Good point, Jim, apocalypse indeed, I never heard of this guy until I got the following from a 40+ woman in the club who ran NYC in 3:47.
"Hard finish on a hot and humid day but good for Boston qualification. Almost got bopped by P Diddy's bodyguard." How old is this Diddy person? Tom, out of touch with popular culture. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Gerweck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Track & Field" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 3:42 PM Subject: t-and-f: This Week's Sign that Track Apocalypse is Upon Us > ³P. Diddy² Combs named Athlete of the Week > > INDIANAPOLIS Sean ³P. Diddy² Combs has been named USA Track & > Fieldıs Athlete of the Week for raising $2 million for charity by finishing > the ING New York City Marathon on Sunday. > > A first-time marathoner, P. Diddy finished with a chip time of 4 > hours, 14 minutes, 54 seconds, accomplishing his goal of bettering Oprah > Winfreyıs marathon time of 4:29:00 she set at the 1994 Washington D.C. > Marathon. His performance raised $2 million for charitable causes, which > was double the amount he had expected to raise. A native of Harlem, P. > Diddy trained two months for the race and ran with an injured right knee. > > Combs plans to split the money between New York Cityıs public > school system, the Children's Hope Foundation and Daddy's House Social > Programs, which are two childrenıs advocate groups. The entertainment > mogul called his charity effort, ³Diddy Runs the City.² Major donors to > Combsı cause included New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, rapper Jay-Z, > Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez. "We set a bar and we crushed that bar,² > said P. Diddy. ³This is just a start. This wasn't a publicity stunt." > > Combs' efforts generated interest to thousands of kids about long > distance running in bringing it to a new light due to his pre-marathon > coverage through non-sporting and track & field media outlets. > >
