Re: t-and-f: Micheal Johnson
when someone breaks 19.32, then you guys can talk..so, knock it off for now...it's boring
Re: t-and-f: Be Seated
o my gosh...that's got to be the stupidist thing i've heard oftrack policelike we are a sport that needs them...hello...you have got to be kidding..
Re: t-and-f: Olympic Relay Squads
In a message dated 08/01/2000 4:43:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << Perhaps but they also have what nobody else in the world has...the horse at the end...first three runners...keep it close...then BOOM... >> just like wilma did in 1960
Re: t-and-f: Dwight's Tearyeyed Goodbye
2 summers ago in athens, i was returning to my hotel...across the street was a cafe that old greek men frequent...this particular day, the world championships were on greek tv...and lo and behold, about 15 greek men were outside sitting in a semi-circle, intently watching the world t&f championships...i couldn't believe iti took a photo of itcan you see that happening here? is this the good tv coverage you guys are talking about
Re: t-and-f: NBC monopoly
the BEST track and field coverage EVER was the triple cast of the barcelona olympics...without question..
Re: t-and-f: Dwight's Tearyeyed Goodbye
the BEST coverage of track and field was, WITHOUT QUESTION, the triplecast of the barcelona olympics.better than being therealmost
Re: t-and-f: The Relay team
In a message dated 09/02/2000 1:35:29 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << > By the way, has a "club" team ever run faster? And has a "club" ever held the world record? HSI's 37.65 is the fastest by a club eclipsing the 37.79 run by Santa Monica in 1991 & 1994 ... Not aware of any club holding WR in the auto timed era .. >> i know you guys are talking men...as usual...but i do have to mention that tennessee state university (hudson, jones, williams, rudolph) in rome ran 44.5 for a wr and...it was an all-tennessee state university team in 1956, getting the bronze in melbourne and in 1964..an almost all tennessee state team getting the silver... can you top this!
Re: t-and-f: World waits for Perec as Freeman opens her heart
In a message dated 09/19/2000 12:31:02 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << The first woman to win both the 200m and 400m golds at a single Olympics has bee >> SOMEONE OUGHT TO TELL HIM ABOUT VALERIE BRISCO AND 1984
Re: t-and-f: Rawson
hey larry.we all love ya and know you do a super jobthe poster was just envious (as are we all) that we are not with you over there with you.louise
Re: t-and-f: Bob Costas's view of ALEXANDER KARELIN
i'm so glad it was costas and not carol...or everyone (almost) on the list would be posting and that wasn't his only mistake! louise
Re: t-and-f: Men's 200 Travesty and sprint thoughts
if capel were more experienced, he would have raised his hand when he started to rock backrather than get caught that way..
Fwd: t-and-f: Re: Fwd: Who wants to be a millionaire?
In a message dated 10/21/2000 1:16:35 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << >Plus, I know the majority of us all in here would flounder on "Millionaire", >so can it! > Just in case anyone is on "Millionaire" and is asked, the correct word is "founder", like a ship w/o a rudder. "Flounder" means make like the flat fish and lie on the bottom. Just a pet grammatical peeve. Then again, maybe that's what most people would do on the show. >> for a second, i thought you might be correct...but no..it is flounder...according to webster..."to struggle to move or obtain footing...to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually" In a message dated 10/21/00 12:18:07 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >Plus, I know the majority of us all in here would flounder on "Millionaire", >so can it! > Just in case anyone is on "Millionaire" and is asked, the correct word is "founder", like a ship w/o a rudder. "Flounder" means make like the flat fish and lie on the bottom. Just a pet grammatical peeve. Then again, maybe that's what most people would do on the show. Jim Gerweck Running Times
Re: t-and-f: Doug Schneebeck deserves our vote
the point is guys, that USATF should be funding, in some way, all levels of athletes...read what the initials represent, slowly.louise
Re: t-and-f: Re: t-and-f-digest V1 #3691
In a message dated 07/04/2001 8:48:32 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: . The people that are selfish are the ones that try to make others fit into their view of what they think should happen but where would any of these people be if Maurice had ripped a hamstring on that cold, wet track? Would any of you have donated to help if he had a career ending injury? Let the man alone. yeah...the keyboard track club!
