Osaka 2007: Peepin' Beijing

It took a month of digging, but, while I watched TV, there was so much said that it appeared nothing was said. I tried to look beneath appearances.

What is startling at this moment is the full IAAF schedule to Beijing:

• WMRA 4th Grand Prix Sat 6 Oct 2007
• 2nd IAAF World Road Running Championships Sun 14 Oct 2007
• CISM Military Games Sun 14 Oct 2007 - Sun 21 Oct 2007
• 14th European Cross Country Championships Sun 9 Dec 2007
• 12th IAAF World Indoor Championships Fri 7 Mar 2008 - Sun 9 Mar 2008
• 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships Sun 30 Mar 2008
• FISU Cross Country Championships Sun 6 Apr 2008 - Mon 7 Apr 2008
• 23rd IAAF World Race Walking Cup Sat 10 May 2008 - Sun 11 May 2008
• 12th IAAF World Junior Championships Tue 8 Jul 2008 - Sun 13 Jul 2008
• The XXIX Olympic Games Fri 8 Aug 2008 - Sun 24 Aug 2008

That's it: it makes it look like Beijing is already here. Of course, the US national championships will be had. And, at this moment, I don't want to search to see if there will be a Golden League, Super Grand Prix or Grand Prix series next year (because I still want to comment on this year's events.) But . . . close.