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.usatf.org USATF News Notes Volume 2, Number 76August 27, 2001 Wallace wins in Leverkusen Dawane Wallace, who placed seventh in the 110m hurdles at this month's IAAF World Outdoor Championships in Edmonton, Canada, picked up a win on Sunday in Leverkusen, Germany. Wallace won the event in 13.39 seconds, with fellow American Derek Knight finishing fourth in 13.76. In other results from Leverkusen, Bryan Berryhill was fourth in the 1,500 meters in 3:37.98, Paul McMullen placed seventh in the 800 meters in 1:46.03 and Tim Mack was fifth in the pole vault with a clearance of 5.52 meters/18 feet, 1.25 inches. At an event in Padua, Italy on Sunday, Monique Hennagan finished second in the 400 meters with a time of 51.15, with Suzianne Reid right behind Hennagan (51.69) in third place. 2000 Olympic bronze medalist Melissa Morrison was second in the 100m hurdles in 13.10. Nelson has race named after him Singer Willie Nelson has had a road race named after him and his favorite cause. The inaugural Willie Nelson 10K for Farm Aid will be held near his home in Austin, Texas on October 21. Nelson, 68, joined popular musicians John Mellencamp and Neil Young in founding Farm Aid to support farm and rural organizations. Since its inception in 1985, Farm Aid has distributed more than $16 million dollars. A runner himself, who hits the road about an hour a day while on tour, Nelson told the Associated Press, I like to get off the bus and see if I can find my way back. Following the race in Austin, Nelson said he would treat the 15,000 expected participants to a concert. It's a pleasure to host a road race and concert where runners can support family farmers, Nelson said. Rico receives diploma Congratulations to Past President of USA Track Field Patricia Rico, who has been named a recipient of an International Olympic Committee Women and Sport Achievement Diploma. Rico was recognized for her many contributions as an athlete, official and administrator over a span of more than 40 years. During her four-year term as USATF President that ended last December, Rico and CEO Craig Masback led a reorganization of the federation so it could become more efficient and modern, while continuing the organization's growth through the Golden Spike Tour. Prior to her presidency, Rico, a resident of Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y., served as first vice president of USATF, along with chairing many national committees. She is also a long-time member of the IAAF Women's Committee. # # #
t-and-f: Suzy Q
I don't think I'm alone in having decided that SFHamilton's problems are psychological and not physiological. I don't think she's shown any improvement in her mental state over Sydney. Her problem seems to be hysterical in nature. Now before anyone screams sexist, let me explain that I mean it in the clinical sense. Hysteria is when someone translates psychological stress into physiological symptoms, and then becomes focused on the physiological symptoms as the cause, rather than working out the original psychological issues. It's a form of denial. Having presumed too much already, I am not going to presume the deeper nature of her psychological issues. From her comments about not wanting to repeat a last lap crash and burn she is saying that she is recreating a catastrophe by predicting it and solving it by avoiding it. From her past comments about Sydney she admits she was repeating a solution to a problem she's had before. She called it a panic attack, but it's a simplistic statement that has no meaning without looking at how a person deals with their panic. In certain approaches to Mental Health treatment there is a saying: The problem is the solution. Which means that the problem a person has, is the solution he/she uses to solve the problem - but the solution never solves it. The person continues to use the same solution because they think it should logically work, but it doesn't and the person continues the cycle. Suzy solved the problem by avoiding it (fear of last lap crash and burn) and ended up, once again, with the ultimate problem: her inability to run a major race without worrying too much about the outcome, rather than focusing on running the race. In other words failure becomes a self fulfilling prophecy she avoids by failing. Years ago I was in a foot race with someone. It became apparent to me that as we approached the finish line that I was going to lose. So I slowed down. I later analyzed this solution and realized that I had decided that to chose to lose was better than doing my damndest and losing. It gave me a measure of controlling the outcome rather than accepting what I took to be humiliating defeat. I think Suzy's dilemma is similar. When she can accept that to lose, when she's done her damndest, is heroic, she'll be able to run her bestall the way. Phil Wyckoff GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.
t-and-f: Trackopalypse Now Redux (was Jabe's exact quote)
Just saw the restored version of Apocaplypse Now, first time on a big screen in probably 2 decades - wow (though the restored portions really didn't do much for me, or the film, IMO). There is no way Dennis Hopper is Gabe Jennings in an earlier incarnation. He makes too much sense. Jim Gerweck Running Times
RE: t-and-f: Trackopalypse Now Redux (was Jabe's exact quote)
Gabe = Bob Denver... AB-SO-LUTE-LY!!! http://www.bobdenver.com/ http://www.pressenter.com/~gregboe/Greg/classicTV/Gilligan'sThemeSong.ht m Alright kiddies, know what time it is? Time to play track song lyrics again!! Go knock yourself out! Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip. That started from this tropic port, aboard this tiny ship. The mate was a mighty sailin' man, the skipper brave and sure. Five passengers set sail that day, for a three hour tour, a three hour tour... The weather started getting rough, the tiny ship was tossed. If not for the courage of the fearless crew, the Minnow would be lost; the Minnow would be lost. The ship took ground on the shore of this uncharted desert isle, with Gilligan, the Skipper too, the Millionaire, and his Wife, the Movie Star, the Professor and Mary Ann, here on Gilligan's Isle. So this is the tale of our castaways, they're here for a long, long time. They'll have to make the best of things, it's an uphill climb. The first mate and his skipper too, will do their very best, to make the others comfortable, in the tropic island nest. No phones, no lights, no motor cars, not a single luxury. Like Robinson Crusoe, it's primitive as can be. So join us here each week my friend, you're sure to get a smile. From seven stranded Castaways, Here on Gilligan's Isle. malmo The Skipper There is no way Dennis Hopper is Gabe Jennings in an earlier incarnation. He makes too much sense. Jim Gerweck Running Times