Re: t-and-f: Geb update
no fair...going in cold...bikila, who won the first gold barefoot??
Re: t-and-f: XC Long-Short Debate
when the women in the us began running xc it was the 1.5 mile bridge to bridge loop at van cortlandt in 1962!!!
Re: t-and-f: 400H
ok...the girls of new york state have been running the 400mh, the 1500mr, the 3000, and pentathlon for more than 20 years - i developed the program as the state chairperson in the early 80's - we ran the 400h while the boys of the state were doing the 300mh...louise
t-and-f: 400mh
to be exact, new york state girls were running the 400mh in 1980 - i have the program for the first "combined" state meet in front of me - this was June 5-6, 1981 at cornell university..it was then that the girls first ran the event in a state meet
Re: t-and-f: Logical ?
just ask kim batten what the benefits of running the 400mh were while in high school in rochester, new york
Re: t-and-f: 400H
you are not getting on my case, mike...there is NO DOUBT in my mind that the nys girls ran the 400mh FIRST...i was state chairman.i loved it
Re: t-and-f: TNF does it again
the real story is that the ballots were counted in florida!!! now, guys, does that explain everything??
Re: t-and-f: Relay Dream Teams
well..if you put the fastest all-time 100's together... flo-jo marion evelyn and a toss up between inger and dawn in the 4x4 valerie chandra jearl gwen
Re: t-and-f: [OZTRACK] IAAF considers important rule changes (womens decathlo...
In a message dated 3/13/2001 12:20:31 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: change suggestion is that an athlete in events under 400m in length shall be disqualified for making one false start, rather than two. we are proposing a rule change in the u.s. for starters, not athletessee below IAAF Starting Rules Compliance Change from “after” to “when” Proposal: To change USATF Rule 60.3 (line 2) to read, “When all competitors are “set,” the pistol shall be fired.” (Instead of , as it reads now, “after” all competitors are set ” USATF will then be in compliance with IAAF Rule 162.3. IAAF Rule 162.3: “ On your marks, “Set,” and when all competitors are “Set” the gun shall be fired, or approved statring apparatus activated.” USATF Rule 60.3: “On your marks and “Set, “ and after all competitors are “set”, the pistol shall be fired.” This change significantly reduces the number of false starts in the Sprints and Hurdles which benefits Athletes, Officials, Spectators, and TV time constraints. The longer a Starter “holds” the athlete beyond the “Set Point” the more likely there are to be false starts. Few false starts are observed, comparitively speaking, when the Starter fires the gun at the “Set Point”. After arbitrarily allows the Starter to hold the Athlete for as long as he wants (2, 5 seconds or more) which is not good for the Sprinters/Hurdlers or the Sport. For those concerned about “anticipation,” it is impossible to “time out” Starters utilizing “when” since the time factor from “set to gun” is a wide variable. Conversely, Starters who hold athletes beyond the “set point” tend to have a subconscious consistency in their set/gun interval; and are easy to time out (guess).
Re: t-and-f: field-falsie (was: Proposed changes in IAAF rules
In a message dated 3/14/2001 11:55:33 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: There is definitely some discretion, and a good starter will vary the tempo from race to race to discourage runners from attempting to guess when he/she will fire the gun. if any of you ever sprinted and experienced to the starting position and the pressure (physical and psychological) during those few seconds on the starting line, you would realize that the athlete is in an extremely precarious situation...on one hand they have to wait for the gun - on the other hand they need to "explode" out of the blockswhile balancing on their fingertips while the starter in the united states is allowed to fire the gun "after" (maybe one month later) everyone is set..for those of you that take pleasure in calling some of your favorite sprinters and hurdlers "cheaters" try a sprint start sometime in a local meet.. sprinters are not cheatersour starters are holding them too long in MOST cases...that is the reason for the iaaf rule, which, with one little word in the start rule "WHEN", makes all of the difference in the world.
Re: t-and-f: field-falsie (was: Proposed changes in IAAF rules
the only canadian terrorist i know is you...and from what chaplin said, you never sprinted!
Re: t-and-f: inopportune falsies (was: New rules
In a message dated 3/19/2001 12:49:44 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: All he needed to do was walk around the track to make the final but he was so nervous he false-started TWICE and was DQed! well, well, well...i knew there MUST be another reason (besides cheating) why sprinters/hurdlers false start...thanks for providing some useful insight!
