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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.
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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...
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not bad for mile 25
4 x 100 new world record. USA gave it a great run, but nobody beats Bolt.
Bolt sure is fast, but he could use a dose of humility.
Great showing by Meb!
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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.
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Little surprised to see Gillis finish ahead of Coolsaet for the Canadians in the marathon.
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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?
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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.'
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Meb is the man! as for Ryan and Abdi...