t-and-f: When XC courses were shorter

2002-11-26 Thread ghill
Found this while doing some NCAA research: 61st in the '58 NCAA race (at 4M) was Cliff Cushman, who in '60 won Olympic silver in the 400H.

Re: t-and-f: When XC courses were shorter

2002-11-26 Thread Martin J. Dixon
Veering a bit here but the subject line made me think of it. There are some yahoos on letsrun that actually espouse the theory that the reason there was so much depth in distance in the early eighties is because the courses(and probably the tracks) were all short. Regards, Martin ghill wrote:

Re: t-and-f: When XC courses were shorter

2002-11-26 Thread Ed and Dana Parrot
Veering a bit here but the subject line made me think of it. There are some yahoos on letsrun that actually espouse the theory that the reason there was so much depth in distance in the early eighties is because the courses(and probably the tracks) were all short. I assume you are talking

RE: t-and-f: When XC courses were shorter

2002-11-26 Thread malmo
The tracks were short, as well! malmo -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Martin J. Dixon Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 2:17 PM To: track list Subject: Re: t-and-f: When XC courses were shorter Veering a bit here but the subject line

Re: t-and-f: When XC courses were shorter

2002-11-26 Thread Martin J. Dixon
You'll probably be able to resist Ed but here is one of the better quotes. The thread is: http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?board=1thread=37235page=0 Regards, Martin I've said it before and I'll say it again, the courses prior to mid-1980s were SHORT. Don't believe the apocrypha. The

RE: t-and-f: When XC courses were shorter

2002-11-26 Thread Philip_Ponebshek
Martin wrote: Veering a bit here but the subject line made me think of it. There are some yahoos on letsrun that actually espouse the theory that the reason there was so much depth in distance in the early eighties is because the courses(and probably the tracks) were all short. Regards,

Re: t-and-f: When XC courses were shorter

2002-11-26 Thread Thomas J. Derderian
And gravity was less then when the earth was younger. Tom -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: t-and-f: When XC courses were shorter Date: Tue, Nov 26, 2002, 3:53 PM Martin wrote: Veering a bit here but the subject line made me think of it. There are some

Re: t-and-f: When XC courses were shorter

2002-11-26 Thread William Bahnfleth
, Thomas J. Derderian wrote: And gravity was less then when the earth was younger. Tom -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: t-and-f: When XC courses were shorter Date: Tue, Nov 26, 2002, 3:53 PM Martin wrote: Veering a bit here but the subject line made me think