Tumbleweed Posted August 13, 2012 Posted August 13, 2012 What was the deal with Robert Forstemann starting the Xcountry and then pulling out? He was given a DNS, so he didn't even start. The reason has been covered here. Agteros 1
GrumpyOldGuy Posted August 13, 2012 Posted August 13, 2012 (edited) The SA marathon record is about the same as the 'slow' time they ran today. I'm sure our record was set on a fast course, etc etc blah blah.The winning times for our local marathons tend to be just under/about 2:20. Personally, I'm not surprised by the times our athletes ran. Pretty much on par. Not really, both April and Mokoko have run 2;08, 2;09 before so the time was not the problem, in fact they said they expected a 2;08 pace so it also wasn't a surprise for them. I think the nature of the course was the issue, a bit bumpy and lots of twists and turns which had to be negotiated and slowed the time, so I think the straights were brutally fast and they struggled with the changing tempo, but pace wise, they can both run a 2;08 time. Edited August 13, 2012 by GrumpyOldGuy
Shebeen Posted February 28, 2021 Posted February 28, 2021 https://edition.cnn.com/2021/02/26/sport/caster-semenya-appeal-scli-intl-spt/index.html It appears that Team Semenya doesn't really have a plan B. I'm a bit embarrassed by all of this. And to claim to be representing all women, when these regs are really about protecting the integrity of women's sport makes the irony too hard to ignore dsw 1
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