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Monday, March 29, 2010

Questions/Trivia???

#1.) Who holds the men's mile world record?Time?

#2.) Jock Semple tried to remove this women from the '67 Boston Marathon. Who was she?

#3.) In the summer of '81, this British duo traded the world mile record back-n-forth-n-back-n-forth. Who were they?

#4.) He wore a Timex Ironman watch during the '91 Supreme Court hearings. Who was he?

#5.) His marathon PR was almost 1 hour faster than Al Gore's when he ran for president. Who was he?

#6.) Phidippides ran from the plains of Marathon to what city?

#7.) She ran 10.49 in '88. Who was she?

#8.) In Rome in 1960, he smoked the field in the "15". Who was he?

#9.) She won World Cross 3 years in a row and then finished 3rd in the ten thousand in '92. Who was she?

#10.) Pretty tough...he threw in a 59 second lap in the early stages of the 5k in '88, nobody went with him, and nobody could catch him. Who?

...Good Luck!

5 comments:

  1. Very nice, I have added it to my favorites list.

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  2. Bill, thanks for signing on, I appreciate it! This blogger stuff is all new to me...we're working on it...

    p.s.- for those of you not aware...Bill has been relegating me to the runner up spot in the Master's races over the last 3 years here in Charlotte (one tough competitor)

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  3. I love it! Here goes my guesses.

    1. Hicham El Guerrouj (El G) 3:43.13
    2. Kathy Switzer
    3. Seb. Coe / Steve Ovett
    4. Clarence Thomas
    5. John Kerry (????)
    6. Athens
    7. Florence Griffith Joyner (FloJo)
    8. Lynn Jennings
    9. Herb Elliott
    10. John Ngugi (incredible bravery and incredible move!)

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  4. oppps, I mixed up 8 and 9

    8 is Herb Elliot and 9 is Lynn Jennings

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  5. Mark...great running with you and Alana on Sunday! You know your stuff (90%!)#5 is George W. Bush. Keep up the informative work on MPR...

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