Re: t-and-f: New rules
In a message dated 3/20/2001 8:43:21 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I.E. Its marketability TO THE FANS AND FOLLOWERS those fans are there with or without you...they are the high school kids who buy the shoes, etcand the collegiansand they'll always be there...
Re: t-and-f: "Unsportmanlike conduct" LOL
In a message dated 3/21/2001 4:34:03 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Why try to eliminate false starts??? Its all part of the sport:- people trying to get as fast out of the blocks as possible...there are bound to be mistakes yeah...why is that s hard for others (supposedly track fans) to understand?
Re: t-and-f: While we're at it
In a message dated 3/21/2001 4:29:53 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: False starts slow down a meet much more than anything going on in a field event, because they tie up the track and delay the start of next race. If some field event is dragging along for some reason only that one event is affected. False starts have the potential to delay every subsequent track race on the schedule.
Re: t-and-f: While we're at it
In a message dated 3/21/2001 4:29:53 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: False starts slow down a meet much more than anything going on in a field event, because they tie up the track and delay the start of next race. If some field event is dragging along for some reason only that one event is affected. False starts have the potential to delay every subsequent track race on the schedule what a crock...the whole thing
Re: t-and-f: "Unsportmanlike conduct" LOL
In a message dated 3/21/2001 6:36:54 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: PS Every time you or Darrell sends one of your blatantly self-interested posts, you lose respect and fans, although it's clear from your other posts that you don't give a fuck about that. You have left a lot of people disillusioned with HSI as a result of your aggressive and patronizing intervention in this debate. oh yeah...you non-sprinter, all you can do is type guys,who think you own the board, can't stand it when someone who KNOWS what they are talking about comments..you should be delighted to have an AUTHORITY join the discussion.or is it too threatening...i love it..and don't speak for me, i'm not disillusioned...
Re: t-and-f: "Unsportmanlike conduct" UHhuhuuhh ... I DON'T OWN THE BOARD. ...
In a message dated 3/21/2001 7:27:13 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Yikes! I am definitely NOT the meanest guy on the board any more: wrong..i'm not a guy!! you still have your title!
Re: t-and-f: new rules
In a message dated 3/21/2001 10:08:51 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I sprinted for four years for CCNY wow...real high tech sprinting...it's like saying, i sprinted for hunter.
Re: t-and-f: New rules
In a message dated 3/21/2001 9:33:38 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: But I don't hear that from them and when did you do your study??? i don't remember reading the results
Re: t-and-f: What's next?
the start for the sprinter/hurdler is such a complex piece of the race...it is the only event in track and field which symbiotically is linked with another person, the starter (and how do we hold him accountable - as mentioned earlier, iaaf/usatf rules differ) - these are the only events in track and field where an athlete is prevented from competing (tossed out of the meet) should they break the second timeall eyes are on the start of the dash, when a mistake is made, it is signalled by a multiple series of shots - yes, everyone knows a mistake was made (the long jumper fouls, for example, and no gun shots call attention to the error!! - someone just waves a pretty little red flag and many people don't even see it), the sprinter/hurdler has the greatest pressure on him/her at that set point, to go from absolute stillness to explosive speed in a short distance, is typical to no other event in the program - not to mention the odd weight bearing position that the athlete is in..so, before you call sprinters/hurdlers cheaters and want to abolish the current rule...thinkit's not a simple as you make itif they break, they get called back - and now have to approach the start with this punishment added to the above...isn't that enough to pay for a break??? all other athletes are given 3 tries/warnings to correct their errrors...how many times have you seen an athlete looking up to the coach in the stands for the adjustment of their mark, for example...yes, the coach helps them with their error from the stands prior to the next try!!! i just watched this over and over at the indoor nationals are those athletes cheaters and tossed out i could go on and on..but i hate to be lengthy
Re: t-and-f: What's next?
