Let it be stated, that on August 17th at 1:15 pm, I guessed Ritz's Marathon Finishing time to the second.
2:11:59.
Don't believe me? Check the 7th post from the bottom.
More Luego. Gotta get some sleep in before a long run tomorrow, but I am proud of our boys tonight.
Showing posts with label Olympics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Olympics. Show all posts
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Friday, August 22, 2008
If you were looking for the face of ignorant journalism, look no further than Pat Forde!
I'd really like to thank ESPN for setting the bar for journalism low enough that they can send a college football reporter from Kentucky with no knowledge of track and field to report on the worlds biggest races. In his latest piece of poorly researched alarmist journalism Forde has while throwing around words like dismal and inexcusable has declared, USA track has hit rock bottom
Of course the main problem with this is that Forde has based this faulty hypothesis only on the glamour events, being the sprint events, and the sprint relays. We'll go beyond that in just one second.
But if we are really gonna analyze those events fairly can it be stated that just a few short weeks ago Tyson Gay had run the worlds fastest 100 meters. True it was wind aided, but at that time we were looking at a Gay/Bolt/Powell throwdown showdown. A race for the ages. Then a few hours later Gay pulls his hamstring while attempting to qualify for the 200. Gay never fully recovered, even if he's too modest to say so. Even if he were to recover, there would be no shame in losing to a once in generation athlete like Bolt.
Even a casual observer could notice a hitch in Allyson Felix's stride and also will see that she wasn't 100% healthy. Yet she runs under 22 in the 200 and gets silver. Not a shameful performance, unless you are Pat Forde and need a story. Then you can throw Felix into the list of American's who haven't won Gold this Olympics. Easy enough.
Had Forde spent more than the minute it would take him to run 200 meters on research perhaps he would have noticed some of the other great stories of USA track and Field that happened these Olympic Games.
20 Total Track and Field Medals through Thursday - Most of Any Country
Shalane Flanagan's American Record and Bronze in the Womens 10,000 M
Jenny Barringer seting an American Record in the Womens Steeple
Fam having what was called by another journalist, "one of the greatest ever rus by an American Distance Runner" in his Steeple heat.
A Gold Medal in Womens Discus.
A Silver in the Womens Pole Vault, behind only the world record holder.
A Silver in the Womens Heptathlon.
The Favorite in the Mens Decathlon leading after 5 events.
TWO American Men winning their heats in the 5000, and looking for glory in the final.
THREE American Women through to the Womens 5000 Final, including Shalane Flanagan who already set the American Record in her Bronze medal run in the 10k.
See, Pat. It isn't that hard. And that was just off the top of my head. I didn't even need to have airfare paid to Bejing to see these like you. All I had to do was wait to see this shit on 15 hour delay on the Networks of NBC. While you, use your press pass, and your plush surroundings, to call the team performance "dismal" from on high.
It's like this sweetheart, sometimes sports yes even Track operates in cycles. Sometimes you'll run into (Behind) a Usain Bolt. And at those moments you could focus on the Walter Dix's of the world making a name for themselves, stepping up huge from where he was 12 months ago, or you could call the entire team dismal. You could focus on what has been a mild resurgence for the US in distance running as they make strides towards greater respectability, or you could say the entire program is at "rock bottom." Of course, you being Pat Forde, you chose to go the lazy route of alarmist journalism with a side dish of hyperbole.
Dismal.
Rock Bottom.
Current Listening :: Air - Pocket Symphony
Of course the main problem with this is that Forde has based this faulty hypothesis only on the glamour events, being the sprint events, and the sprint relays. We'll go beyond that in just one second.
But if we are really gonna analyze those events fairly can it be stated that just a few short weeks ago Tyson Gay had run the worlds fastest 100 meters. True it was wind aided, but at that time we were looking at a Gay/Bolt/Powell throwdown showdown. A race for the ages. Then a few hours later Gay pulls his hamstring while attempting to qualify for the 200. Gay never fully recovered, even if he's too modest to say so. Even if he were to recover, there would be no shame in losing to a once in generation athlete like Bolt.
