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Date: 13 Aug 2006 19:40:17
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Subject: 2004 Summer Olympics men's marathon race
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Did anyone think there was anything unusual about what Vanderlei de
Lima did at the end of the 2004 Summer Olympics men's marathon race?
Anyone recall exactly what he did?
Just wondering.
Thanks.
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Date: 14 Aug 2006 14:55:05
From: bluezfolk
Subject: Re: 2004 Summer Olympics men's marathon race
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bob@coolgroups.com wrote:
> Did anyone think there was anything unusual about what Vanderlei de
> Lima did at the end of the 2004 Summer Olympics men's marathon race?
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> Anyone recall exactly what he did?
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> Just wondering.
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> Thanks.
Well I suppose he didn't win, cheat or drop dead, if he did
everyone would remember.
Eric
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Date: 14 Aug 2006 12:01:02
From: runsrealfast
Subject: Re: 2004 Summer Olympics men's marathon race
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bob@coolgroups.com wrote:
> Anyone recall exactly what he did?
remind us please.
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Date: 15 Aug 2006 19:52:15
From:
Subject: Re: 2004 Summer Olympics men's marathon race
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He wasted valuable time at the end with a victory dance. Anyone see
this?
Dot wrote:
> bluezfolk wrote:
> > bob@coolgroups.com wrote:
> >
> >>Did anyone think there was anything unusual about what Vanderlei de
> >>Lima did at the end of the 2004 Summer Olympics men's marathon race?
> >>
> >>Anyone recall exactly what he did?
> >>
> >>Just wondering.
> >>
> >>Thanks.
> >
> >
> > Well I suppose he didn't win, cheat or drop dead, if he did
> > everyone would remember.
> >
> > Eric
> >
> I think he's better known for what happened *to* him near the end
> (defrocked priest), than the obvious thing that he *did*, which was
> finish 3rd. It was an excellent effort to finish the race after the
> interruption, but finishing probably wasn't unusual for Olympic efforts.
> Maybe there's something else the OP is referring to that's not obvious.
>
> Dot
>
> --
> "Success is different things to different people"
> -Bernd Heinrich in Racing the Antelope
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Date: 16 Aug 2006 08:49:14
From: runsrealfast
Subject: Re: 2004 Summer Olympics men's marathon race
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bob@coolgroups.com wrote:
> He wasted valuable time at the end with a victory dance. Anyone see
> this?
maybe its b/c it was so long ago but for some reason i can't remember
this, is there a video clip somewher on the internet we can get to see
it?
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