In a message dated 5/10/01 10:03:33 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Why wouldn't MJ be running our National Championships if he
is so interested in promoting our sport?
Touche!
Jim Gerweck
Running Times
In a message dated 05/13/2001 5:52:06 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
In a message dated 5/10/01 10:03:33 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Why wouldn't MJ be running our National Championships if he
is so interested in "promoting our sport"?
Touche!
Jim Gerweck
Running Times
MJ has stated that he would be at the Championships regardless of whether or
not he competes. He will be there for PROMOTIONAL purposes.
Promoting the sport has more to do with pre and post race than the race
itself.
There is a thousand requirements you could have of the athletes at Nationals,
In a message dated 05/10/2001 6:47:48 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
'...[promoting] the national championships on the backs of stars...' is
disingenuous.
No, it is not. It is the truth. The marketing department has decided that
they need the stars there to help promote
Hi Darrell,
You wrote:
The marketing department has decided that
they need the stars there to help promote the event.
You are probably right about this. However, my objection was the
characterization of this as exploitation. Granted, this was not a word you
used, so perhaps I am overstating
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He does not have to compete, all he has to do is participate in one
event. That means he can jog a lap waving
to the fans, and viola, he has his wild card.
But he wants to be on the Edmonton team with no strings attached at all.
Didn't IAAF grant entry to all former World Olympic Champs? Now USATF
steps in declares all athletes from USA need to at least participate at
Nationals. Isn't this a bit of overstepping their own authority? Granted
that could be used to select relay members, but not for any individual
Bob Hersh wrote:
Message text written by INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
He does not have to "compete," all he has to do is participate in one
event. That means he can jog a lap waving
to the fans, and viola, he has his wild card.
But he wants to be on the Edmonton team with no strings
Didn't IAAF grant entry to all former World Olympic Champs? Now USATF
steps in declares all athletes from USA need to at least participate at
Nationals. Isn't this a bit of overstepping their own authority? Granted
that could be used to select relay members, but not for any individual
Tell me Darrel, I
want to agree with you but I seem to be coming back to the same question. Why
wouldn't MJ be running our National Championships if he is so interested in
"promoting our sport"? THAT, it seems to me, would be the place to do it? No?
It's not as though the lap counters in
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