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March 12, 2007

New York Times weird quote of the day

First in a series I probably won't continue, but which I easily could. Reading back issues of the New York Times as I write the dissertation serves only to remind me that the idiosyncrasies of the paper have existed for nearly a century. Anyway, what do you make of this:

At 5 feet 10 inches and 145 pounds, he races at whatever distance is available.

If he was a different height and weight he'd race more selectively? Is that the implication?

It's an otherwise interesting profile of how someone combines excellent running with a day job. But I just hope he doesn't lose weight or shrink, and have to choose his races more carefully.

Posted by eroberts at March 12, 2007 07:08 AM | TrackBack
Comments

Yeah, that's weird.

What about this one;

"When Dusen runs on Saturday in the $35,000 United States men’s 8-kilometer championship in Central Park..."

Now that's an expensive 8K.

Posted by: Chad at March 12, 2007 07:33 AM
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