Far more common, what? The 4k Junior Varsity race has been run all of three
times?
malmo
> 4/8 and 4/12 doubles at World Cross seem far more common, even though the
> races are back to back. Sonia O even pulled off a double gold a few years
> ago. And you'd think running up and down hills and j
In a message dated 10/17/00 9:55:28 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> The 4k Junior Varsity race has been run all of three times?
True, but I'd wager there were more doubles in that time than 5/10's in the
past 3 OG/WCs. Admittedly just a hunch, though.
Jim Gerweck
Running Times
Absolutely true ... and a good point.
however, we are really comparing how often the top MEN were able to
double/triple successfully in the Olympic Games, in the 60's, 70's, and 80's
before EPO became available.
An Oly double consists of (at minimum) two 10k races, and two 5k races, in
about a w
You're right about the men.
I believe that two factors are key to this equation. The first, is order in
which the men run their events (4km on day one/12km on day two). I believe
that I can fairly speak for most of the cross country athletes in saying that
most would rather place focus on t
