Track and Field Blogs - Mark From Flotrack

Leuven race mgmt has just informed us that there looks to be a mystery guest added to the mens 800 field.

While race mgmt is in Monaco for the Herculis GP they spoke with the mystery guests sports agent to secure the deal. Negotiations on travel and appearance fee (rumored to be Belgian beer) are being finalized as of press time.

The mystery runner, who wishes to remain anonymous until race time, fits all the events qualifying criteria.

1. Entrant must be a "has been" or "wanna-be".

2. Has run fast, but is not in current top shape.

3. Will be happy if he can be anywhere near 2min for the 800.

4. Likes to trash talk more then train.

5. Doesn't stretch, take performance enhancing drugs, practice starts out of the blocks or do plyos.

6. If entrant does any of the above listed in #5, then he does them badly and they probably hurt him more then help them.

In the event that his travel is a touch close to the 2pm race time then race time may be pushed back to accomodate him.

The mystery runner is being allowed entry into the field under the "McKeeman rule" which allows the past winner one choice of entry into the field.

McKeeman, training in Mammoth Lakes, CA at the moment chose not to comment as he was in a big poker hand at the Paiute Palace and didn't want to blow it