The country's national Olympic committee president, Kipchoge Keino, blames his country's poor showing at the 1999 world championships in Seville, Spain, on burnout after the athletes ran in meets all over Europe for large cash prizes.
I think I said this when we had our exchange during the 2012 Olympics: distance running, in elite meets, has a game-theory problem.
Semenya, 19, was prevented from running in a meet near Cape Town last week and threatened legal action.
"In high school, I'd be running in a meet, Ann would be running, Dad would be coaching and Grandpa would be officiating," Tim said.
2121: Stefan Kiessling takes about two minutes to make an impact, running in to meet Gonzalo Castro's whipped cross and steering in a header that Victor Valdes has to scramble to stop at his right-hand post.
Mohamed Diame cut in from the left to fizz in a shot that was rising as it flew over Joe Hart's crossbar and Benayoun went even closer after running in to meet an enticing Matt Jarvis cross with a volley that clattered against the same piece of woodwork.
After winning a gold medal at the 2004 Paralympics — in the T44 category, which also includes single amputees below the knee — Pistorius ran in domestic meets in South Africa against able-bodied competition.
I do think Oscar would stop running in able-bodied meets if he became convinced he was at an advantage.
Webb, however, will not be participating in the Armory meet because he chose to run in another meet this weekend in Landover, Md. "There had been some attempts to match up just the two of us in a race," Willis said.
My sister called and said Peter had collapsed after running in a practice meet.