In a message dated 3/23/2001 12:11:43 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Check out the rest of the proposed rule-change package: two attempts in the verticals, 4 attempts instead of 6 in the other field events. Nobody's picking on the sprinters and hurdlers in specific. The intent of the rules changes is far-reaching. yeah...but no one except the sprinters/hurdlers are getting BOOTED OUT OF THE COMPETITION..mean motha
Re: t-and-f: Epilogue
In a message dated 3/23/2001 12:05:29 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: . I do biochemistry and develop blood tests for living, but many people on the list feel no hesitation whatsoever in arguing with me but your outcome in the lab is not to defer to idiots...however in the great council of the iaaf, who votes - (oh yeah, it's a democtatic process) NOT THE ATHLETES...the fat, lobster-eating old men.
Re: t-and-f: What's next?
In a message dated 3/23/2001 1:22:33 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Humiliation? That is what you feel when you get pulled from the track for being lapped in a dist. race. You didn't even do anything "wrong", you just weren't "good enough." well...we all know that this is not on the elite level...but..i did not hear any of you distance freaks mention that maybe the longer events (over 400m) they showed on tv, took away from the sprinter's time...how about that...we want equal time
Re: t-and-f: What's next?
In a message dated 3/23/2001 2:58:02 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Join the world of the walks baby! AND...you have already walked part of your race, if not the whole thing!
Fwd: t-and-f: What's next?
In a message dated 3/23/2001 2:58:02 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Join the world of the walks baby! come on3 warnings!...that's 2 more than we get...no comparisonAND YOU ARE IN CONTROL OF YOUR FEET, there is no starter controlling you Netters Louise ( the mean mutha:) wrote: > yeah...but no one except the sprinters/hurdlers are getting BOOTED OUT OF > THE COMPETITION..mean motha Join the world of the walks baby!
Re: t-and-f: athlete input (was: What's next?
In a message dated 3/23/2001 7:17:02 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: study huh? where's the study?? (sounds good, though - you may fool a few people) the athletes are only the actors.and you say that the alphabet people do the studies...hellowhat university are they affiliated with??
Re: t-and-f: World XC: Would the USA Have Won?
In a message dated 3/25/2001 5:05:15 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Or do you still want to talk about false starts and theoretical minimum reaction times? no...we were just filling in the time for you until you got these x-c results!!
Re: t-and-f: Misprint?
In a message dated 4/12/2001 11:53:21 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: ’74 NCAA Championships: 7 heats produced no fewer than 18 false that's 27 years agocan't you do any better
Re: t-and-f: Re: content
well, this is a t&f listlast year when i suggested to someone that they read my book (american women's track and field:a history 1895-1980), before posting women's history comments, the list supervisor suggested that i not advertise (of course, this has been done since)...but where is he/she now and you get on dgs for his quotes?
Re: t-and-f: Follow the money was- Flat earth Creationism
bravoright onwhy can't everyone else see that it was a similiar thing that created the tennessee state dynasty in women's track in the late 50's-60's...culimnating in wilma rudolph's 3 gold medal victory in rome and wyomia tyus' first back to back 100 meter gold medal victorieslouise
t-and-f: proposed no false start rule by the iaaf
05/13: AOL Sports: Athletics-False starts proposal ridiculous, says Jones
Re: t-and-f: Howard and Clark
In a message dated 05/16/2001 10:46:16 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: That is where they are WRONG. Even if you take it for a cold, it is STILL giving you an advantage. It is still a stimulant whether it is bought at the supermarket or the perf. dope pusher. let's see...if you have a cold - that is a negative - if you take a cold medicine - that's a positive.DO THEY CANCEL EACH OTHER OUT???
t-and-f: clark
and hazel didn't go to lisbon, so what was she trying to do just beat jearl?
Re: t-and-f: Howard and Clark
what about prior to drug testingwe all took aspirin, etc...now, should we go back and erase every record...or check to see if "jesse" had a cold in berlin and took 2 aspirins before he competedwe were all druggies back then..who knew
Re: t-and-f: Howard and Clark
hazel gained/lost nothing...she was on the olympic team(she's not a fat/short shot putter)...she was not going to worlds...there was no question that she would place in the indoors...(only her sister-in-law was her competition) AND IF SHE IS LIKE JOETTA, GET USED TO HER BEING AROUND FOR A VERY LONG TIME AS THE # 1 800 METER RUNNER IN THE U.S. AND ONE OF THE TOP IN THE WORLD
Re: t-and-f: New rules to challenge athletes at adidas Oregon
yeah...as someone said, you pay $60. for a concert and you want to see the star perform LESS!!!
