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15 years ago 02/16/2011 9:50am EST

From what I've studied and seen in film, Australia is a pretty cool country/continent. But why is there so much early season racing by top US talent going on in Australia?

I realize the weather is good, nah great, 'down under' and theres babes and beaches within reach of most of the major cities (save Canabrah (learned this is the best way to say Canberra from an Aussie intern)). But isn't this just extending your season by prematurely racing really early? Why not wait til the end of the month for Stanford? By racing in Europe the body already takes so much a toll that with the crazy schedule, does adding races at the beginning of the season make anyone else weary?

Should we really be sending everyone of our top athletes (Sol, Teg, Nelson, Lagat, Wheating, Symmonds) to Australia?

Why not? Why not have Solinsky run in the 29:5lo early so he can concentrate on getting on the podium later? Why not give the athletes the chance to set PRs, ARs or even WRs (Rudisha maybe) early and concentrate on competition later?

What do you think? How many more questions can I ask?

15 years ago 02/20/2011 10:39am EST

re: itwasallyellow

Come on, don't be a total fool.

It's summer in Australia when it's winter here. Who'd rather run in the US cold when they can run in Australia?

And if you want you can race / train. The foods good, the beers good, and you can be a hero and mooch off the locals.

15 years ago 02/20/2011 2:29pm EST

re: itwasallyellow

Aus is racist as hell against Muslims and Jews.

15 years ago 02/20/2011 3:25pm EST

re: No Way

Australians harbor no ill feeling towards Jews. However, Muslims have themselves to blame for their lack of acceptance in Australia. Muslims have failed to embrace Australian culture, raped our young women stating they deserved it due to their short skirts, beaten up teen volunteer lifesavers at the beach, failed to denounce the Muslim extremists who blew up Aussie tourists in Bali, and generally create hostility everywhere they go. If you don't agree with Australian beach culture, don't move to Australia! Here are some tips on how to be accepted in Australia:

1. Australia is not a religious country, don't harp on about your religion. We don't give a f*ck.

2. Enjoy the beach, go from a swim, watch the cricket, go for a coffee, drink a glass of wine, drink a beer, watch the footy, get a job, pay your taxes, don't complain, play some sport, and eat some good food.

15 years ago 02/20/2011 4:38pm EST

re: Aussienational

While I think Australia is a great country, there is no denying its racist history.

talk about the aborigines and how they continue to live.

talk about how long its taken for Aussies to even allow Asians to immigrate into the country.

Are those groups muslims too?

Loved my time there, nice place to see, but racist for sure.

15 years ago 02/20/2011 6:14pm EST

re: Tommy2Nutts

Name all of the countries in the world that are less racist than Australia?

15 years ago 02/20/2011 6:35pm EST

re: Aussiemiler

Some of these guys want to get qualifying standards out of the way early.

Okay, that was easy. What's next?

15 years ago 02/20/2011 7:25pm EST

re: The Answer My Friend

Here is a list of the 257 countries of the world. Australia is easily one of the most tolerant countries in the world.

If you disagree, please tell me which countries are more tolerant.

1 Afghanistan

2 Akrotiri

3 Albania

4 Algeria

5 American Samoa

6 Andorra

7 Angola

8 Anguilla

9 Antarctica

10 Antigua and Barbuda