Both Paula Newby-Fraser and Lori Bowden vehemently protested her alleged win, drinking unapproved liquids. |
It was a reaction to the abhorrent and unbelievable practice of wearing Speedos around town, in the post office, the grocery store, even restaurants. It's just a clash of the cultures, between the more conservative Americans and the whole European and Mediterranean resort vacation thing. |
It's an early-season event, and most of the pros do not do more than three a year. It is an opportunity for them to get an idea of where they are and what they need to work on. |
The athletes were more accustomed to the area and we had a better plan. In general it was a better event. |
The Canadians claim to be better than us in pretty much everything, including drinking beer and running. We realized we've got to put them in their place. |
You always learn something that can be applied to the next event or following year. No event ever goes off without a hitch, but we were able to keep it internal and the spectators or participants didn't notice. |