Did he actually key on any of those races? It's the nature of the marathon beast. I'm not saying that he deserves it. Just saying that I don't think all of his performances can be evaluated the way they are in other events. Regards, Martin
"Post, Marty" wrote: > As much as I would like to see a pure roadie -- none of this moonlighting on > the track or cross-country ! - be AOY, Khannouchi's non-marathon racing this > year detracts from his 2 stellar marathons. > > Good wins at San Blas and Kyoto Half-Marathons, but a horrendous 60th place > at Sapporo and a 4th place at Philly is not the kind of performance you > expect from an AOY. Throw in a 3rd at Falmouth, a 4th at an Italian 10-K and > a 13th at another 10-K in Puerto Rico, and that's just four wins in 10 > races. > > If anyone beats out Sanchez it ought to be the yet another undefeated year, > yet another leading the world lists at 1500m/mile, yet another Golden League > jackpotter, etc. El Guerrouj. > > -----Original Message----- > From: ghill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 11:51 AM > To: track list > Subject: t-and-f: speaking of AOYs...... > > I think a decent case for men's Athlete Of The Year can now be made for > Khannouchi, although I continue to lean towards Sánchez myself. > > gh