Even a casual observer could notice a hitch in Allyson Felix's stride and also will see that she wasn't 100% healthy. Yet she runs under 22 in the 200 and gets silver. Not a shameful performance, unless you are Pat Forde and need a story. Then you can throw Felix into the list of American's who haven't won Gold this Olympics. Easy enough.
Had Forde spent more than the minute it would take him to run 200 meters on research perhaps he would have noticed some of the other great stories of USA track and Field that happened these Olympic Games.
20 Total Track and Field Medals through Thursday - Most of Any Country
Shalane Flanagan's American Record and Bronze in the Womens 10,000 M
Jenny Barringer seting an American Record in the Womens Steeple
Fam having what was called by another journalist, "one of the greatest ever rus by an American Distance Runner" in his Steeple heat.
A Gold Medal in Womens Discus.
A Silver in the Womens Pole Vault, behind only the world record holder.
A Silver in the Womens Heptathlon.
The Favorite in the Mens Decathlon leading after 5 events.
TWO American Men winning their heats in the 5000, and looking for glory in the final.
THREE American Women through to the Womens 5000 Final, including Shalane Flanagan who already set the American Record in her Bronze medal run in the 10k.
See, Pat. It isn't that hard. And that was just off the top of my head. I didn't even need to have airfare paid to Bejing to see these like you. All I had to do was wait to see this shit on 15 hour delay on the Networks of NBC. While you, use your press pass, and your plush surroundings, to call the team performance "dismal" from on high.
It's like this sweetheart, sometimes sports yes even Track operates in cycles. Sometimes you'll run into (Behind) a Usain Bolt. And at those moments you could focus on the Walter Dix's of the world making a name for themselves, stepping up huge from where he was 12 months ago, or you could call the entire team dismal. You could focus on what has been a mild resurgence for the US in distance running as they make strides towards greater respectability, or you could say the entire program is at "rock bottom." Of course, you being Pat Forde, you chose to go the lazy route of alarmist journalism with a side dish of hyperbole.
Dismal.
Rock Bottom.
Current Listening :: Air - Pocket Symphony
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Today, it was a good day...
Sorry, el capitan but i had to steal a title of one of your posts.
I don't quite know if this qualifies as theory, but it seems that if you combine a nearly perfect 70 degree sunny day with some people inspired by Olympic fever you start seeing more runners on the roads. Honestly, I saw more people on my route today than I have seen ever. And, if you see someone ahead of you, you wanna catch them. And if you see someone running towards ya, you definitely don't wanna look slow, so you speed it up a bit.
This was a run I needed too. Sunday's 10 miler was a very encouraging sign, Monday's 4 miler was brutal. My legs just weren't there. A day off yesterday and today I ran my 6 a minute quicker than any time last week. There was a bit of a headwind on the way out, but it didn't bother me. I kept saying, if Usain Bolt can handle the headwind so can I.
You know, it's things like this that make you think spending $72 to register for Philadelphia Distance Run wasn't a bad idea. Or make you think that Spending $600 to go out to Carlsbad in January for another half is completely reasonable.
It almost makes me think even of buying a pair of racing flats. But, damn, I gotta tell you on my longer runs my Saucony Hurricane's are fuckin rockin the shit. They just feel a bit more stable for my long runs than my Paramounts, which are still rockin my shorter quicker runs.
Tegenkamp and Lagat freakin rocked Bejing. Heat winners. If Tegenkamp wins a medal I'm gonna be euphoric.
The drawbridge didn't even open.
I'd have to say it was a good day...
Current Listening :: The Breeders - Mountain Battles
I don't quite know if this qualifies as theory, but it seems that if you combine a nearly perfect 70 degree sunny day with some people inspired by Olympic fever you start seeing more runners on the roads. Honestly, I saw more people on my route today than I have seen ever. And, if you see someone ahead of you, you wanna catch them. And if you see someone running towards ya, you definitely don't wanna look slow, so you speed it up a bit.
This was a run I needed too. Sunday's 10 miler was a very encouraging sign, Monday's 4 miler was brutal. My legs just weren't there. A day off yesterday and today I ran my 6 a minute quicker than any time last week. There was a bit of a headwind on the way out, but it didn't bother me. I kept saying, if Usain Bolt can handle the headwind so can I.
