File this under "Hey, relatively speaking, our guys are awesome!"
The current issue of AW has a brief bit on the state of UK athletics, with particular attention given to the men's marathon. In 1983, 102 British men broke 2:20. This year, a total of 20 Britons have done this: 19 men and Radcliffe. And, of course, 7 months on, Radcliffe's WR performance remains the year's fastest performance by a Brit. Jon Brown is scheduled to run the upcoming Fukuoka race--but he is apparently the only male runner with any hope of finishing the year with the top British time. A doubly unbelievable state of affairs: 1) Radcliffe's talent; and 2) the horrendous decline of her countrymen.
The current issue of AW has a brief bit on the state of UK athletics, with particular attention given to the men's marathon. In 1983, 102 British men broke 2:20. This year, a total of 20 Britons have done this: 19 men and Radcliffe. And, of course, 7 months on, Radcliffe's WR performance remains the year's fastest performance by a Brit. Jon Brown is scheduled to run the upcoming Fukuoka race--but he is apparently the only male runner with any hope of finishing the year with the top British time. A doubly unbelievable state of affairs: 1) Radcliffe's talent; and 2) the horrendous decline of her countrymen.
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