Athletics Weekly

This really is an astonishing screw-up and the responsible officials need to be tarred and feathered. I can just see the media's response at the NEXT world record in athletetics... "You say Bekele did 12:34 and Wariner ran 43.06 last night? Fine, that sounds good in theory, but of course we won't sa...

I've been amused--if that's the right word--by various outbreaks of "enthusiasm" over the years for ultra-distance running as the "next" challenge beyond marathons. I don't take any of that very seriously and agree with the above poster... In my opinion, the marathon is perfectly fine as a truly ath...

Began going to Zurich in 1990, and have only missed 2 or 3 since then. Have also been to Brussels about 4 or 5 times (including the great '97 meet); as well as 2 to 4 visits each to Oslo, Stockholm, Paris, Rome, Lausanne, London, and...well, that's about all I can remember...

Got ya; we're in agreement. Why can't everyone be as sensible as we are?!?

I think that there has always been a certain 'romanticism' surrounding the 4 minute mile. If you read any of the books on the subject they portray a wonderful nostalgia of a handful of athletes from different nations chasing a holy grail, none really being certain that it was actually possible. Min...

I think that there has always been a certain 'romanticism' surrounding the 4 minute mile. If you read any of the books on the subject they portray a wonderful nostalgia of a handful of athletes from different nations chasing a holy grail, none really being certain that it was actually possible. Min...

"The field wasn't made up of top class milers." In the above "defense" of Bannister's first sub-4 race, this sentence is quite amusing. As we all know, and know well, this race was very carefully hand-picked by Bannister and his camp for his big effort. Bannister didn't want ANY competition on that ...

Minerva: Thanks for the reports.

A question for you: I assume that this track was built in the MCG just for this meet and will be removed immediately afterwards. Is that correct? It's my understanding that there hasn't been a track in that stadium since the '56 Olympics... Thanks!

A serious question... I have a medal from the 1905 World Cross Country meet that may be either some sort of team medal or an individual one. Does anyone have any examples of medals from these early meets that we might be able to compare? Thanks. You should...ahh...send...send me the medal, see. Tha...

A serious question... I have a medal from the 1905 World Cross Country meet that may be either some sort of team medal or an individual one. Does anyone have any examples of medals from these early meets that we might be able to compare? Thanks.

A brilliant strategy on Geb's part to lull the competition into a false sense of security! He'll amble thru the half marathon distance in 1:03 and then rip a 1:01 to both win AND demolish the WR! Well, a nice idea anyway...

I'm sure I'm in the minority here, but I think we have too many championship meets already--they are definitely devalued and the general public pays precious little attention to any of them (in the US at least). I'd most definitely not make the European Champs every 2 years; keep them at every 4 yea...

"Flying Finn you're nuts '', I have to agree with marknhj. Why would you prefer a rabbited race over a tactical run? It's way more interesting to see what the guys without a sprint finish try and do to speed up the pace." Ah, there's the rub! In obvious fact, "the guys without a sprint finish" did N...

I've only read the results of today's meet (haven't seen any TV--I live in a barbaric country where such things aren't televised). It sure seems that everyone is tired... A 1:47 800?? What in the world is that all about? I know that the point in meets such as this is winning, but I reserve the right...

I'd vote for Coe over Ovett, if it's for the best British miler. Coe's '84 Olympic win really clinches it for him... Ovett had incredible talent, there's no question--if he had been alone in that era, we'd certainly view him as even greater than we now do... I'll go with what I believe is still the ...