t-and-f: Runner killed

2001-10-07 Thread Martin J. Dixon
y until I came upon the following scene which had just happened. The race was postponed. Very sad. http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20011007/2020286.asp Regards, Martin

t-and-f: ANOTHER WOMAN MARATHON WR!

2001-10-07 Thread Martin J. Dixon
The men's winner pulled the same trick that was pulled at LA a few years ago by an American whose name escapes me right now. "Women:One week ago, Nakao Takahashi shocked the sport with the first women's sub two-twenty marathon, when she ran a 2:19:46 marathon at Berlin. Running much the same w

RE: t-and-f: ANOTHER WOMAN MARATHON WR!

2001-10-07 Thread malmo
Yeah, the the ultimate rabbit-steals-the-show is still Tom Byers win at Bislett. malmo > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Martin J. Dixon > Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2001 11:13 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: British track and field

Re: t-and-f: ANOTHER WOMAN MARATHON WR!

2001-10-07 Thread Martin J. Dixon
malmo wrote: > Yeah, the the ultimate rabbit-steals-the-show is still Tom Byers win at > Bislett. > > malmo > > > -Original Message- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Martin J. Dixon > > Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2001 11:13 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED

RE: t-and-f: Takahashi trivia EMBARASSING!!

2001-10-07 Thread malmo
Better start believing, Ed. I've seen many sub 2:15 types do their long runs at a 6:50 crawl. Many run them at 5:30 pace. Some have dark hair some have blond hair. Some are tall some are short. You get the picture. Mr. Eckmann, any thing to reveal about Tergat's training? malmo > > No, of co

RE: t-and-f: ANOTHER WOMAN MARATHON WR!

2001-10-07 Thread malmo
Unfortunatly, even the Zelig-like malmo wasn't there for that one. I'll bet that Garry-two-Rs was? malmo > > The name I was trying to remember was Bob Kampenian(sp???) I > think. How about retelling the Byers tale Malmo. Regards, > > > Martin > > > > >

Re: t-and-f: ANOTHER WOMAN MARATHON WR!

2001-10-07 Thread Martin J. Dixon
John Liccardo wrote: > I think Paul Pilkington is the name you're searching for. > > John > > > > >The name I was trying to remember was Bob Kampenian(sp???) I think. How > >about retelling the Byers > >tale Malmo. > >Regards, > > > > > >Martin > > > > > > > > > >

Re: t-and-f: ANOTHER WOMAN MARATHON WR!

2001-10-07 Thread John Liccardo
I think Paul Pilkington is the name you're searching for. John > >The name I was trying to remember was Bob Kampenian(sp???) I think. How >about retelling the Byers >tale Malmo. >Regards, > > >Martin > > > > _ Get your FREE dow

t-and-f: Rabbit Turned Winner

2001-10-07 Thread Brian McGuire
I believe the men's LA marathon rabbit you're referring to was Paul Pilkington, who decided to "finish up" what he started and won decisively. Brian McGuire

t-and-f: WOMEN's 2:20 BARRIER

2001-10-07 Thread Mike Fanelli
With 2 women running sub 2:20 in as many weeks, will we see a new found flurry of such activity as happened when Bannister first broke 4:00?? And, while we're at it, where would Nedereba's time be ranked amongst US men this year?? Mike Fanelli "your San Francisco Bay Area real estate resource

t-and-f: Conversion the key

2001-10-07 Thread Ed Grant
Netters: "Conversion" was the key to success for several teams at New Jersey's mammoth Shore Coaches invitation meet yesterday at Holmdel Couny Park This meet is the annual preview to our state championships which are held on the same course. Like the state meet, there are six rac

Re: t-and-f: Takahashi trivia EMBARASSING!!

2001-10-07 Thread Benji Durden
> No, of course I don't believe that. Any more than I believe that many sub > 2:15 marathoners do a lot of long runs at 6:50 pace as someone earlier > suggested they should. > I guess my 2:09:57 doesn't count since the bulk of my runs long and short when not in a race or during the 10-15K of spe

t-and-f: Gebrselassie and Radcliffe win IAAF half-marathon

2001-10-07 Thread Eamonn Condon
Haile Gebrselassie defeated the best half-marathon field ever assembled in Great Britain to win the IAAF world title in Bristol today. In only his second race over the distance the 28-year-old Ethiopian waited until the final 100m before powering away to win in the unofficial time of 60mins 3secs

RE: t-and-f: Takahashi trivia EMBARASSING!!

2001-10-07 Thread malmo
These guys just don't get it, do they? Coming to NYC marathon? malmo -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Benji Durden Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2001 1:34 PM To: t&f list Subject: Re: t-and-f: Takahashi trivia EMBARASSING!! > No, of course

t-and-f: a historical breakthrough for Ndereba

2001-10-07 Thread Post, Marty
at Berlin Takahashi had an obvious historical marathon breakthrough of 2:20 for women but at Chicago, Ndereba became the first woman record holder to average less than 30 seconds per mile off the pace of the men's record holder. Her average per mile: 5:17.60, Khannouchi, 4:47.67. The absolute tim

Re: t-and-f: ANOTHER WOMAN MARATHON WR!

2001-10-07 Thread ron bowker
I was in Oslo for the Byers ultimate "rabbit stealing the race" story. Tom (Byers) was signed up to rabbit the first 1200 of a World Record attempt (can't remember if it was a Mile or 1500). Anyways, it was the final, featured event in Oslo, and the field was great. I remember Walker, Wessi

Re: t-and-f: a historical breakthrough for Ndereba

2001-10-07 Thread JimRTimes
In a message dated 10/7/01 6:46:10 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] quotes: >> Astonishing that her 3rd 5 miles was an even 2 minutes faster >> than her first. A better pace in the start and she coulda >> been sub-2:18. >> Catherine has been the queen of the negative split marathon, and this run is no

t-and-f: Women's AOY

2001-10-07 Thread Andre Sammartino
Catherine Ndereba's Chicago effort has really thrown the cat amongst the pigeons... does Takahashi fall off the radar as a chance for AOY now? How does one compare two WR, both of which are seen of greater value/merit than Dragila'a and Menendez'? We've had to add Ndereba to our list of AOY ca

RE: t-and-f: ANOTHER WOMAN MARATHON WR!

2001-10-07 Thread malmo
It was a 1500 http://www.michtrack.org/past/articles/century/century9.htm >I was in Oslo for the Byers ultimate "rabbit stealing the > race" story. Tom (Byers) was signed up to rabbit the first > 1200 of a World Record attempt (can't remember if it was a > Mile or 1500). Anyways, it

Re: t-and-f: WOMEN's 2:20 BARRIER

2001-10-07 Thread vincent duncan
Mike I think you are right ; I see lots more to come . The runners now know that it can be done . I see 2hr and 16 min in the near future..go women science says the should be great at distance running. Mike Fanelli wrote: > With 2 women running sub 2:20 in as many weeks, will we s

t-and-f: British offers incense IAAF

2001-10-07 Thread Eamonn Condon
THE IRISH TIMES Monday, October 8, 2001 British government ministers offered to pay for scholarships for athletes from developing nations and to take the wives of senior officials on a shopping trip to top London department store Harrod's if the world athletics governing body would allow them

t-and-f: What's Embarrassing?

2001-10-07 Thread altda
I know I might be a bit late on this, but I feel I must defend myself. If you think its embarrassing to have Michelle ranked 6th, how about an a guy doing 20 miles per week not 200(k or mi) getting bumped to 8th if you put her into the mix. Yeah, that's right, I'm deeply offended that I'm not mo