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Subject: Bekele's 5 and 10k double is being overshadowed as well.

Posted by: 06 Hoo on Mon Aug 25 2008 7:26:36 PM

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His 5k win was an absolute thing of beauty. Lead from the gun to
finish in Olympic record time. Last mile in 3:57. Last kilometer in
2:25. Thoroughly thrashed two world champions in the event (Lagat and
Kipchoge). He's beginning to cement himself as the greatest distance
runner in history.

Current Thread:

Usain Bolt on M. Phelps - ""People try to compare Michael Phelps and I, but he i -- Hoo05Dave Mon Aug 25 2008 4:37:16 PM

He might be an idiot, but he's still the most amazing sprinter I've ever seen. -- Mike

Mon Aug 25 2008 11:05:37 PM

The size, stride length and turnover rate of Usain Bolt coupled with -- dpc1994 Tue Aug 26 2008 1:15:49 AM

I dont care how he terms it. Bolt is the undisputed fastest man in the history -- IIIput Mon Aug 25 2008 10:36:21 PM

His grammar needs some help! ** -- NJHoo Mon Aug 25 2008 10:00:35 PM

Bekele's 5 and 10k double is being overshadowed as well. -- 06 Hoo Mon Aug 25 2008 7:26:36 PM

Yep, an incredible feat, incredible feet, too ** -- mamalaterhoo Mon Aug 25 2008 10:18:05 PM

Michael Johnson's 200/400 double is notable as is a 400/800 double -- dpc1994 Mon Aug 25 2008 7:57:24 PM

Alberto Juantarano from Cuba. -- hooinblueville Mon Aug 25 2008 8:46:32 PM

OK, now I know why I remember the 400/800 double: -- dpc1994 Mon Aug 25 2008 8:52:31 PM

Juantorena in Montreal I believe. -- 06 Hoo Mon Aug 25 2008 8:14:17 PM

Thank you for setting me straight. Both of you, actually. ** -- dpc1994 Mon Aug 25 2008 8:51:10 PM

Agree. The 5000 and 10,000 are not "glamor" events in the USA. -- hooinblueville Mon Aug 25 2008 7:37:07 PM

The state of US distance running is regrettable. -- 06 Hoo Mon Aug 25 2008 8:06:54 PM

He meant athlete in terms of athletics -- Protean Mon Aug 25 2008 5:03:30 PM

Correct; he is basically saying apples and oranges. ** -- Battman Mon Aug 25 2008 6:10:53 PM

I agree. Swimming and track are 2 different sports. -- hooinblueville Mon Aug 25 2008 5:45:07 PM

Why didn't he just say runner/sprinter? -- HOOfan_1 Mon Aug 25 2008 5:44:53 PM

Much of the English-speaking world calls track & field "athletics." ** -- Battman Mon Aug 25 2008 6:12:12 PM

Different terminology. Track and field is referred to as Athletics worldwide ** -- WZA97 Mon Aug 25 2008 5:52:54 PM

Oops, Protean already answered it. I should read more. ** -- WZA97 Mon Aug 25 2008 5:54:10 PM

Exactly. Bolt would've had to run ... -- Sabre Rattler Mon Aug 25 2008 5:40:21 PM

I wonder how many meters Phelps swam in those 9 days ** -- HOOfan_1 Mon Aug 25 2008 4:54:50 PM

More -- swimman6 Tue Sep 2 2008 4:25:09 PM

3300 in competition ** -- aficionadHOO Mon Aug 25 2008 6:55:39 PM

Phelps also has 8 gold medals, Bolt only has 3... -- HOOfan_1 Mon Aug 25 2008 4:51:29 PM

Apples and oranges. If there were medals for running 100m backward, sideways, -- VAGentleman05 Mon Aug 25 2008 6:10:25 PM

Track folks condescend swimming like this, but think of FIELD events... -- aficionadHOO Mon Aug 25 2008 6:56:45 PM

It was done.sort of. See Anmerican Decathalon champ, Bryan Clay -- hooinblueville Tue Aug 26 2008 12:45:04 PM

Yup. We get the decathalon gold back and nobody cared here in the US. -- dpc1994 Tue Aug 26 2008 10:04:58 PM

I agree... ** -- cavaleerjones Mon Aug 25 2008 4:45:24 PM

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