Dr. Phil, once again your fail to see reality.
Every event, including non-Olympic events such as the 100km and Half-marathon have equal prestige.
Keep in mind that a lot of the world, such as Japan and Europe, are far more knowledgable about finer points in the sport of running, and know the difference between say, a 28-minute 10km and a 2;30 marathon.
jason
That's because noone gives a damn about Regina Jacobs...cuz she's a damn man running in women's fields.
Jason, I speak for America...not for the Far East. I could really care lees that the Japs get thrills out of watching some 5'0" dude racewalk a 15K at world record pace......no one here cares either.....that is the point I am making. The bottom line is, the mile, marathon (and like mentioned by another poster)the 100m are what really matters to the non-running sports enthusiast.
oldguy wrote:
Average_Joe wrote:(the first post above by "duh" was me. "duh" was supposed to be the title, not the name)
I was very young when Pre died so I can't be sure, but I tend to get the feeling that he got the media a lot more interested by dying than he ever did by his personality. It seems like the James Dean thing. Much bigger in death than he was in life.
I wonder if anyone who remembers that time can chime in.
It's a bit off-topic, but it reminds me of something that television critic Tom Shales said about the early death of Andy Kaufman, which led to a number of books and movies about his life: "A tragedy, yes, but a good career move."
On the original topic, a lot of excellent long-distance runners have had to deal with the mile-and-marathon thing. I recall that Craig Virgin suggested that it was what ultimately pushed him into the marathon -- being a great 10,000 and cross-country runner wasn't enough for many casual observers of the sport. Pat Porter resisted, but was always being asked when he would be running a marathon. Lynn Jennings finally made a serious marathon effort, but perhaps too late.
Imagine that...Virgin went for popularity...shocking, isn't it?
Hmmm,
Dr Phil...this is the 1st post you've made that I haven't cursed you under my breath for...
hmmm..
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RENATO can you talk about the preparation of Emile Cairess 2:06
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