Sorry to write that the quoted item is one of the most deatched-from-reality
ones on this network for a long time.
("Athletes governing themselves, get rid of rules, etc etc).
What has "been going on in the World championships" (which I attended) was one
of the most interesting and enjoyable fe
14:57 for 5000m among the women is not nearly as impressive as 12:57 for men.
Also, the nature of the races was completely different, that of the women being
executed in fairly equally pace (albeit incomparably more demanding tahn
prevuious runs with the exception of Wang's and Radcliffe's near-s
Marty and everybody,
It is appalling to name Cathy Freeman the arguably greatest ever Australian
athlete. She does not even get close to measuring up with Ron Clarke, a man who
broke numerous world records (she broke none) and revolutionized our idea of
what can be achieved in 10,000 m run, sli
