Of course, there is always a question of what actually constitutes a
"rabbit." Is someone a rabbit if they lead a marathon out through the
first half? What if they are just trying to keep the pace fast for
themselves? Many rabbits finish the races they start, so are they rabbits
or are they trying to ru a fast time themselves thinking that they will
fare better in a fast race as opposed to a kickers race.
You could specify that no money can exchange hands for the rabbiting, but
many of the races I have actually seen rabbited were done without monetary
compensation...
tricky subject.
-drew
On Thu, 7 Jun 2001, alan tobin wrote:
> Interesting. How long have rabbits been used on a consistant basis? Any
> guess what the record would be without rabbits? How about 5k? Would the 5k
> record be under 12:50 without rabbits? How about the marathon? If the record
> makers had to set the pace themselves what would the distance records be?
> Something to think about.
>
> Alan
>
>
> >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Subject: Re: t-and-f: World 10k bests and rabbits
> >Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2001 13:52:32 EDT
> >
> ><There have been 14 sub 27:00 10ks, how many of those were run without
> >rabbits?>
> >
> >I think the answer to this is zero.
> >
> >
> >Steve S.
>
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