jboquiren@comcast.net

This sounds very medieval, kinda like the squire carrying the knight's coat-of-arms and shields to the tourney :)
The track riders could have their squires or track monkeys carry their banners in ceremony before the meet and have the heralds announce their arrival.

Ok, I've taken this to a new low

Joseph B.

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From: "Mike Murray"

Sprinters generally have an assistant or male cheerleader of some sort that go with them. I am not going to even start to speculate into the psychological aspects of this sort of thing. Unlocking the rider from his pedals is surely the least task assigned to them.

Mike Murray