You know, it's things like this that make you think spending $72 to register for Philadelphia Distance Run wasn't a bad idea. Or make you think that Spending $600 to go out to Carlsbad in January for another half is completely reasonable.
It almost makes me think even of buying a pair of racing flats. But, damn, I gotta tell you on my longer runs my Saucony Hurricane's are fuckin rockin the shit. They just feel a bit more stable for my long runs than my Paramounts, which are still rockin my shorter quicker runs.
Tegenkamp and Lagat freakin rocked Bejing. Heat winners. If Tegenkamp wins a medal I'm gonna be euphoric.
The drawbridge didn't even open.
I'd have to say it was a good day...
Current Listening :: The Breeders - Mountain Battles
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Now that the Athletics events have started....
Here are a podium of my favorite quotes/journalist reports from the first few days...
Third, Amby Burfoot on Tomescu's awesome Women's Marathon Gold...
She stole the marathon, but she didn't break any laws. She simply challenged everyone else to run as hard as she was running, and they all declined the invitation. I don't understand why, but that's their problem, not mine. One of the things I like best about Tomescu is her ragged running form. Some people think form is important in the marathon and they even give form lessons, sometimes with a substantial price tag attached. But form is a surface issue, like the color of your eyes and hair. It has essentially nothing to do with marathon performance. If you want to get faster in the marathon, I'll give you some free advice: Move your legs faster.
Second, from a story on Shalane Flannagan's poisoning and recovery to medal in the 10k...
“I probably should have brought her out early,” he added about his decision to let her stay in Dalian.
Flanagan’s doctor, Alan King of Sarasota, Fla., said Flanagan was abruptly hit with dry heaves, vomiting and diarrhea at 2 a.m. on Monday. King was in Florida at the time and arrived in Beijing on Thursday night.
Bob Adams, a doctor for the United States Olympic team who treated Flanagan throughout the week, gave her an antibiotic to kill intestinal bacteria, King said.
“He was the reason she did so well,” King said, referring to Adams.
Flanagan’s husband, Steve Edwards, said he thought the illness had turned out to be a blessing. “She had forced rest, which was a good thing,” he said. “And she was able to sleep 10 to 12 hours a night.
“It was good for her eating the poisoned soup,” he added. “I wouldn’t change a thing.”
And the gold medal quote winner thus far, from our favorite runner Fam, Anthony Famiglietti after his inspiring as hell frontrunning performance in the Mens 3000 steeple semi's.:
"I went out hard like that because this could have been my last steeplechase. I didn't want to run it with tactics. I wanted to run it with heart, and go after it. At the Athens Olympics, I fell. I didn't want that to happen again, so I figured I should just get out there and run on an open track. I kept looking up at the JumboTron to see where everyone was, but all I ever saw was the race walk video. It takes a lot of discipline to run solo. You have to push, push, push. It's not easy to keep grinding it out in the steeple. I'm really happy with my time, personal best, and the way I did it. Shalane inspired us all last night, and I tend to run well in the meets where she runs well. I've got the engine, I've got the hurdling technique, I've got the water jump. It comes down to having the guts to run fast between the hurdles. I can run 8:05. Even if I run under 8:15 in the final, that would be another PR. I've got a lot in me. I'll be disappointed if I don't get it all out in the final."
Let's hope he's right. Come on, Fam!!!
Third, Amby Burfoot on Tomescu's awesome Women's Marathon Gold...
She stole the marathon, but she didn't break any laws. She simply challenged everyone else to run as hard as she was running, and they all declined the invitation. I don't understand why, but that's their problem, not mine. One of the things I like best about Tomescu is her ragged running form. Some people think form is important in the marathon and they even give form lessons, sometimes with a substantial price tag attached. But form is a surface issue, like the color of your eyes and hair. It has essentially nothing to do with marathon performance. If you want to get faster in the marathon, I'll give you some free advice: Move your legs faster.
Second, from a story on Shalane Flannagan's poisoning and recovery to medal in the 10k...
“I probably should have brought her out early,” he added about his decision to let her stay in Dalian.
Flanagan’s doctor, Alan King of Sarasota, Fla., said Flanagan was abruptly hit with dry heaves, vomiting and diarrhea at 2 a.m. on Monday. King was in Florida at the time and arrived in Beijing on Thursday night.
