Tag Archives: Sue Lee

My 10,000m final at the 1988 Olympics

Posted on September 30, 2012 by nancytinarirunswrites

Race day I woke up on the morning of September 30th with a raw sore throat. I had a virus—that explained why I had felt so sluggish for two days. Instantly I was plunged into despair. Had all my hard … Continue reading →

Posted in Olympic Training Log, Personal stories, Racing, Running | Tagged 1988 Olympics, 1988 women's 10000m, Benoit Leduc, Carole Rouillard, Elena Joupieva, Ingrid Kristensen, Liz McColgan, Olga Bondarenko, Ron Bowker, Sue Lee | 16 Comments

My Olympic 10,000m semifinal: Olympic Training Log Sept 24-Sept 29

Posted on September 24, 2012 by nancytinarirunswrites

The Women’s 10,000m Semifinal September 26, 1988 On day 4 of Athletics competition, my race day finally arrived. In 1988 both men and women had to run a 10,000m semifinal, unlike at London 2012 when the 10,000m was run as a straight … Continue reading →

Posted in Olympic Training Log, Personal stories, Racing, Running | Tagged 1988 Men's 100m, 1988 Olympics, 1988 women's 10000m, Ben Johnson, Carl Lewis, Carole Rouillard, Sue Lee, women's 10000m | Leave a comment

Good websites for the London Olympics + Olympic Trials 1988

Posted on July 30, 2012 by nancytinarirunswrites

Olympic Links This week and next week are all about the 2012 London Olympics, so I’ll let my 1988 Olympic Training Log fade out into the irrelevance of long ago. I’ll return to its stories in more detail after the … Continue reading →

Posted in Olympic Training Log, Racing, Running | Tagged 2012 world rankings in Athletics, Carole Rouillard, London Olympics schedule, London Olympics websites, Nationals 1988, Olympic athletes on Twitter, Olympic links, Olympic Trials 1988, Ron Bowker, Sue Lee | Leave a comment

The Women’s 10,000m: Comparing 1988 to 2012

Posted on July 2, 2012 by nancytinarirunswrites

History of the women’s 10,000m track race I was lucky to have matured as a runner just a few years before the 10,000m track race became an official event for women. Prior to 1986, I competed nationally (and a few times … Continue reading →

Posted in Olympic Training Log, Racing, Running | Tagged 10K track race, 10K women's world rankings, 1988 Olympics, 2012 Olympics, Angela Chalmers, Bislett Games, Canadian 2012 Olympic Team, Canadian women 10K, Canadian women middle-distance runners, Carole Rouillard, Emilie Mondor, female African runners, history of women's 10K, Ingrid Kristiansen, Joyce Cheruiyot, Lynn Kanuka, Meselech Melkamu, Meseret Defar, Mt Sac Relays, Paula Radcliffe, Sally Kipyego, Sue Lee, Tirunesh Dibaba, Vivian Cheruiyot, Wang Junxia | 1 Comment

Canadian cross-country running in the ’80s: Part III

Posted on February 10, 2012 by nancytinarirunswrites

In this post, I’d like to tell you a bit about some of Canada’s great female cross-country runners of the 1980s. Most of them were my teammates at World Cross-Country Championships at least once, although some of them I missed … Continue reading →