I wrote a short piece on Michael Johnson in The Australian
the day after he finished anchoring the 4x400 relay in Sydney.
In part it read:
" 'I feel great about my last victory,' Johnson said to reporters.
'I'm glad to end it on a great note with a great bunch of guys.
" 'I've always
The Irish Times
Wednesday, November 29, 2000
A test to detect the performance enhancing drug erythropoietin (EPO) should
be in use during the 2001 world championships in Edmonton, Canada, the
International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) council was told yesterday.
"It's almost certain, but
It is not the displacement of blame Malmo, it is the blanket accusations. Run fast, perform well = drugs. That my friend is the problem, not the drugs. More are accused than guilty ever day, and every year, furthering the bs that exist "out there." Here we stand in the sport, and it is the same
So are we to expect honorary awards from time to time?
It just sounds like more excuses for bad judgment. If you want to honor someone then create that award, do not deny others of earned glory.
I do not think there is a right or proper means to this dilemma, but something's are unjust, and need t
It's not the TOPIC of drugs that has "done enough to the sport" -- it's the
DRUGS. Leaving it alone IS THE PROBLEM. Stay with it.
malmo
But the topic of drugs has done
> enough to the sport for one year .. Let's leave it alone ..
>
> Conway Hill
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> In a message dated Mon, 27 Nov 2000 8:37:20 PM Eastern Standard Time,
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> << There is no need to be shocked by the AOY.
> This selection has furthered diminished the validity of the award. Jan had
a
> wonderful year but what set him apart? You
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> In a message dated Tue, 28 Nov 2000 6:03:51 AM Eastern Standard Time,
"ACCTC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
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> << Staying clean is probably the important thing. I'm not suggesting he
> wasn't, but looking at the Christie case, if he had an 'accident' while he
> was win
This is the article. It's actually another documentary:
http://www.nationalpost.com/search/story.html?f=/stories/20001127/384654.html
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Those interested in Saltin's views on this issue
should check out the cover story in the September Scientific American on
"Muscles and Genes." Also, my book cites many of his articles, if you want
to go to the source.
For the record, Bengt Saltin, who I interviewed extensively for my book,
makes E
Netters:
Just
a little while ago, I was informed that Jim Tuppeny, former coach at Penn and
longtime director of the Penn Relays, is in very serious condition from his
lengthy battle with cancer. He signed out of the hospital and is now at home
being cared for by five of his daughte
Netters:
The
debate over Junior Olympics vs Footlocker, of course, is aimed. or should be,
almost strictly at what used to be called the senior JO division (17-18).as far
as boys are conered the the two older divisions, intermediate (15-16) and senior
for the girls.
The weather in Ames was rough on photographers - but I've put up some
pictures from both races
These race reports can be found in the lower right hand corner of my
website at
http://www.uwec.edu/hartnesg/
The specific links are
Men's
http://www.uwec.edu/Academic/Curric/hartnesg/hartnett/NCXC2K/M
anybody who really cares probably saw them long ago, but note that the T&FN website
(www.trackandfieldnews.com) has 50-deep (at least) "final" U.S. performers lists for
2000.
gh
Does anyone know where to find info (meet schedule, etc) for the Brown HS
Invit being held December 29-30th?
Thanks,
Kebba Tolbert ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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Men's and Women's Jumps & Multis Coach
Syracuse University Track & Field
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off the cuff - Javier Sotomayor?
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Subject: t-and-f: gold-medal trivia question
Got this from British stat maven Mark Butler.
Who's the only athlete ever to w
I think that the strength of JO must vary a lot through different regions.
Last year, two of my junior girls who finished 6th and 8th in the South
Carolina Independent Schools state meet, took second and third in the SC JO.
In our state, running JO doesn't make much sense for competitive high scho
Szabo has also won World Student Games, European Indoor Championships, European Junior
Championships, the overall IAAF Grand Prix, 1500m and 3000m in European Cup but she is
not European Outdoor Champion!
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Sotomayer.
To wit:
Olympics '92
World Champs '93, '97
World Indoor '89, '93, '95, '99
World Juniors '86
World Cup '94
Kurt Bray
>Got this from British stat maven Mark Butler.
>Who's the only athlete ever to win at the Olympics, World Championships,
>World Indoor Championships, World Junior
Netters:
Using
distance runners on 4 x 400 teams is, in my experience, a normal part of the HS
track and field world. And beyond that as well.
Jim
Ryun, Ron Delany and Marty Liquori all ran on their college mile relay teams,
just to give three examples. The great Rod Dixon
Obviously since the question first being asked now, someone who won 1st
Olympic gold in Sydney.