Bob Adams, a doctor for the United States Olympic team who treated Flanagan throughout the week, gave her an antibiotic to kill intestinal bacteria, King said.
“He was the reason she did so well,” King said, referring to Adams.
Flanagan’s husband, Steve Edwards, said he thought the illness had turned out to be a blessing. “She had forced rest, which was a good thing,” he said. “And she was able to sleep 10 to 12 hours a night.
“It was good for her eating the poisoned soup,” he added. “I wouldn’t change a thing.”
And the gold medal quote winner thus far, from our favorite runner Fam, Anthony Famiglietti after his inspiring as hell frontrunning performance in the Mens 3000 steeple semi's.:
"I went out hard like that because this could have been my last steeplechase. I didn't want to run it with tactics. I wanted to run it with heart, and go after it. At the Athens Olympics, I fell. I didn't want that to happen again, so I figured I should just get out there and run on an open track. I kept looking up at the JumboTron to see where everyone was, but all I ever saw was the race walk video. It takes a lot of discipline to run solo. You have to push, push, push. It's not easy to keep grinding it out in the steeple. I'm really happy with my time, personal best, and the way I did it. Shalane inspired us all last night, and I tend to run well in the meets where she runs well. I've got the engine, I've got the hurdling technique, I've got the water jump. It comes down to having the guts to run fast between the hurdles. I can run 8:05. Even if I run under 8:15 in the final, that would be another PR. I've got a lot in me. I'll be disappointed if I don't get it all out in the final."
Let's hope he's right. Come on, Fam!!!
The Drawbridge
I have a regular route. It's a six mile loop with a nice few nice hills after the 2 mile mark. 3 out and 3 back. I can shorten that to 4 on some days avoid the hills and do some sort of quicker tempo run. One constant of the route though is the drawbridge. I start at the beach, on lovely long island sound, and once i cross the drawbridge I am at the 2 mile mark. From February - May, I never was stopped by the drawbridge. Since than I've been stopped about once every 5 or 6 runs.
Today was especially frustrating. I didn't even consider that being stopped by the drawbridge was a possibility. I wanted to get out for an easy tenner. Didn't wanna push too hard but wanted to build back up distance on some longer runs as I consider more and more that the Phildelphia Distance Run on 21 September is a possibility. I am going very well, 3-4 miles in and am wondering if my Hurricane's are in fact a better "long run" shoe than my paramount. As I round the corner I hear the bells and I look ahead and I see the baracade coming down. At this point another runner comes up beside me, she shakes her head and swears.
She starts running in place and I think how silly this looks. I mean I've done this at traffic lights, but not for two minutes of drawbridge time. I could stop my watch and stretch out. I could drop to the ground and do some core work, some crunches or pushups. But that would look sillier than this woman running in place. I could turn around and attack the hill again and turn my tenner into a 12er. But instead I just decide to take a quick lap around the block. This put my tenner a little bit above 10 miles, but at least I didn't jog in place for a while.
The tenner went well enough. Just about 730-735 pace pace without pushing too hard. I'll take that, and confidence is building and a PDR registration seems more and more likely.
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I railed against NBC mercilessly and with good reason for their awful coverage of Shalane Falnnigan's historic run in the 10k. To be fair they redeemed themselves a bit last night. The coverage of the Woman's Marathon was excellent in comparison. I woulda preferred to not have cut away as often as they did, but I understand why they did it. Still to go from only 7 laps of Shalane's 10k, to as much coverage as they had of the Women's Marathon was a great improvement.
As for the race, it was awful to see Deena go out so early. I am depressed for Magda Lewy-Boulet's luck, or lack their of. I am impressed with Paula Radcliffe's guts, and Blake Russell's finish. Tomescu-Dita deserved to win gold. She was the only one who attacked the course when conditions were better than anyone expected. It was a bit anti-climactic really. But she busted her ass, and got the spoils.
But the most exciting run of the day had to be Fam frontrunning like hell in the Men's 3000 steeple. I can not wait for that final on Monday. If Fam medals, High Life's and falafel for everyone!!!
