t-and-f: Webb at Pre

[Roger Wolff]

Listers,

Although much praise and promise has been heaped on the (surprisingly mature looking) 
shoulders of Webb, my own opinion is that it hasn't been enough.  I was standing 
trackside thinking, "too bad it's windy", then thinking how mentally difficult running 
against those opponents and hearing some quick splits might be for young Alan.  At the 
bell, I was also thinking how much better it was going for him than his predecessors 
in this annual ritual of pitting the best HS miler against a GP field (Stember, Sage, 
etc.).  The next 60 seconds would surely be difficult.  55 seconds later, I realized 
that Webb didn't feel at all like I thought he did a lap previously.  This is not 
(IMO) a talented HS "kid" who had everything come together in one great race.  I think 
we saw a world-class (and I know my good friend Malmo will disagree with using that 
term) miler who finally got to compete with his peers.  I would also disagree with 
Editor Hill on how the 1500m will go in June.  Webb IS b!
 etter than the Jennings/Berryhill/Stember/Lassiter types who will be demoralized by 
him in Eugene, and I'll bet a few Terminators at the 19th St. Cafe on that one.

-Roger

t-and-f: Real Horror

[Roger Wolff]

Tracko's

The Nike add wasn't horror, it was funny.  Almost as funny as listening to the pundits 
of political correctness as they try to tell everyone how things should be.

Real horror would be doing hill repeats with a group of Kenyans.  Real horror is the 
look on Tergat's face on the cover of T&F when he won his last XC title.  Real horror 
is reading the training logs of world class athletes.  Real horror is described by the 
quote, "love sufferingembrace it" (don't remember who said itCerutty, Timmons, 
Igloi??).  Send's shivers up your spine.  And since this thread started with the add 
with Suzy, real horror is what was going through Suzy's mind with about 100m to go in 
Sydney, when she KNEW it was over.

-Roger

t-and-f: No XC Please!

[Roger Wolff]

Fellow T&F Fans,

Please hold off on the XC.  It could be argued that it doesn't belong on this list at 
all.  The most important T&F competition in four years is just around the corner!!

-Roger