Re: t-and-f: MJ won't run in next World Championships

- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2000 1:29 AM Subject: RE: t-and-f: MJ won't run in next World Championships "I will not be at the world championships, I have to decide precisely what I will do for the last months of my

Re: t-and-f: MJ won't run in next World Championships

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

Re: t-and-f: sprinting distance runners...

- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2000 12:48 AM Subject: t-and-f: sprinting distance runners... Can you hurt (performance) a distance runner by periodically running them in the 400m? In my (not so) humble opinion, no. So

Re: t-and-f: MJ won't run in next World Championships

- Original Message - From: THOMAS,Graham [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 27, 2000 9:47 PM Subject: RE: t-and-f: MJ won't run in next World Championships He sounds like he might want to go out with a 400m WR in his last race. The Championships format

t-and-f: Genes give black runners edge: findings

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

t-and-f: Is this Olympic glory? Athletes face reality of life after Sydney

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

RE:t-and-f: Genes give black runners edge: findings

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.

Subject: Re: t-and-f: Footlocker Regionals QUESTIO

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

Re: Subject: Re: t-and-f: Footlocker Regionals QUESTIO

On Tue, 28 Nov 2000 11:44:51 -0600, you wrote: 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. My son (age 14) competed in

Re: t-and-f: Genes give black runners edge: findings

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 -- From: "Ken Parker" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:

Re: t-and-f: Genes give black runners edge: findings

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.

Re: t-and-f: Fwd: IAAF Athletes of the Year announced

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

t-and-f: gold-medal trivia question

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.

Re: t-and-f: MJ won't run in next World Championships

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 cast

Re: t-and-f: gold-medal trivia question

Haile Gebresalasie?? Not sure on the World Cup, but believe pretty strongly that he did win the rest of that stuff. Grote adiRP - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2000 2:24 PM Subject: t-and-f: gold-medal trivia question

RE: t-and-f: gold-medal trivia question

Obviously since the question first being asked now, someone who won 1st Olympic gold in Sydney. I'd say Gabriela Szabo -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2000 2:24 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: t-and-f: gold-medal trivia

Re: t-and-f: gold-medal trivia question

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

RE: t-and-f: Genes give black runners edge: findings

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,

Re: t-and-f: gold-medal trivia question

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! - Original Message - From: "Post, Marty" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL

Re: Subject: Re: t-and-f: Footlocker Regionals QUESTIO

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

RE: t-and-f: gold-medal trivia question

off the cuff - Javier Sotomayor? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, 29 November 2000 6:24 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: t-and-f: gold-medal trivia question Got this from British stat maven Mark Butler. Who's the only athlete ever to

Re: t-and-f: Genes give black runners edge: findings

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

t-and-f: Sprinting distance runners

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, after

t-and-f: Brown HS Invit

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]) = Men's and Women's Jumps Multis Coach Syracuse University Track Field

t-and-f: final U.S. lists

anybody who really cares probably saw them long ago, but note that the TFN website (www.trackandfieldnews.com) has 50-deep (at least) "final" U.S. performers lists for 2000. gh

Re: t-and-f: NCAA XC pics from Ames

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

t-and-f: JO vs Footlocker

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. Since the trials

Re: t-and-f: MJ won't run in next World Championships

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 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

t-and-f: Sad news

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 daughters.

t-and-f: Genes and sports again

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

t-and-f: NATIONAL POST ONLINE | Search Results | Story

This is the article. It's actually another documentary: http://www.nationalpost.com/search/story.html?f=/stories/20001127/384654.html -- Jon Entine RuffRun 6178 Grey Rock Rd. Agoura Hills, CA 91301 (818) 991-9803 :: [fax] 991-9804 http://www.jonentine.com

RE: t-and-f: MJ won't run in next World Championships

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 [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: t-and-f: Fwd: IAAF Athletes of the Year announced

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

Re: t-and-f: MJ won't run in next World Championships

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.

t-and-f: IAAF expects EPO test at world championships

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,

t-and-f: michael johnson

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