One-lappers have love affair with rankings, lists
Among the first track people I got to know on the Internet was a Finnish 400-meter man named Georg Dunkel, who maintained (and still does) an all-time list of Finnish quarter-milers. Not long after, I met (and ran well behind) a 400-meter hurdler named Rick Easley from Texas. He also loves to keep lists, and he’s put out a call for all M35 and older performances in the 4 and the 400-meter hurdles. A semi-retired teacher, Rick is among the masters I most respect. He’s a national age-group champ who goes beyond the call of duty by keeping seasonal lists.
Contrast Rick’s selfless interest with that of fellow 400H man Edwin Moses. When Edwin was making his doomed comeback bidin the hurdles a few years back, I wrote him asking about his progress. He studiously ignored me.
But Edwin kept my email address, and he sent me this note the other day:
Dear Friends,
I just wanted to alert you to the following facts.
LAUREUS WORLD SPORTS AWARDS
SUNDAY JUNE 11TH ( THIS SUNDAY )
ON NBC TELEVISION
2-3PM EST, OTHER TIME ZONES CHECK YOUR LISTINGS
BUT IT IS IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FINALS OF THE FRENCH OPEN TENNIS, A GREAT TIME
SLOT
BE SURE TO TUNE IN
EDWIN
You bet, Edwin. Good buddy of mine.
