After the racewalkers complained about the granite surface planned for the 20k and 50k walks at the Olympics in Beijing, race organizers changed the surface.
Here's the story NPR did on this - very interesting. It cost $800,000 for the new surface - an amazing expenditure for just 3 races.
2 comments:
It doesn't hurt that China has had some success in racewalking. :-)
Hi Tammy,
I love your blog! It is so fun to read about someone else training. I have been struggling with a knee and foot injury for the past few weeks. The good news is that I was finally able to get my 20 mile LSD finished. I was beginning to think that I would NOT be able to do the 40k National in September. Now I think I might be able to do it. I'm still babying my left side. I will be happy if I can just finish in NJ. I don't care about speed!
Thanks for sharing,
Rebecca
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