Re: t-and-f: IAAF shoots down Radcliffe plan

2003-03-16 Thread Martin J. Dixon
Or they could use one of these things: http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20030315/USEGWN/International/Idx "...that can go up to 20 kilometres an hour and travel about 25 kilometres on a fully charged battery." Trouble is that it isn't fast enough nor does it have the r

Re: t-and-f: IAAF shoots down Radcliffe plan

2003-03-14 Thread Dan Kaplan
--- Kebba Tolbert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > why does the IAAF care what the gender of the pacer is? Distance > athletes use pacers all the time. Heck MJ even used Kevin > Braunskill as one in his 300m "WR". I believe the key point is that a male rabbit can pace a woman throughout the entire rac

Re: t-and-f: IAAF shoots down Radcliffe plan

2003-03-14 Thread Kebba Tolbert
ty Track & Field From: "Post, Marty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: "Post, Marty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED] uoregon. edu' (E-mail)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: t-and-f: IAAF shoots down Radcliffe plan Date: Fri, 14

Re: t-and-f: IAAF shoots down Radcliffe plan

2003-03-14 Thread Martin J. Dixon
Taking such a strong stance against something that is so easily circumvented with a staggered start or mass start is just bizarre. Regards, Martin "Post, Marty" wrote: > Istvan Gyulai is taking a rather strong stand against London Marathon plans > to use male pacers for Radcliffe in the women's r

t-and-f: IAAF shoots down Radcliffe plan

2003-03-14 Thread Post, Marty
Istvan Gyulai is taking a rather strong stand against London Marathon plans to use male pacers for Radcliffe in the women's race next month. Saying he didn't see any way a prospective world best time there would be IAAF ratified, he added, "What are they going to do next, put a car in front of som