Montgomery's race was awesome - and I'm of the school of more-power-to-him for getting the max wind and the "perfect" start - but this is too much. 100 meters did all that damage? He needs two weeks to recover? Ridiculous!
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: t-and-f: Montgomery to Skip World Cup Race >Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2002 23:18:17 -0700 (PDT) > >From: RT > > > >-------------------- >Montgomery to Skip World Cup Race >-------------------- > >By Associated Press > >September 18, 2002, 6:54 PM EDT > >MADRID, Spain -- Tim Montgomery, still recovering from his world-record run >last weekend, will not race in the 100 meters Friday in the World Cup. > >Montgomery broke the world record Saturday in Paris, finishing in 9.78 >seconds to knock 0.01 seconds off the mark held by fellow American Maurice >Greene. > >"He's out," manager Charles Wells said Wednesday. "He's not physically >ready to run. His body is hurting. It's impossible for him to come back. It >takes two weeks for his body to recover." > >Wells said Montgomery might attempt to run a leg of the 400 relay if he's >needed. > >"If his country asks him, if they need him, if someone gets hurt he could >do it for his country," Wells said. "If you'd ever run 9.78, you would >understand." > >In an interview Tuesday, Montgomery said he was hurting after setting the >record but suggested he might be back. > >"My feet are swollen from striking the ground so hard," he said. "My knees >are swollen, my joints are swollen, so we took a lot of ice baths and were >just doing the necessary precautions to make sure that I'm healthy enough >to run this weekend." > >"Mentally I feel good, I just have swelling in my knees and feet and my >hamstrings are a little tight." > >Copyright (c) 2002, The Associated Press > >-------------------- > >This article originally appeared at: >http://www.newsday.com/sports/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-run-montgomery-out0918sep18(0,1875471).story > >Visit Newsday online at http://www.newsday.com _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx
