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These days, as I gear up for my commute every Tuesday through Friday, waiting for the 9:22 train to Penn Station, the oppressive heat brings me back to those midwinter convictions, and I often wonder how someone as stubborn as myself could have undergone such a change of heart...
...fellow 1,500 runner, Noureddine Morceli, may be the firmest favorite in any track event, with the possible exception of Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie, world-record holder in the 5,000 and 10,000, or Kenya's Moses Kiptanui, who owns the six fastest marks in the steeplechase. The heat and humidity will open up the marathons, although Spain's world champion Martin Fiz is good in hot weather, and Uta Pippig of Germany proved her ability to withstand adversity when she won her third straight Boston Marathon despite severe cramps...
...ROAD The heat will be a major factor. Jeanne Golay of the U.S., Norway's Monika Valvik and defending champion Kathryn Watt of Australia are the top contenders. For the first time, professional cyclists like five-time Tour de France winner Miguel Indurain of Spain are eligible. Lance Armstrong of the U.S., a former world champion, could find the streets of Buckhead, Georgia, to his liking...
Will there be a next time? That seems likely. Even if the Justice Department decides to forgo a Supreme Court appeal, the Christian Coalition, along with other "family values" groups that don't necessarily agree on other issues, has vowed to keep the heat on politicians. And there are few of those in Washington with the courage to cast a vote for free speech that could later be construed as a vote for pornography. The Administration, for its part, seems to be trying to have it both ways. Two weeks ago, Vice President Al Gore told graduating seniors at M.I.T...
...there was a hurricane a couple of years ago. Yes, temperatures can reach the high nineties. Yes it can get very, very humid--almost stifling. But most evenings and mornings, the weather is pleasant. A fan will cool off a bedroom, classroom or office. If the heat gets too oppressive, there is an easy antidote--water...