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

Wow, that's beyond the pale. What next? Are they going to invalidate
results if a women had her nutrition laid out by a man? If her running
shoes were made by a man? She ran the race in the time she ran it. End
of story.

On 9/22/2011 7:16 AM, anna wrote:
> Seriously, the IAAF is setting back women's running decades with this
> pointless new rule. For anyone that hasn't read the article, any race
> where a man is paced by a man can be considered a World Record but if
> a women is paced by a man then her World Record is disqualified. So
> according to the IAAF, when Paula Radcliffe ran a 2:15:25 at the
> London Marathon in 2003, she was somehow cheating because she was
> running with men. They are now calling her time a "World Best"
> instead of a record. Seem fair to anyone else?
>
> > From the article: Paula Radcliffe said she "purposely ran alongside
> men rather than behind them. In the 2003 London Marathon, her fastest
> race, "I was actively racing" the two male pacesetters, Radcliffe
> said, adding, "I fully believe that I would have run pretty much the
> same time that day alone."
>
> And Deena Kastor on having her World Record standing taken away: "I
> wouldn't mind if someone would have broken that record because it's
> gratifying to see the sport move forward," Kastor said. "But to have
> it taken away? That feels like a little bit of a cheap shot."
>
> Want to give the iaaf a piece of your mind? You can send them a
> message online:
>
> http://www.iaaf.org/aboutiaaf/contacts/feedback.html
>
> -anna
>

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