I'd say Gabriela Szabo
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Haile Gebresalasie??
Not sure on the World Cup, but believe pretty strongly that he did win the
rest of that stuff.
Grote
adiRP
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Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2000 2:24 PM
Subject: t-and-f: gold-medal trivia question
In a message dated Tue, 28 Nov 2000 6:03:51 AM Eastern Standard Time, "ACCTC"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
<< Staying clean is probably the important thing. I'm not suggesting he
wasn't, but looking at the Christie case, if he had an 'accident' while he
was winding down [his career] it would ca
Got this from British stat maven Mark Butler.
Who's the only athlete ever to win at the Olympics, World Championships,
World Indoor Championships, World Junior Championships and World Cup?
A hint: remember that the first World Juniors wasn't until '86, so there's a
lot of history you can ignore.
g
In a message dated Mon, 27 Nov 2000 8:37:20 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
<< There is no need to be shocked by the AOY.
This selection has furthered diminished the validity of the award. Jan had a
wonderful year but what set him apart? You can go through the list and fi
Are we really going through all this again (yawn)
Randall Northam
> >So what they're saying is, of course, that to be a great runner you have
>to
> >be black. True! Except don't let Sonia O'Sullivan, Paula Radcliffe,
>Gabby
> >Szabo, Svetlana Masterkova...
> >...know.
> >
>
>Actually, it tells me that if a Kalenjin (a tiny sub-set of "black") is
>subjected
On Tue, 28 Nov 2000 11:44:51 -0600, you wrote:
>Mike,
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>In regards to your statements about the Footlocker versus Junior Olympics:
>
>>My question is why bother having a JO cross country program when you have
>>this program which is so much more successful? And appropriate.
My son (age 14) comp
On Tue, 28 Nov 2000, ACCTC wrote:
> So what they're saying is, of course, that to be a great runner you have to
> be black. True! Except don't let Sonia O'Sullivan, Paula Radcliffe, Gabby
> Szabo, Svetlana Masterkova...
> ...know.
Hmm... maybe they are! After all, there is no biological or ge
On Tue, 28 Nov 2000 15:08:24 -, you wrote:
>So what they're saying is, of course, that to be a great runner you have to
>be black. True! Except don't let Sonia O'Sullivan, Paula Radcliffe, Gabby
>Szabo, Svetlana Masterkova...
>...know.
>
Actually, it tells me that if a Kalenjin (a tiny su
This, with respect to Ken, is why the subject is such a nightmare to
discuss.
The researchers DID NOT say that BLACK runners appear to have an advantage.
They were researching the Kalenjin (apologies if that's mis-spelt) only.
Their conclusion was that the KALENJIN outperform everyone, INCLUDING
Mike,
In regards to your statements about the Footlocker versus Junior Olympics:
>My question is why bother having a JO cross country program when you have
>this program which is so much more successful? And appropriate.
Some personal reasons why my daughter and her club compete in the Junior
So what they're saying is, of course, that to be a great runner you have to
be black. True! Except don't let Sonia O'Sullivan, Paula Radcliffe, Gabby
Szabo, Svetlana Masterkova...
...know.
By Sheila Hudson
Sacramento Bee Staff Writer
Tuesday, November 28, 2000
Triple jumper Sheila Hudson describes life after Sydney for three Olympic athletes: cyclist Nicole Freedman, sprinter Brian Lewis, and pole vaulter Stacy Dragila.
Go to www.sacbee.com, then scroll down to Sports.
Keith Conni
Before we go nuts on this topic you may find my recent column on the subject
in New England Runner to be illuminating. It can be found on Entine's web
page. http://www.jonentine.com/reviews/NE_runner.htm
Tom Derderian
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>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Su
well they must have pulled the story because the web site is a blank page and no
mention of it anywhere in there main headlines.
Genes give black runners edge: findings
Dominate track and field: Kenyan Olympic gold medallist condemns
research.
Danish sports researchers have found that black runners have a genetic
advantage over white athletes that allows them to run faster and
longer.
The scientific findings, which were p
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> Can you hurt (performance) a distance runner by periodically running them
in
> the 400m?
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In my (not so) humble opinion, n
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> He sounds like he might want to go out with a 400m WR in his last race.
The
> Championships forma
He's signed up to run in (or at least has heavily promoted) the Goodwill
Games in Brisbane around September time. He said some time ago he was
thinking of ending his career there.
It's not surprising he doesn't view winning the 400 in Edmonton as a
challenge but another 200/400 double would be s
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> "I will not be at the world championships, I have to decide precisely what
> I will do for the last months of
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