Guerrouj-Haile showdown

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Hopefully they'll meet soon. A 5k would be sweet.

My head says Guerrouj. My heart wants Geb.

I think you'll be disappointed. El Guerrouj is apparently going to do the 5000 in the World Champs,
but has committed to precisely 1 tuneup race--in the Czech Republic in June.

The 1500 is a LOT more popular than 5000 (outside Africa at least) and the money he can make in
Europe is a lot greater in 1500. I would not expect him to jeopardize his paydays. Also, given his
prior disappointments in the Olympics, I would expect him to concentrate on just the 1500 in Athens.

El Guerrouj wants Haile's record, but whether he wants Haile is a different matter. Also, with Haile
being maybe not quite the athlete he was when he set his records, and with El Guerrouj's commitment
to 5000 open to question, handicapping a 5000 race between them might be interesting.

Lyndon "Speed Kills...It kills those that don't have it!" --US Olympic Track Coach Brooks Johnson

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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Hopefully they'll meet soon. A 5k would be sweet.

My head says Guerrouj. My heart wants Geb.

I think you'll be disappointed. El Guerrouj is apparently going to do the 5000 in the World
Champs, but has committed to precisely 1 tuneup race--in the Czech Republic in June.

The 1500 is a LOT more popular than 5000 (outside Africa at least) and the money he can make in
Europe is a lot greater in 1500. I would not expect him to jeopardize his paydays. Also, given
his prior disappointments in the Olympics, I would expect him to concentrate on just the 1500
in Athens.

El Guerrouj wants Haile's record, but whether he wants Haile is a different matter. Also, with
Haile being maybe not quite the athlete he was when he set his records, and with El Guerrouj's
commitment to 5000 open to question, handicapping a 5000 race between them might be interesting.

Lyndon "Speed Kills...It kills those that don't have it!" --US Olympic Track Coach Brooks Johnson

And then, of course, there is Kenenisa Bekele. Did anyone catch his awesome display at the World
X-Country? Staggering.

Oh brother. What's next? A wrist-worn sperm count/sweat acidity analyzer? Blood pressure, like
cholesterol, IQ, blood alcohol, etc, are merely numbers which have no difinitive meaning. Now if
you'll excuse
me......I have some bacon grease to drink.

News people all over this. so this is jeb from weatherman.No wonder I go to hell and the
cosmos.would tell news to go to hell. rebut dis credit, block aid. what ever it take for them or
(us) to look good an me bad. hafe empty. jeperdie our life and lively hood. Ahhhh Hell I aum just
thought he um ment jeb. but them I an um me kiss kiss ahhhh ohhhhh oeeeeee............. later got to
hide before I am's get me and turns me into a suit with a nerdey life. I gone. How do you tell a gov
person.. buy his concern and kissey lips when he looks down on you for standing in his country. I
gone. and I know it is all my fault. or um is it? u.sa rocks. and country good too. oter then the 20
minutesto every hour in selling of I ams......... I am not dead yet. Good luck Geb

"Tessa Jackson" <[email hidden]> wrote...

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Hopefully they'll meet soon. A 5k would be sweet. My head says Guerrouj. My heart wants Geb.

uhh that'd be one hell of a thrill.

i <3guerrouj always used videotapes of him winning the 1500s to psych me up before a race. he's
amazing. i mean, it looks so easy when he does it. and so beautiful.

nina