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 Topic: "The Fastest Man In The World" CD |
jeffh
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 Forum: Sprint Central Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2003 7:54 am Subject: "The Fastest Man In The World" CD |
| I have all those races on a video tape (plus the races since 96) ... I first video taped them back around 1988 or so ... The people that produce Greenspan's Olympic Moments did the men's 100 .. Then s ... |
| Topic: "The Fastest Man In The World" CD |
jeffh
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Forum: Sprint Central Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2003 4:00 pm Subject: Re: "The Fastest Man In The World" CD |
And by the way, cool trainers.
They sound great.
What make are they?
Strength Systems Inc.
The CD is commercially available.[/quote] |
| Topic: "The Fastest Man In The World" CD |
jeffh
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Forum: Sprint Central Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2003 10:54 am Subject: "The Fastest Man In The World" CD |
| For my brithday a friend gave me a CD entitled "The Fastest Man In The World", that list all the 100 meter OG medal winners up to 1996.It also has a video clip of the 100 meter finals starting with ... |
| Topic: MoSlow |
jeffh
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Forum: Sprint Central Posted: Mon May 19, 2003 12:29 am Subject: MoSlow |
| I have to agree with Conway here. Calling someone washed up is always a slippery slope to tread, but doing so with no supporting argument and anonymously is pretty weak. Mo may or may not be the run ... |
| Topic: Trans fat |
jeffh
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Forum: Health & Nutrition Posted: Sat May 17, 2003 10:41 am Subject: Trans fat |
| If I knew where to "look it up" ,I wouldn't asked the question. |
| Topic: Trans fat |
jeffh
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Forum: Health & Nutrition Posted: Sat May 17, 2003 10:10 am Subject: Trans fat |
| How can I calculate the trans fat in food ? |
| Topic: My pick for the 4 greatest sprinters (100 MY) |
jeffh
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Forum: Sprint Central Posted: Tue May 13, 2003 7:17 am Subject: My pick for the 4 greatest sprinters (100 MY) |
| You're right , I was thinking of something else..How much of a difference do you think running at altitute makes? |
| Topic: My pick for the 4 greatest sprinters (100 MY) |
jeffh
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Forum: Sprint Central Posted: Tue May 13, 2003 6:21 am Subject: My pick for the 4 greatest sprinters (100 MY) |
Montgomery ran 9.96 at the JUCO champs in Odessa, Texas in 1994, at age 19, on a regular synthetic track. Odessa is 880m up and the wind was 1.7m/s - on the face of it, great conditions and a great ... |
| Topic: My pick for the 4 greatest sprinters (100 MY) |
jeffh
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Forum: Sprint Central Posted: Tue May 13, 2003 3:04 am Subject: My pick for the 4 greatest sprinters (100 MY) |
Well, it wasn't too far off on the clock, wasn't wind aided, was on a similarly non-optimal surface, and was done two years younger. That seems to be at least in the same ballpark...
Dan
I read ... |
| Topic: My pick for the 4 greatest sprinters (100 MY) |
jeffh
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Forum: Sprint Central Posted: Mon May 12, 2003 7:51 pm Subject: My pick for the 4 greatest sprinters (100 MY) |
Would anyone consider Bob Hayes's 9.91w auto-timing in Tokyo on a cinder track(i think) at sea level one of the greatest 100m ever run?
What about 10.06/Tokyo64 on a chewed up lane on a cinder tr ... |
| Topic: How about Nicholas Macrozonaris !!!! |
jeffh
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Forum: Sprint Central Posted: Sun May 11, 2003 3:25 am Subject: How about Nicholas Macrozonaris !!!! |
Is he Canada's next super sprinter? Whats your opinion, Conway.
BTW, Conway did you compete as a sprinter ? |
| Topic: My pick for the 4 greatest sprinters (100 MY) |
jeffh
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Forum: Sprint Central Posted: Sat May 10, 2003 7:30 am Subject: My pick for the 4 greatest sprinters (100 MY) |
Pro sprinting was huge - crowds of 50,000 and more would turn up in the UK to watch matchups between well-known pro sprinters. This was a gambling based sport - think boxing to get a comparison. ... |
| Topic: My pick for the 4 greatest sprinters (100 MY) |
jeffh
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Forum: Sprint Central Posted: Sat May 10, 2003 6:36 am Subject: My pick for the 4 greatest sprinters (100 MY) |
| IF RP Williams was legit and his times creditable ... THEN why is it that only one human being chronicles them ??? Only a book written by a single guy ... !! Sorry but a book by one individual, unsubs ... |
| Topic: My pick for the 4 greatest sprinters (100 MY) |
jeffh
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Forum: Sprint Central Posted: Sat May 10, 2003 2:20 am Subject: My pick for the 4 greatest sprinters (100 MY) |
| The most authoritative is "A History of Modern Track and Field Athletics 1860-1990" by Roberto Quercetani, perhaps the greatest of all track historians and certainly the most respected. ". He also mak ... |
| Topic: My pick for the 4 greatest sprinters (100 MY) |
jeffh
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Forum: Sprint Central Posted: Fri May 09, 2003 11:44 am Subject: My pick for the 4 greatest sprinters (100 MY) |
| My main question would be when was all the above written? If I'm not mistaken, the book was published in 1970, meaning 60+ years after the bulk of those events took place. Even if everything was acc ... |
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