2009 Deaf Olympic

Stupid question, but how does being deaf make you inferior to a non-deaf person? Is it related to balance?

inferior to = different than, sorry. typing fast and not thinking, that's not what i meant.

I think it depends on what kind of shape you will be in 2009. Those PB's are not recent.

Arthur_ wrote:

Stupid question, but how does being deaf make you inferior to a non-deaf person? Is it related to balance?

Dude, talk about a stupid question. Vast majority of deaf people have no balance issues.

Seems a little odd to me that they need their own Olympics as being deaf doesn't keep a person from running fast, but whatever. Times are slower simply because they have a much smaller pool of athletes to choose from.

i'de imagine that it would make a significant difference in the sprinting events where you need to have quick reaction to the gun

brc1355 wrote:

i'de imagine that it would make a significant difference in the sprinting events where you need to have quick reaction to the gun

Good point. I guess they go on smoke. Other than that though, there's nothing keeping them down.

I grew up in hearing world, went to hearng school. I had ran fast same as hearing runners do then somehow I went to 1998 Deaf National Track Championship in Wash, DC I won easy all of 3 events from 800m to 5000m more than 30 to 40second from second place. I asked one of coach who had been coach deaf runners for many years, how could deaf runners run slow not same as hearing runners? He said deaf runners grew up in deaf world and dont have any challange like I did with hearing runners. I understand and know where deaf runners coming from but I am glad that I grew up in hearing world and go to hearing school all 13years and a colleges 4years ran NCAA div III too 24:11 in XC 8k. Deaf runners ran avg. 29minutes for 8k I found out by research.

I am not really good at it with english writing since my sign language is my first language. Please patience and thanks.

fyi

deaf runners never been to run sub 4 in mile, sub 14 in 5k, sub 9 in 2miles.

deaf world record

4:15 in mile 1976

9:11 in 2miles 1976

14:17 in 5k 1992

I had broken 4 world record 1000m,Mile, 8k, and 3000m but deaf staff does not believe it and disapprove on my perforamnce time just because i went to hearing school, and I ran with hearing XC and track season it is just make them little bit jealous how fast I am. it suck

If balance is an issue the 3k chase might be difficult to master - since you look like you could win a number of other events it might be worth giving that a miss.

Follow your heart and go...excuse me...FOLLOW YOUR HEART AND GO FOR IT!!

maybe deaf runner broke 4:00 mile but deaf staff didn't believe him either. roger bannister went to hearing school...

serious, you need to train and see what your times are now. your pbs obviously make it look like u r stronger at shorter distances but u r also older now and havent been training so who knows how strong u r now in terms of pure speed.

deaf olympics are awesome - when it comes down to it just pick your favorite race or races and go have fun!

p.s. darn kenyans! even the deaf ones run faster marathons than me :)

thanks for post....i will def. foucs on middle distance from 800m to 1500m. I guess 3k steepchaser is out of question. thanks!

How long have you been retarded?

... This is actually a pretty interesting thread. I had no idea such a thing even existed.

how long have u been retarded too???

Deaf Runner,

Don't worry about "question..." he is clearly just one of many 14 year-old virgins with absolutely no life on the site just to be mean. that's the downside of LR. the upside is it isn't RWOL where you would come across 34 year old housewives with no life online just to be absurdly self-affirming.

Anyway, sounds like you have made a good choice. Good luck in Taipei!