Athletics (Track & Field), The track and the running events, 2009

Athletics (Track & Field) is “The track and the running events” in 2009, and the figure kept beside it is 400. This week, follow one record only, and do not gather a whole field of players onto one scoreboard. Do not put the feeling of winning or losing in the same cell as the record’s figure. The through-line is measurement getting ever more precise and performance ever more extreme. Hand-timing gave way to electronic timing to a thousandth of a second; cinders gave way to synthetic tracks; the Fosbury flop, At the before the match, open Athletics (Track & Field) so the notebook shows 2009 first, 400 next, and “The track and the running events” beside them.

This week, before you watch, write the sport’s name, the year, and the record in the notebook, and after the match check them against that figure. When the match ends, split the year in the notebook and the scene you saw today into separate lines. The order is Athletics (Track & Field), 2009, 400, then “The track and the running events”. When one record is done, look again only at 2009 for Athletics (Track & Field) and leave 400 on the notebook.

Do not read the record as a person’s worth, and do not write a rank of cheering in the notebook. Check that the sport in the notebook and the match you saw today are the same, and do not put that figure in today’s cell if they are not. Do not put the feeling of winning or losing in the same cell as the record’s figure. Match The track and the running events with 400 at the before the match before you close 2009 for Athletics (Track & Field). Athletics (Track & Field) is “The track and the running events” in 2009, and the figure kept beside it is 400.