Silly Old Fossil wrote:
ming ding xiong wrote:I'm Canadian and I didn't know Bairu wore a Canadian uniform. I think it's great. I'm glad that people who saw him run by saw that a Canadian was running up in the lead pack.
Let me get this straight. Simon Bairu declines to run FOR COUNTRY (October 2010 Commonwealth Games) but then runs FOR SELF (November 2010 NYC marathon) in a Canadian uniform....you don't see an issue with that?????
If Simon doesn't want to run for Canada in Delhi (Commonwealth Games) that's fine, but don't turn around and run for self (NYC) in a Canadian uniform.
Is that asking too much?
PS. If Simon is "running for country" why has he never before run in the Canadian uniform in non-international championships??? Why didn't he run Philly Distance Run in a Canadian uniform??? Why doesn't he race exclusively in a Canadian uniform?
My beef isn't with Simon or Tim or Ritz per se, but those (NYRR) ordering them to wear USA/Canada uniform.
The Road Runners didn't tell the professional runners what to wear. You should know that they were asking what uninforms they would be wearing (national or in-line commercial) so that they could have it in their media guide. That is a fact.