NBR Re: for the marathoning nerds...paula's world record invalidated

How many world records would be invalidated if any race with a rabbit
no longer counted for records?

On Sep 22, 6:09 am, James Chu <james.c....@gmail.com> wrote:
> American Women Just Got 5 Minutes Slower
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> "I wouldn't mind if someone would have broken that record because it's
> gratifying to see the sport move forward. But to have it taken away?
> That feels like a little bit of a cheap shot. To have it stripped from
> you, when no drugs were involved, when no scandal was involved, is
> just hard to believe."
> - Deena Kastor on having the American record in the marathon go in the
> IAAF's eyes from Kastor's 2:19:36, not to her 2:21:16 or Joan Benoit's
> 2:21:21, but rather to Joan Benoit's 2:24:52. The IAAF in all its
> stupidity has said women's world records set in mixed races should no
> longer count. They'll count in the LetsRun.com record books. Nice read
> from New York Times.http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/22/sports/for-womens-road-records-only...
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> On Sep 21, 4:54 pm, James Chu <james.c....@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > i think that's f'ed up.
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> > On Sep 21, 4:06 pm, "c. yanek" <cheryl...@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> > > sounds like a bunch of technicalities...
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> > > rabbits, carrots, paula.
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> > >http://www.espn.co.uk/athletics/sport/story/112364.html
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> > > ---cherie
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> > >  www.worldofcherie.blogspot.com
>
> > > August 31st - Burning Man 50k - Run an ultra in the craziest, most fun place on the planet (tutu optional, but the winners did wear them while racing last year...)
>
> > >https://sites.google.com/site/burningmanultramarathon/ 

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