Found November 05, 2009 on The Big Lead:
Eighteen competitors. Three first-round heats. The top eight scores advance to the semifinals. Two semifinal heats with four runners apiece. The top four times advance to the finals. This could be done over a 2-day span Pro Bowl weekend. The NFL combine does the 40, but for this competition, we’d do the 100 meter dash. After [...]
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