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HobbyJogger & HobbyRacer
Did I see a guy's javelin land past the yellow line? Is that the WR line?
It's a 5k. It hurt like hell...then I tried to pick it up. The end.
That's a caution line- you're not supposed to throw past that, lest you spear one of the 5k finalists.
I like running alone.
Interval Junkie --Nobby
Okay, I don't own a TV. But a friend moved in down the street. So today, after my 20mi, I went over to watch . . . Gymnastics with a ball or clubs, "free-style" wresting w/o any cool masks, and Women's basket-ball. Wow, talk about boring (not that women's BBall is boring, but dominating France is boring -- of course, I left after it started, so who knows).
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... Wow, talk about boring (not that women's BBall is boring, but dominating France is boring -- of course, I left after it started, so who knows).
So you completely missed the part where one of the players brought a javelin and threw it past the yellow line...
Kerry
HF #1048
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4 x 100 new world record. USA gave it a great run, but nobody beats Bolt.
testing testing
Bolt sure is fast, but he could use a dose of humility.
Great showing by Meb!
He certainly looked happier than the 3rd placer.
I got a bit worried when he picked up the flag and the Brazilian guy looked like he was right behind him.
Little surprised to see Gillis finish ahead of Coolsaet for the Canadians in the marathon.
"Don't feel like running today...suck it up and run ...you're an athlete." (John Stanton, founder & owner of The Running Room)
"The person who starts the race is not the same person who finishes the race."
Meb is the man!
as for Ryan and Abdi...
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It did kinda look like Dos Santos saw an opportunity for a sucker pass there and decided not to do it since it still wouldn't have meant a medal, but who knows?
I put it under there.
Malletgirl02
Did anyone else get a chance to see the 5,000m men's heats on the NBC live feed on line? I saw Mo Farah help the last place finisher in his heat get up after the race. Mo Farah is already awesome, but I think he is even more awesome in that moment.'
Meb is the man! as for Ryan and Abdi...
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