You Want Big Discus? Wait Until Next Week

[eldrick]

waltz & rome went ~ 68m in maui & best they coud do here was 62 & 65

if kanter had been in maui, he might have thrown it over 75m !!!

[AS]

Looks like Kantor went 72.02...

http://www.team75plus.com/2245

#4 throw of all time... behind

1 74.08 Jürgen Schult 06.06.1986
2 73.88 Virgilijus Alekna 03.08.2000
3 73.38 Gerd Kanter 04.09.2006

3rd season over 70m for Kanter and 3rd comp ever for him over that mark.

He also an ancilliary mark over 70m too...

More discussion of all-time efforts here:
http://mb.trackandfieldnews.com/discuss ... p?p=350351

[eldrick]

you forgot ancillary throws superior to this :

http://www.alltime-athletics.com/mdiscok.htm#2

making it 6th furthest throw of all-time

[tandfman]

Best ever in the US.

[eldrick]

1st time a 72m throw has won a competition

[dl]

I was actually thinking of going down today to improve my discus spectator-PR! I should've done it. Hopefully they'll throw well in Modesto as well.

[AS]

you forgot ancillary throws superior to this :

http://www.alltime-athletics.com/mdiscok.htm#2

making it 6th furthest throw of all-time

I was too lazy to scroll down the page... :?

Looking at that Kanter would appear to have 7 throws over 70m now... not bad effort in just 3 comps...

[mike renfro]

Faced w/ the choice of celebrating the Beautous Babs's birthday and the Sharks, Gary Danko won.

How was that? Do the Scott Ostler bit, Mr Food: food, mood, tude Actually, I guess that is one of the 6 bay area with Bauer 4stars. I've walked by on the way to ACT, never have eaten there. I just don't have a 1st born to exchange for the meal

[mike renfro]

Anything on the women's meet? Sounds like a pretty typical Salinas wind.

[Jon]

1st time a 72m throw has won a competition

And he becomes the only guy with three throws over 72m (Alekna has two).

[gh]

See our report on front page

[gh]

There's also a video there now too, but it's a pretty slow load.

[mike renfro]

Faced w/ the choice of celebrating the Beautous Babs's birthday and the Sharks, Gary Danko won.

How was that? Do the Scott Ostler bit, Mr Food: food, mood, tude Actually, I guess that is one of the 6 bay area with Bauer 4stars. I've walked by on the way to ACT, never have eaten there. I just don't have a 1st born to exchange for the meal

ops: My bad. I was thinking of Michael Mina's place. I havent' been to Danko's either (on North Point), but Mina's I didn't know anyone who had been. Turns out, I got an email from the Roricks, who did Mina's recently and were not impressed for the price. Doesn't Gary D run Viogneir in San Mateo? At any rate, they won't return to Michael Mina, but as an aside, said they would go back to Danko's.

[tandfman]

I've done the Michael Mina place. I enjoyed it. I don't get to SF very often, but Gary Danko is probably at the top of my list right now when I next do.

[gh]

Bay Area Michelin stars:

3 stars - French Laundry
2 stars - Aqua, Michael Mina, Manresa, Cyrus
1 star - Chez Panisse, Fleur de Lys, La Folie, the Dining Room at the Ritz-Carlton, Rubicon, Bushi-Tei, Quince, Range, Acquerello, Masa's, Gary Danko, Boulevard, Fifth Floor, Sushi Ran, Chez TJ, Auberge du Soleil, La Toque, Bouchon, Bistro Jeanty, Terra, Dry Creek Kitchen, Farmhouse Inn & Restaurant, K&L Bistro

Danko food not as good as French Laundry (what on the planet is?), but better than Aqua, Mina or Manresa (never been to Cyrus). I'd say that it was the noise and crowding that held it to a single star, but Mina is every bit the boombox it is.