Talk:1978 Avon International Marathon/GA1

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Reviewer: Mike Christie (talk · contribs) 11:13, 18 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I'll review this. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 11:13, 18 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Image is appropriately licensed. Earwig finds no issues; sources are reliable.

"The course then weaved": to my ear the past tense of "weave" is "wove", but perhaps that's just British English?

That's the only thing in the prose I can find to complain about. Spotchecks (footnote numbers refer to this version:

FN 6 cites "aiming to both create a pseudo women's marathon world championship, and highlight the growth in women's marathon running. The event was sponsored by Avon Products, and licensed by the Atlanta Track Club." Verified. My eyebrows went up at "thinly clad women"; things have changed since 1978.
FN 8 cites "Switzer had initially hoped for a field of around 500 runners": verified.
FN 4 cites "At the halfway stage, Brown, who was described by Sports Illustrated's Kenny Moore as "the most controlled of the leaders", took the lead and opened up a gap from the pack." Verified.

Just the one query about "weaved", and that's not worth holding up promotion for, so I'm passing this. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 12:04, 18 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Cheers Mike Christie. Think it must be an ENGVAR thing. Both Cambridge and Chambers dictionaries give the past tense of "weave" when used to refer to a person's movements as "weaved" Cambridge, Chambers (but "wove" when referring to fabrics, wicker baskets etc.) Thanks for the review! Harrias ^{(he/him) • talk} 18:39, 18 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]