t-and-f: Sanchez in Boston Globe

Track made today's Boston Globe with an announcement of Franklyn Sanchez's breaking Steve Prefontaine's 1970 5km Junior record. I suspect Steve Vaitones fed the Globe. Good work. Kept my coffee warm. Tom Derderian

Re: t-and-f: Marion shooting for WR in 300 at Mt. SAC?

Thanks to David Lesley, now I know a little better too. Tom - Original Message - From: David Lesley [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Tom Derderian [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2001 7:59 PM Subject: Re: t-and-f: Marion shooting

t-and-f: Lindgren career

He didn't stop for a month. I've never dared to have a hero again. Anyone else got any Lindgren stories, Stinky Feet and all? Tom Derderian

Fw: t-and-f: Distance Runners

- Original Message - From: Tom Derderian [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Richard McCann [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 2:50 PM Subject: Re: t-and-f: Distance Runners Rich McCann wrote: But the wheels came off in 84 at the Olympics, and we've never recovered. That's

Re: t-and-f: athlete input (was: What's next?

Non-competing "experts" are not perfect but neither should the inmates run the asylum. Tom D I think too often you'd find that athletes have too tight a view of their specific event, with not much of a perception of the larger picture. The IAAF (and other alphabet-soup bodies) may not get it

re: t-and-f: Creating Good Distance runners in the US

Seriously I think the cause (tough weather or poverty) and the effect (tough runners) is bogus. There is a post hoc procter hoc fallacy at work. There is a lot of tough weather and a lot of poor people. I noticed in college and later that the better runners took longer showers so the showers

Re: t-and-f: WC 1500 one of the greats!

contrary to some of the lamenting that appears to have gone down on the list, da Silva's 3:51 in Lisbon rates as one of the most exciting and interesting 1500s I can ever recall seeing. I am still dying to hear what it looked like, who did or didn't do what and when? I am graving a

Re: t-and-f: Indoor Tracks - How much slower?

. Interesting to know the experiments. Personally I could barely tell the difference, but I am a little guy with hardly any skull. Tom Derderian, Greater Boston Track Club

Re: t-and-f: WIC-Wild men's 1500 heats

so soon. A lot is in the head. Which of course makes this interesting. I bet sprinters know better than middle distance runners how to play the trials/semi's/finals head game because they do it so much more often. Tom Derderian, who turned 52 yesterday and is finally playing with a full deck

Re: t-and-f: Enough Already!

e all of the people all of the time." Abe Lincoln So let's just chill and enjoy, Tom Derderian GBTC chillin' in a nice blizzard in Boston Wouldn't it be great if we had our own video Track and Field station? "On today's telecast of the US Indoor Champs on ESPN2, for the umpteenth time

t-and-f: like water for cola

I, like so many others in the old days, drank flat coke during long races because it was the surest way to get a bottle of sugar water. All the stores had it and you could buy a coke at the last minute and give it to your pal to give to hand to you later. Tom Derderian, GBTC

t-and-f: Malmo condemned to the list

Never let Malmo off. He must dwell in the list of track and field all the days of his life and live in the house of the list forever. TD - Original Message - From: malmo [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2001 7:03 PM Subject: t-and-f: NAKED PICTURES OF

Re: t-and-f: Bad news on World CC

and mouth threat to world cross. Ed's news here is eerie. Tom Derderian The outbreak of hoof and mouth disease in England has already caused cancellation of several major sporting events in Ireland---and they are even talking of cancelling major St. Patrick's Day events. A decision

Re: t-and-f: Tergat Out Of World Cross!

Referring to cross-country and the marathon: ``The training methods for the two events are very different and it would be pretentious to think I can handle both competently,'' Tergat said. Imagine an American athlete declining to be pretentious! humble Tom

Re: t-and-f: Tergat Out Of World Cross!

I always wondered if Lopes had a method that he figured out by his late 30s or that it just took that long to get lucky. Tom D - Original Message - From: Post, Marty [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Tom Derderian' [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 26, 2001 2:53 PM Subject

t-and-f: QWERTY Origin of standard metric distances

I bet it came from the same "place" as QWERTY. The mile is 4 laps, so is 1600, how did we get to 1500? And I also believe a mile is 1609 m, so where is the 1500 from. gh

Re: t-and-f: Penn DMR

and make it into a real track club. Tom Derderian, GBTC - Original Message - From: nad wilson To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, February 23, 2001 9:00 PM Subject: t-and-f: Penn DMR question regarding some Ncaa rules. would it be acceptable for a group

Re: t-and-f: 2004 track and field trials in Sacramento

Might the marathons be there too? The trials in 1972 and 1976 in Eugene had the marathon finish in Hayward Field following Olympic format. Was great theater. And that was before women were invented! Tom Derderian, Greater Boston Track Club - There will be a press conference later today

Re: t-and-f: SACTO TRIALS: GOOD NOT SO GOOD

What would it take to have the marathons in Sacramento with the track trials? Tom D. - Original Message - From: John Lunn [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: mike fanelli [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2001 6:40 PM Subject: Re: t-and-f: SACTO TRIALS: GOOD NOT SO

