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Ritzenhein, who rose steadily through the pack as the race progressed on a completely flat course with some shade, broke through the top 10 to finish ninth in 2:11:59. Right behind him in 10th in 2:12:33 was Hall, a 2006 Stanford graduate.
“I was thinking about my feelings out there,” Hall said. “I wanted to represent the country as best I could and it pushed me. I saw my family on the side in their Hall T-shirts (as he entered the stadium). It was meaningful. It was a neat experience.”
Still, Hall was disappointed he wasn’t in medal contention, though he did move up steadily through the field from his position in 42nd place after the first 5 kilometers (3.1 miles) to 10th at 40 kilometers (24.8 miles).
The pace set by Wansiru and a lead pack of runners that dwindled from 10 to five was too daunting in the early going for Hall to join in.
“I did the best I could do,” Hall said. “I ran my heart out. It wasn’t quite as good as I hoped for. You have to hand it to those guys (the medalists). They ran an incredible race. I didn’t think 2:06 was going to be possible. They went out hard and got right after it. If I went out with those guys, I would have died.” Credit: This article appeared in full on page C - 12 of the SF Chronicle
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]]> http://coachjoeenglish.wordpress.com/2008/08/24/oymics-wanjiru-wins-gold-in-new-olympic-record/ Sun, 24 Aug 2008 17:48:43 +0000 Joe English http://coachjoeenglish.wordpress.com/2008/08/24/oymics-wanjiru-wins-gold-in-new-olympic-record/ http://connectafrica.wordpress.com/2008/08/24/kenyan-delight/ Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:57:22 +0000 connectafrica http://connectafrica.wordpress.com/2008/08/24/kenyan-delight/ http://nyrrblogsbeijing.wordpress.com/2008/08/24/wittenberg-in-beijing-82308-2/ Sun, 24 Aug 2008 04:00:13 +0000 Web Guy http://nyrrblogsbeijing.wordpress.com/2008/08/24/wittenberg-in-beijing-82308-2/ http://nyrrblogsbeijing.wordpress.com/2008/08/23/wittenberg-in-beijing-82308/ Sun, 24 Aug 2008 00:13:14 +0000 Web Guy http://nyrrblogsbeijing.wordpress.com/2008/08/23/wittenberg-in-beijing-82308/ http://johnfinger.com/2008/08/23/dont-believe-your-lying-eyes/ Sat, 23 Aug 2008 17:07:44 +0000 jrfinger http://johnfinger.com/2008/08/23/dont-believe-your-lying-eyes/There have been whispers for a little while that the Phillies’ brass was a little underwhelmed by Howard’s off-the-field work ethic. Actually, following the 2006 MVP year the popular story was that Howard showed up for spring training overweight because he indulged in the celebratory banquet circuit. Sure, maybe he had one too many rubber chicken dinners, but how would that interfere with off-season workouts?
Nevertheless, Howard said he did watch video tape of his at-bats, but seemed lukewarm on how important that type of preparation was.
“I’ve watched [tapes from 2006] a couple different times throughout the year,” Howard said. “It helps to a certain extent.”
Then again, it’s not as if there were too many other players like Howard willing to talk about anything after nearly every game. In a not so recent development, the Phillies’ standoffishness with the local media, seemingly led by a couple of longtime Phillies’ veterans, has reached epic proportions.
Here are two very accurate descriptions from Randarino:
It’s hide-and-seek most nights in Phils clubhouse
Another near-empty winning Phillies clubhouse
Certainly I’ve written about the Phillies’ verbosity in the past, as well as my reluctance to speak to vapid ballplayers – I’m a snob like that. So if the players don’t want to correct my assumptions or tell me what they think is going on, I guess I’m up to my own devices.
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My wife summed it up perfectly…
“This is your Super Bowl isn’t it?”
“Yes. Yes it is.”
“It,” of course, is the Olympic Marathon, which will be beamed live from Beijing at 7:30 p.m. Eastern. But unlike the Super Bowl, which occurs every year, the Olympic Marathon, the traditional closing event of the games, happens once every four years.
Yes, I’ve written a bit about the big race in the past and I’m sure I’ll have more to add to the pile afterwards.
So, yeah, guess where I’ll be at 7:30… and check my Twitter page because I’ll be offering blow-by-blow updates during the race.
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