MARION to race in Mexico

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THIS IS THE EDITED VERSION OF THE REUTERS REPORT
By Gene Cherry
RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 9 Reuters-

Former Olympic sprint queen Marion Jones will run her first race in almost a year when she competes against ex-world champion Torri Edwards over 100 metres at Veracruz in Mexico.

``She is looking forward to running again and is hoping to run a good race,’’ her manager Charles Wells told Reuters in a telephone interview from his Keller, Texas office today.

Jones, 30, has not competed since finishing fourth in a 100 metres at Monterrey, Mexico, on June 11, 2005.

She warmed up for the 100 metres preliminaries at the U.S. championships two weeks later but did not race because of what Wells described as a hip flexor problem.

Jones, who won five medals at the 2000 Sydney Olympics including three golds, has run poorly since having a child with former world record holder Tim Montgomery in June 2003.

Saturday’s meeting also will include American record-holder Maurice Greene in the 100 metres, Olympic and world long jump champion Dwight Phillips and former Olympic and world champion Allen Johnson in the 110 metres hurdles , according to the event’s Web site.

Greene finished third in a 100 metres race in Guadeloupe eight days ago.

``He’s got a foot problem, but he wants to test it,’’ Emanuel Hudson, Greene’s, manager, said via phone from California.

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I like how they blame tim and the baby for her poor times.

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Anyone know who she is training under at this point?

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hey guy who commented on “i like how ther blaming her times on tim and the baby”, you might want to rethink that buddy have you ever seen what a baby does to a woman? and no not all woman’s bodys react the same to haveing a baby, some can have five befor it ever really effects them then some can only have one and they get messed up. Just think about it.

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Most woman come back faster after having a baby…Thats just what history shows…

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If I recall (charlie stated this before), she has a screw in her foot that caused her lots of problems since having the baby. As we know, giving birth causes a loosening of ALL ligaments and tendons and general connective tissue in the body, which could very well be the culprit of this foot problem.

#2: Pretty sure she is still with Riddick at this point.

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May be with Obadele Thompson.

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I think it’s more true for endurnace events more than strength/power events is it not?

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GWen torrence.

Marions times were slowing before she had the baby, i think.

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I just talked to Jeff Howser (Jason Smoots coach). He said Marion has been doing some training with them (in NC [Duke] I assume) since she knows Jason from when they used to train under Pfaff.

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I was under the understanding that the primary reason women do better after pregnancy is due to an increase of HGH their bodies (and infant’s body?!) release during that time.