Re: t-and-f: nagging hamstring

. Tom Derderian, GBTC - Original Message - From: Brian McGuire [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: T-n-F list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2001 4:35 PM Subject: t-and-f: nagging hamstring I have a runner I coach who has been bothered by a sore hamstring for a couple months now. She's

Re: t-and-f: that amateur thing

e amateurs were the competent owners and the professionals were the unskilled workers. Now it's the opposite. These are funny things. Tom Derderian, giggling in Boston

Re: t-and-f: Blood Work

If I had blood work on all the athletes I coach how would I use that information? Tom - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2001 10:04 AM Subject: Re: t-and-f: Blood Work I used to get a pretty complete blood workup done at a

Re: t-and-f: suddenly it's a track meet

If it were a track meet I would have been watching. Tom GBTC the Stupid Bowl, i mean; Jermaine Lewis just ran the kick in for a touchdown. How many of you remember him as the High School Record holder in the indoor 200? 21.40 in '92 (Roosevelt, Greenbelt, Md) gh

Re: t-and-f: re: Racewalking MumboJumbo

Grote's comments, and those of others, that denigrate the walks are based upon pure ignorance and childish ideals of what is "manly" in TF I walked a 3km indoors last winter. It was a painful test of my manhood. I flunked, so I am going to stick to running. It is easier. Derderian

Re: t-and-f: Re: Clubs-critical mass

ether and they will come. Tom Derderian, Greater Boston Track Club

Re: t-and-f: Re: Clubs (fwd)

Dave Carey wrote: However, I would like somebody to explain to me where one can practice the high jump. There one has to have the appropriate facility, and it is open typically only when the school team is practicing, at a time when most of us have to be at work. Back to the critical

Re: t-and-f: Re: Clubs

train among. That's the plan. Tom Derderian, Greater Boston Track Club soon to be New England Champs...again!

Re: t-and-f: 110mH - Stagnant event?

is and how little difference there is between first and, say, fifth. So what was the most closely contested high-level track or field event ever? Tom Derderian

Re: t-and-f: Why the lack of improvement

there is no place to go but down. So the subject deserves more study before we can make a conclusion that there is a mystery. But my heart tends to agree with Bruce Lehane's thought that there should not be a world championship for youth. Tom Derderian, Greater Boston Track Club

Re: t-and-f: World Marathon Champs qualifying

Whoops, I said, Boston can be very fast as it was in 1975, 1984, 1994, and throughout its history at the rate of about one good year out of 10. But I slipped as my friend Benji politely corrected me off list, "I think you meant 1983 not 1984." Benji ran 2:90:57 and Benoit ran her

Re: t-and-f: East Germany - reluctantly...

I enjoyed and learned from Mats Åkerlind's post. It is just what makes this list so valuable‹good information, thinking, and writing. Tom Derderian, Greater Boston Track Club

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 PROTECTE

Re: t-and-f: LYNN NELSON in ULTRAMARATHON

The 7:45 pace would not be good on roads but this race ran on trails. I have run them and they are not fast. So yes that pace is good. More useful is the place in the results. Tom Derderian, Greater Boston Track Club -- From: "Ryan Grote" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "Jo

Re: t-and-f: Larry Rawson

to the broadcast as planned. He had no demonstration of ego disproportionate to his abilities. Futhermore I cannot beleive that he said any of the dumb things reported by "Track (who) Ever". My real name, Tom Derderian, Greater Boston Track Club, author of many articles and a couple of books a

Re: t-and-f: Canadian wins first Sydney distance running event

My old running pal, Plumb, refreshes my curiosity: what is Simon Whitfield's track/running background...would he be, was he, a 2:20 marathoner with that ability? Anyone know? Tom Derderian, Greater Boston Track Club -- From: tom plumb [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: t

Re: t-and-f: College Marathoners

That marathoner was Bob Deines who placed 6th on a hot, slow day,(winning time only 2:22:17, Burfoot) in 2:30:13. Deines did not get along well with Dixon, his coach. Tom Derderian author of Boston Marathon: The History of the World's Premiere Running Event -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: t-and-f: Brussels 10k

could be seen and counted on each lap? Will there be one in Sydney? Tom Derderian, Greater Boston Track Club

Re: t-and-f: U.S. TV crticism--1976 style

Title: Re: t-and-f: U.S. TV crticism--1976 style -- From: Ed Grant [EMAIL PROTECTED] The steeplecahse final was a story in itself. The race was run while ABC was on live but the jerks who decide what goes on that show missed the most dramatic incident of the entire trials. (Mike)

Re: t-and-f: Rod DeHaven Interview

Title: Re: t-and-f: Rod DeHaven Interview Find a coach, find the time, do the work, said DeHaven in the interview as advice to an average marathoner looking to improve. Ah so succinctly put. Go read the rest. Good work. Tom Derderian, Greater Boston Track Club -- From: Weldon Johnson

Re: t-and-f: the system

cs be the best track meet. Tom Derderian, Greater Boston Track Club -- All that is suggested is that there be a safety net for those who suffer misfortune which is UNCONNECTED WITH ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE. Justin

t-and-f: rising star Georgia Clark

Ok, let's hear more about her. That's why I put her name in the subject. TD

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