No one is talking about the olympics(china...)

[Pax]

It's a money-making business. It's hard to thrill to the excitement of that level of athleticism when I think of the costs of it at so many levels. Obsession with winning has wrought much bad karma.

I lost interest in the Olympics several years ago when performance enhancing drugs became so prevalent...it got to the point that any time I saw an athlete performing at an astounding level I assumed they were "enhanced". That squashed any last bit of interest I had.

[MM_QFC!]

I lost interest in the Olympics several years ago when performance enhancing drugs became so prevalent...it got to the point that any time I saw an athlete performing at an astounding level I assumed they were "enhanced". That squashed any last bit of interest I had.

on that sad note...saw that Marion Jones' former relay teammates had to return their gold medals recently...

[Pax]

on that sad note...saw that Marion Jones' former relay teammates had to return their gold medals recently...

I understand the reasoning of the IOC but can you imagine the heartbreak of having to go from being an Olympic champion to a "has been".

[Trek420]

I understand the reasoning of the IOC but can you imagine the heartbreak of having to go from being an Olympic champion to a "has been".

No I can't. But I'm jazzed. I got to meet April Holmes today. Did I hear a collective "huh?". She holds the worlds record in the 100, 200, 400 meters in Paralympics.

Very inspiring. Pictures at 11 Of course I picked her brains about training schedules Bottom line she said what seems true of us too, base miles, base miles, base miles .... then taper before the event. Build that strong foundation of base training.

Except as a sprinter her LSD base miles are 400 meters, one mile

I will tell you this, of course someone asked about the controversy and she said (while this may be the athlete 'party line') but they are so focused on training, it consumes them and all their time that as athletes. It's not that they are unaware of the world around them but they have to stay focused, driven towards the goal. And I imagine this crosses her mind since she's about 35 and said while she wants to medal in all three the 400 meters is finally seeming a little long. How many sprinters are competitive at 40?

Also every Olympics has had controversy except maybe Lillehamer winter games but they all have something going on.

She was very inspiring. How many of us after an accident where you loose a leg and the sport you've lived to do all these years could come back and compete at world level less than 2 years later?

I like to think I would pick back up with an awesome handcycle but I'm not sure I could.

She signed my AIDS Lifecycle vest right on the map of the route in the back I told her about the ride and how I got into cycling to help my arthritis. She looked at me....back at the map....back at me....back at the map.
"how long is that?"
"544 miles, but we do have 7 days to do it "
"I could not do what you do"

www.aprilholmes.com

[crazycanuck]

1988 Seoul.. did it for me..Thanks alot Ben Johnson

Btw..i think this 08 torch relay's a complete joke..