Yeah, the the ultimate rabbit-steals-the-show is still Tom Byers win at Bislett.
malmo > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Martin J. Dixon > Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2001 11:13 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: British track and field mailing list; Track & Field List > Subject: t-and-f: ANOTHER WOMAN MARATHON WR! > > > > The men's winner pulled the same trick that was pulled at LA > a few years ago by an American whose name escapes me right now. > > "Women:One week ago, Nakao Takahashi shocked the sport with > the first women's sub two-twenty marathon, when she ran a > 2:19:46 marathon at Berlin. Running much the same way, > actually charging into the lead at ten miles, in 54:18, then > hitting twenty miles in 1:46:12 - 51:56 for her second ten > miles, Catherine held on and demolished not only the course > record at The La Salle Banks Marathon, but broke Takahashi's > record by one minute, with a final time of 2:18:46! Catherine > Ndereba is the new world record holder in the women's > marathon with a time of 2:18:46!" > > > > http://www.runningnetwork.com/features/chicagolive2001.html Regards, Martin