Re: t-and-f: New rules to challenge athletes at adidas Oregon
Britain puts block on single false-start experiment Duncan Mackay Thursday May 10, 2001 The Guardian Britain has joined the world's top sprinters in rebelling against the International Amateur Athletic Federation's plan to make one false start, instead of two, incur disqualification. It has refused to allow the experimental rule to be used at its leading meetings. Alan Pascoe, the chairman of Fast Track, the sports marketing agents, said yesterday that UK Athletics specifically asked that the change be not implemented at this season's five televised events in Britain. "If ultimately the IAAF council developed these rule changes into IAAF law then it is possible UK Athletics may be forced to implement those changes for later in the season," Pascoe said. "But I can state categorically that, as things stand, they will not be introduced into the UK." The IAAF, the sport's world governing body, announced in March that it would experiment in second-tier international meetings and a permanent change to the rule could be introduced at a meeting on the eve of the world championships in Edmonton in August. The change is designed to stamp out the multiple false starts which blight so many top meetings. The experiment has drawn an angry reaction from the top sprinters, and Ato Boldon, Trinidad's former world 200m champion, has started a petition against the plan. Among those who have signed are Maurice Greene, the Olympic 100m champion and world record holder. "The event could be changed irrevocably and the existing world 100m and 200m records could be set in stone if this is allowed to happen," said Greene, who will be running in the British grand prix meeting at Crystal Palace on July 22. Boldon said: "From what we are hearing, midway through 2001 we will be looking at one false start being it [disqualification], and it could be in for the world championships. "We have a petition going round at the moment, which everyone in our group signed two weeks ago, and every athlete I know has signed it. The concern is that meets are running over schedule because we have too many false starts. But the public is going to demand that they reverse this because, the first time Maurice Greene or Ato Boldon are thrown out, people will say they didn't get their money's worth. There will be false starts and no one will be running inside 10 seconds because we have to be so careful." Pascoe added: "If you lose a big star because of this it seems a retrograde step that doesn't really help the sport in the long term." ,
Re: t-and-f: pre 100
In a message dated 05/27/2001 6:27:32 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: 10 min of good TV time devoted to the 100 with false starts et.al. John Drummond should have been DQ'd for not displaying all of his number (Pre Classic was not visible no, the STARTER should have been dq'ed...
Re: t-and-f: I'm out......
In a message dated 05/28/2001 4:12:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I bet it would have sat Jarret in the blocks and kept him from stalingrad the race! but...what about the responsibility of the starter...and the re-call starter.lay the blame where it should be.that is THEIR job...
Re: t-and-f: I'm out......
In a message dated 05/29/2001 10:56:07 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: If the NFS rule was in operation, would you have been charged with the FS, or would you have made sure you didn't jump early?" Different rules make for different circumstances he already told us he was charged INCORRECTLY.
Re: t-and-f: I'm out......
In a message dated 05/29/2001 5:15:01 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: yeah, and Patrick Jarrett told us that he didn't false start either no..patrick jarrett told us that he didn't hear the gun...he was right
t-and-f: what gun?
Jarrett said after the race that he did not think he started early, although he acknowledged that he did not hear the starter's gun, but got out of the blocks alongside Bernard Williams, who was in the lane next to him."Usually I hear the gun, but for some reason I didn't," Jarrett said. "I was real nervous, I think that is the only way to explain it. Williams and I went out at the same time." from the oregon newspaper
Re: FW: t-and-f: Webb and Hall
marjorie, my friend then, was 15 when she made her first team in 1952---and placed 13th.she was our only entry in the javelin...
Re: FW: t-and-f: Webb and Hall
well, esther stroy was 14 in 1968...400m 54.3 in semis.
Re: t-and-f: list makeup (was Webb could be the one)
In a message dated 06/23/2001 11:03:02 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: If there's an endangered species whose frame of reference is sorely missing here, how about 52% of the populace? You know, women. well, one "endangered" SPRINTER reads daily and posts...and for other sprinters, you need to RECOGNIZE who they are, as garrry said.they're here
Re: t-and-f: Eugene 100 results present relay challenge
In a message dated 06/23/2001 5:52:02 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: "May the relay arguments begin!" and they will...since our 96 and 00 lead off leg was 6th
Re: t-and-f: list makeup (was Webb could be the one)
In a message dated 06/23/2001 10:36:31 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
How come?
