. PMErr... I wonder why the IAAF didn't think of equalising men and women at 40, instead of 35. If you can break the world record and win an Olympic gold at marathon when over 35 (Carlos Lopes), methinks being over age 35 is not in any sense a limiting
In my previous marathons (albeit only three) my 'official time' on certificate/photos etc has been the time as recorded by the Chip, but I recently did the Brentwood half and they advised that my official time, as per IAAF rules is the (slower) Gun
of year?!?!??!;-) Buy AW this week it's very interesting. [Sorry RW].IAAF world championshipsLots of interesting stuff I can't wait. As always I look forward most to the Men's sprints though I take a interest in pretty much every event. can;'t do links
left trailing in her wake at last year's World Championships.""Semenya has only ever been a victim in this but at least, quite rightly, she has been allowed to keep the medal and the prize money she earned in good faith on the track in Berlin last year
because the following group had a couple of pacemakers and she was running alone...surely unfair. FLM isn't a true mixed race as they elite women and men do not run together.The official world record was in London in 2003 (www.iaaf.org). There is only one
at the IAAF World Championships in Daegu next month.As the medals stack up and the records tumble, we were delighted to meet the same down-to-earth Mo who remains obsessed with Arsenal FC, star struck around Paula Radcliffe and who faces a stern telling off
Paula! She's got to win us the 1/2 marathon championships first, and hopefully set a world record that satisfies the IAAF in the process. Sub-2:05 is crazy running. Isn't that about 4:45/mile? Awesome run from Tergat. I'm glad he's won a big race as he
One of the most memorable moments of this summer's IAAF World Championships took place in the final straight of the women's 1,500m, when 24-year-old Hannah England rocketed through from seventh to grab a surprise silver medal. This impeccably
.And the sooner they scrap modern pentathlon the better. Popsider - I agree with most of what you say. Saffron Lane cycle track in Leicester, which held the 1972 World Championships has been allowed to fall into disrepair, and finally this week the announcement
't run the blue line who knows how far you have actually run. What I wasn't sure about is whether championship races (inc. FLM) are measured to a higher degree of accuracy and therefore don't need the extra 1%. Blue line there is no mention of a blue line