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I'm trying to remember a women's running event from 20+ years ago. The US champion started in the lead and was doing pretty well for a while with a good lead. But by the end of the race she was dead last.
Are you talking about the time when South African (who was running for Britain because of apartheid) runner Zola Budd tripped Mary Decker in the 3000 meters (not steeplechase, but this was a distance for women at the time) in 1984?
Are you talking about the time when South African (who was running for Britain because of apartheid) runner Zola Budd tripped Mary Decker in the 3000 meters (not steeplechase, but this was a distance for women at the time) in 1984?
No, nothing unusual happened. The one I'm thinking of was probably just a normal race. But it seemed like a big deal at the time. I don't watch the events that much, though, so it probably wasn't a memorable one.
Are you talking about the time when South African (who was running for Britain because of apartheid) runner Zola Budd tripped Mary Decker in the 3000 meters (not steeplechase, but this was a distance for women at the time) in 1984?
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Originally Posted by OzzyRules
No, nothing unusual happened. The one I'm thinking of was probably just a normal race. But it seemed like a big deal at the time. I don't watch the events that much, though, so it probably wasn't a memorable one.
America's running hope thus sweetheart of her generation Mary Decker against the Boar who politically broke the boycott was my first thought as well. The race would only be memorable if the favorite went out early and fell to last. Just about every race has rabbits hired to go out and set a pace to try to drag the actual contenders towards a record time with the assumption that they would drop out or just to last to look better. Maybe an Olympic participant who was not actually a medal contender could also be enticed to do the same.
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who politically broke the boycott was my first thought as well. The race would only be memorable if the favorite went out early and fell to last. Just about every race has rabbits hired to go out and set a pace to try to drag the actual contenders towards a record time with the assumption that they would drop out or just to last to look better. Maybe an Olympic participant who was not actually a medal contender could also be enticed to do the same.