1. Sprinters don't know how to use computers? (I don't buy that)
2. Sprinters too busy training to find time to surf? (train more than
distance
runners???)
3. Cultural resistance to sprinters being viewed as 'net geeks'?
4. They're afraid they wouldn't be welcome on this list?
5. Sprinters can't afford a computer? (probably no more of a problem for
young
active sprinters than for young active any other event)
6. Sprinters let their feet do their talkin' ? (hah! there's enough trash
talking among sprinters to fuel Alexander the Great's army for
months!)
7. No word-of-mouth mention of the list among sprinters ? ("hey, you oughta
check out this e-mail distribution list I saw last night")
and some of them, marion included, are tending to their teriffic web
sites..
AtoBoldon.com
Re: t-and-f: a huge loss to the sport
In a message dated 06/27/2001 8:49:57 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The long and short of it? If you want power, you must take it or make it. No one is going to give it to you. here is the power...it's working.. THE NO FALSE START RULE DISCRIMINATION AGAINST SPRINTERS WHEREAS the start for the sprinter/hurdler is a complex part of the race and sprinters/hurdlers are the only athletes symbiotically linked with another person, the starter (who is never held accountable) WHEREAS starters often cause false starts by holding athletes beyond the set point and calling false starts for movement with rather than before the gun, violating IAAF rules 162.3,6 WHEREAS sprinters/hurdlers are the only athletes in all of track and field prevented from competing before their event essentially begins WHEREAS other athletes (lj, tj, hj, pv, sp, dt, ht, jt, rw) are given multiple fouls/misses WHEREAS sprinters/hurdlers take the least time to perform and experienced meet directors build false start time into a meet (the same as they plan for slower athletes in longer running events) WHEREAS meet delays are primarily due to poor organization and administration of track meets WHEREAS punishment for one false start is severe enough (i.e. having to go passive and getting a poorer start) WHEREAS many factors (nervousness, akward set position on fingertips, noise from other events and spectators) contribute to false starts which have nothing to do with anticipation (which is not prohibited by the written rules - in rule 162.1-8 anticipation is never mentioned) WHEREAS concentration at the set point is diametrically opposed - explode out but don’t move WHEREAS false start disqualification affects spectator interest, world rankings and athlete’s compensation We, the undersigned, world class current and former athletes, representing the sprinters/hurdlers of the world (those actually on the starting line), petition the IAAF Congress to vote NO to changing the false start rule (IAAF Rule 162-7). Signed by (to date: June 13, 2001) Jon Drummond Chryste Gaines Maurice Greene Danny McCray Ato Boldon Marion Jones Miesha McKelvy Jones Kevin Little Christine Aaron Sharon Couch Allen Johnson Mark Crear Inger Miller Bruny Surin Bernard Williams Stacy Dragila Brent Hogan Angela Williams Curtis Johnson Sheila Hudson Shaunta Pelham Yueling Chen Tiffany Lott-Hogan Jason Bender PattiSue Plumer Terry Reese Chitua Ohaeri Jason Van Swol Larry Wade Dena Starkey Dominique Arnold Ned Brooks Charles Wells Kathy Rounds Eddy Hellebuyck David Morris M. Nicole Harrison Roland McGhee Desiree Owen David Furman Mark Block Tim Brennan Ladonna Antoine Richard Benoy Chris Stancliff Tongula Givens Stanislav Olijar Miguel Janssen Ian Atkins Sarah Zawada Dr. Bruno Baumgartner Marta Baumgartner Barbara Baumgartner Veronica Baumgartner Allan Webb Philip Peters Maurice Herzog Irie Hill Warren Hill Christian North Larissa Lowe Jason Hinkin Rachael Dacy Dave Jacobs John Austin to sign, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: t-and-f: a huge loss to the sport
In a message dated 06/27/2001 11:53:22 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: There is so much more that can be done in terms of using the big names to push the sport. The clinics should be prominent, not pushed to the back as a side show. The autograph booths should far more visible. this is so true...that's all we need...a ton of visibility in creative ways...look at lederman last night...with the "mile kid".
