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Thu Jul 19, 2012 11:14 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Ralph Giarnella" ragiarn
Linda wrote:
The blades are an innovation, just as new shoe technology and other items which may or may not be permitted by the governing body for the sport. However, the nature of the blades dictates it is not something ALL athletes may use or not use at their own discretion.
This may sound silly on my part but after reading that sentence I began to think: what if some one invented a set of strap on blades to be used by able bodied runners. Would that confer an advantage to the able bodied athlete?
Ralph Giarnella MD
Southington Ct. USA
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From: "deadliftdiva@comcast.net " <deadliftdiva@comcast.net >
To: Supertraining@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2012 1:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Supertraining] Olympic Games Blades Sprinter - Comments?
Really a good point, Ken -
The researchers rightly say they are not the makers of policy, merely the persons who provide information as to whether the innovation should be allowed in the sport. The blades are an innovation, just as new shoe technology and other items which may or may not be permitted by the governing body for the sport. However, the nature of the blades dictates it is not something ALL athletes may use or not use at their own discretion, and that is where it differs from an oxygen tent, or a new shoe.
The media does no service by assigning a motive to the researchers who apparently did their job properly, as the media reports are varied as to whether they are "for" or "against" the athlete in question... it cannot have been an easy task to objectively perform the tests in the face of the controversy and all the media attention this case has prompted.
the Phantom
aka Linda Schaefer, CMT/RMT, competing powerlifter
Denver, Colorado, USA
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From: CoachJ1@aol.com
To: Supertraining@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2012 1:43:45 PM
Subject: Re: [Supertraining] Olympic Games Blades Sprinter - Comments?
Lost in all the controversy surrounding Oscar Pistorius is the fact that
nobody on the Rice research team took a "position" on whether or not he
should be competing in able bodied competition.
As Weyand and Bundle noted in the introduction to their position statement:
"Two aspects of the perspective we bring are relevant. First, we respect
Oscar Pistorius for his unique and unprecedented accomplishments as an
athlete and for the general demeanor he has maintained through a protracted,
public and trying ordeal. Second, despite many media reports that we are "for"
Mr. Pistorius, and many others that we are "against" him, we are, in
fact, neither. We have never held an opinion on whether Mr. Pistorius should be
eligible to compete alongside intact-limb athletes or not. As scientists
our role is to provide sound, data-based, conclusions on the basis of our
scholarly expertise and nothing more. Policy decisions, whatever these may or
may not be in response to scientific analysis, are appropriately left to
the policy makers."
Ken Jakalski
Lisle High School
Lisle, IL USA
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The blades are an innovation, just as new shoe technology and other items which may or may not be permitted by the governing body for the sport. However, the nature of the blades dictates it is not something ALL athletes may use or not use at their own discretion.
This may sound silly on my part but after reading that sentence I began to think: what if some one invented a set of strap on blades to be used by able bodied runners. Would that confer an advantage to the able bodied athlete?
Ralph Giarnella MD
Southington Ct. USA
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From: "deadliftdiva@
To: Supertraining@
Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2012 1:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Supertraining] Olympic Games Blades Sprinter - Comments?
Really a good point, Ken -
The researchers rightly say they are not the makers of policy, merely the persons who provide information as to whether the innovation should be allowed in the sport. The blades are an innovation, just as new shoe technology and other items which may or may not be permitted by the governing body for the sport. However, the nature of the blades dictates it is not something ALL athletes may use or not use at their own discretion, and that is where it differs from an oxygen tent, or a new shoe.
The media does no service by assigning a motive to the researchers who apparently did their job properly, as the media reports are varied as to whether they are "for" or "against" the athlete in question... it cannot have been an easy task to objectively perform the tests in the face of the controversy and all the media attention this case has prompted.
the Phantom
aka Linda Schaefer, CMT/RMT, competing powerlifter
Denver, Colorado, USA
----- Original Message -----
From: CoachJ1@aol.
To: Supertraining@
Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2012 1:43:45 PM
Subject: Re: [Supertraining] Olympic Games Blades Sprinter - Comments?
Lost in all the controversy surrounding Oscar Pistorius is the fact that
nobody on the Rice research team took a "position" on whether or not he
should be competing in able bodied competition.
As Weyand and Bundle noted in the introduction to their position statement:
"Two aspects of the perspective we bring are relevant. First, we respect
Oscar Pistorius for his unique and unprecedented accomplishments as an
athlete and for the general demeanor he has maintained through a protracted,
public and trying ordeal. Second, despite many media reports that we are "for"
Mr. Pistorius, and many others that we are "against" him, we are, in
fact, neither. We have never held an opinion on whether Mr. Pistorius should be
eligible to compete alongside intact-limb athletes or not. As scientists
our role is to provide sound, data-based, conclusions on the basis of our
scholarly expertise and nothing more. Policy decisions, whatever these may or
may not be in response to scientific analysis, are appropriately left to
the policy makers."
Ken Jakalski
Lisle High School
Lisle, IL USA
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