Back in '96 for the Boston Marathon, I had the honor of spending several
nights in the Elliott Lounge with friends. A interesting feature (aside
from Coach Boaz dancing with Alison Roe) was the TV set at 8' 1/4" above
the dance floor and a line of tape on the ground near the bar. When I
asked the
Nearly every overpass along the Texas highways has a sign indicating the
clearance height necessary for big rigs to safely pass underneath. Many of
these overpasses (at least the ones that I come across) have clearance
heights in the 17' range. When you add another 2'6" or 3' to get to the
t
I once saw a TV show where Larry Doubley jumped
lengthwise over a car. He did it in the studio too,
getting up to speed over some circuitous route
backstage. That was also impressive.
Dave Carey
After Pat Matzdorf set the world high jump record in 1971, the city fathers
of Sheboygan, Wisconsin (his home town) drew a black line in all lamp posts,
precisely 7' 6 1/4" above the pavement. That was his winning height.
David Axelrod
Maybe at next years USATF Championships the meet co-dictators could do this
at the wildly successful food-court and concourse.
malmo
>A great feature of the Goodwill games, when they were held in New York in
>'98 was, at the main entrance, High Jump and Pole Vault standards at World
>Record hei
At the local gym Charles Austin works out at, the owner marked his AR above the
entrance. It never fails to impress a few folks everyday that he cleared a bar
just one foot below the ceiling.
s.devereaux
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> After Pat Matzdorf set the world high jump record in 1971, the
