Goodwill 5000 results:-
This sort of race is not what the paying spectators expect to see.
I also imagine that sponsors would also not be too happy if all contests in
the program were run this way by the atkhletes.
After all the promotional work put into getting the public to come to an
athletics meeting, how many are going to go home after a race like this and
say they will never attend another meeting.
Compare this event with the 800 m GP races this year and think about which
type of race the paying spectators would prefer to see.
Congratulations to the two winners of the year - André Bucher and Violeta
Szekely.
Doug Fry
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At 10:22 AM 9/8/01 +0100, you wrote:
>What's wrong with racing at a slow pace?
>John Bale
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Alan Shank <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: Wayne T. Armbrust <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Cc: Track & Field List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 7:47 PM
>Subject: Re: t-and-f: Goodwill 5000 results
>> "Wayne T. Armbrust" wrote:
>> > "Post, Marty" wrote:
>> > > Is this the first time in any major international competition where
>the men's gold medal winning performance has been slower than the
>women's???
>> > Did they run two extra laps or something?
>> No, they read the thread on this list about Harold Norpoth winning a
>> European Cup in 15+, got nostalgic and decided to match it!
>> Cheers,
>> Alan Shank
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