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According to his Twitter, Symmonds was going to run the 800 at the London DL but meet director Ian Stewart said he was a "liability". Anybody know what he could be referring to? |
| Dennis Reynolds |
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I overheard him bitching about this in Eugene. Makes no sense not to let a two time WC finalist and 1:43 guy get a lane. |
| Joe Pa |
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He uses Twitter. That makes him a liability. |
| Jurgis Rudkus |
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He may have issues with all the publicity stunts Symmonds goes through (e.g. The tattoo thing) and thought it may be a distraction. Would have loved to see him race Kaki and the Poles though. By the way, is it just me or does "Kaki and the Poles" sound like a doo-wop band name? |
| Pha Cough |
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Ian Stewart is a small man in many ways. |
| jsquire |
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Ian Stewart is married to Stephanie Hightower. Hightower very publicly chewed out Symmonds at last December's USATF convention during the whole sponsorship hubbub. Put two and two together. |
| road rashed |
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Ian Stewart is married to Stephanie Hightower. Just sayin... He's been a pain in the a$$ for USATF. Maybe this is her way of sticking it to him |
| Boston Lou |
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wow and wow. I've got nothing but a big fu%k you for Stephanie and Ian. |
| pee face |
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Letsrun should do something about this. Power in numbers, yes? |
| douglas burke |
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looks like a lot of athletes are seen as a liability for this meet, look how week the fields are in general compared to paris last week, even if most ofthe members of the kenyan and ethiopian olympic teams are skipping this to train, it still looks watered down in most of the events. |
| Joe Pa |
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Yeah, let's tell them that "pee face" is pissed...literally. |
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Guessing this must be an important time to disappear prior to the Olympics for the Kenyan/Ethiopian team. |
| Marriott |
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I think she is probably really upset about this whole Hilton thing. |
| rupp-certified saladbar |
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Um...the Kenyan team is probably among the most findable group of people on the planet right now. They are in camp and aren't allowed to leave under any circumstance. The tyrants at AK take this seriously. Messing with camp demands is among the several reasons why G Mutai is in their bad graces. Last several championships the camp was quarters at Kasarani Stadium just outside Nairobi. Probably the same as ever this year. |
| Ian "The Clown" Stewart |
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"a liability" what the hell!?? This is some shady bullshit. More of a story than Mark Block imo. Clowns like Stewart shouldn't be involved in the sport. Going on a power trip and messing athletes about. I've never heard of the guy until today and I've instantly no respect for him. /rant |
| george oscar bluth |
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Go watch the Munich Olympics 5000m race. |
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Nothing has changed since Pre..... |
| doo doo |
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Guy who outkicked Pre for the Bronze. No recollection? |
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I noticed this Kenyan camp yielded 0 medals in the men's 5 and the 10 at last year's WC's even though Kenyans were all over the world list in those events. |
| NFW |
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Nick is not the only American distance runner barred from the meet. Clearly this guy has issues keeping business and his personal life separate. |