Re: t-and-f: NYTimes.com Article: Milers on a Four-Minute Mission

2002-06-18 Thread malmo
Given that a Kenyan passport means squat it's safe to say there are no 18 year old Kenyan kids running four minute miles either. malmo > >That in itself raises a good question: Are there any "15-year-old Africans" >are running any sub-4:00 miles on any kind of track, shod or not? Given that the

Re: t-and-f: NYTimes.com Article: Milers on a Four-Minute Mission

2002-06-18 Thread Dan Kaplan
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Yeah, but has any Canadian done it who wasn't one of Ontario's "Grade > 13" people, ergo tending to be a year older than American counterparts? If 1500m conversions count, I believe Kevin Sullivan has a 3:38 to his credit as a 12th grader that is certainly of sub-4

Re: t-and-f: NYTimes.com Article: Milers on a Four-Minute Mission

2002-06-18 Thread GHTFNedit
In a message dated Tue, 18 Jun 2002  2:02:36 PM Eastern Daylight Time, "Martin J. Dixon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >True enough and I was fully expecting that reply so I could give this one: The 15 >year old Africans running sub 4 on dirt tracks barefoot make the whole discussion >irrelevant

Re: t-and-f: NYTimes.com Article: Milers on a Four-Minute Mission

2002-06-18 Thread Martin J. Dixon
True enough and I was fully expecting that reply so I could give this one: The 15 year old Africans running sub 4 on dirt tracks barefoot make the whole discussion irrelevant in any event. The same guys who, as adults, will be opening Webb's eyes as he moves into the pro ranks. Is the answer Da

Re: t-and-f: NYTimes.com Article: Milers on a Four-Minute Mission

2002-06-18 Thread GHTFNedit
In a message dated Tue, 18 Jun 2002  6:32:59 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >Some interesting stuff in here especially given the current thread about the state of >distance running. The usual omission of the adjective "American" when describing the >high schoolers given th

t-and-f: NYTimes.com Article: Milers on a Four-Minute Mission

2002-06-18 Thread mjdixon
This article from NYTimes.com has been sent to you by [EMAIL PROTECTED] Some interesting stuff in here especially given the current thread about the state of distance running. The usual omission of the adjective "American" when describing the high schoolers given that Canadians attend such an