Current Listening :: My Bloody Valentine - Isn't everything
Today was especially frustrating. I didn't even consider that being stopped by the drawbridge was a possibility. I wanted to get out for an easy tenner. Didn't wanna push too hard but wanted to build back up distance on some longer runs as I consider more and more that the Phildelphia Distance Run on 21 September is a possibility. I am going very well, 3-4 miles in and am wondering if my Hurricane's are in fact a better "long run" shoe than my paramount. As I round the corner I hear the bells and I look ahead and I see the baracade coming down. At this point another runner comes up beside me, she shakes her head and swears.
She starts running in place and I think how silly this looks. I mean I've done this at traffic lights, but not for two minutes of drawbridge time. I could stop my watch and stretch out. I could drop to the ground and do some core work, some crunches or pushups. But that would look sillier than this woman running in place. I could turn around and attack the hill again and turn my tenner into a 12er. But instead I just decide to take a quick lap around the block. This put my tenner a little bit above 10 miles, but at least I didn't jog in place for a while.
The tenner went well enough. Just about 730-735 pace pace without pushing too hard. I'll take that, and confidence is building and a PDR registration seems more and more likely.
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I railed against NBC mercilessly and with good reason for their awful coverage of Shalane Falnnigan's historic run in the 10k. To be fair they redeemed themselves a bit last night. The coverage of the Woman's Marathon was excellent in comparison. I woulda preferred to not have cut away as often as they did, but I understand why they did it. Still to go from only 7 laps of Shalane's 10k, to as much coverage as they had of the Women's Marathon was a great improvement.
As for the race, it was awful to see Deena go out so early. I am depressed for Magda Lewy-Boulet's luck, or lack their of. I am impressed with Paula Radcliffe's guts, and Blake Russell's finish. Tomescu-Dita deserved to win gold. She was the only one who attacked the course when conditions were better than anyone expected. It was a bit anti-climactic really. But she busted her ass, and got the spoils.
But the most exciting run of the day had to be Fam frontrunning like hell in the Men's 3000 steeple. I can not wait for that final on Monday. If Fam medals, High Life's and falafel for everyone!!!
Current Listening :: My Bloody Valentine - Isn't everything
Friday, August 15, 2008
This is gonna be difficult
Seriously, thanks to NBC putting so much of the track on a 15 hour delay, watching this crap without finding out the results beforehand is gonna be more difficult than hill repeats. Today for instance, a friend at work blurted out the Womens 10k result to me. This was around noon. Now, even if she didn't I would need to avoid half the websites in my favorites, and radio, and tv news. Thanks Dick Ebersol. Asshole. That said, I'll still be up after midnight tonight to watch that race, even knowing the result. Such is life when you are a fan of track in this country. I blame Obama.
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Two straight days after work storms have come and gone and come and gone while leaving just enough of a window for me to get in a run. Today didn't wind up as dry as yesterday, by any means, as in my final mile the rain started falling bigtime. But, there is a bit of a level of camaraderie that is to be had when you see another runner in this sorta shit. It's the same thing when the weather is 90ish. Yeah, the treadmill coulda been a better option. The chardonnay certainly would taste better than the sweat dripping off my mustache, but no I chose this. And so did those other cats I saw out there today. It's pretty damn cool to see the look in there eyes as you pass paths. It's not the relief of, "Okay, I'm not crazy for being out here in this mess." It's more, "Okay, I'm not the only crazy one out here in this mess." It's pretty nice.
Current Listening :: Solomon Burke - Make Do With What You Got
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Two straight days after work storms have come and gone and come and gone while leaving just enough of a window for me to get in a run. Today didn't wind up as dry as yesterday, by any means, as in my final mile the rain started falling bigtime. But, there is a bit of a level of camaraderie that is to be had when you see another runner in this sorta shit. It's the same thing when the weather is 90ish. Yeah, the treadmill coulda been a better option. The chardonnay certainly would taste better than the sweat dripping off my mustache, but no I chose this. And so did those other cats I saw out there today. It's pretty damn cool to see the look in there eyes as you pass paths. It's not the relief of, "Okay, I'm not crazy for being out here in this mess." It's more, "Okay, I'm not the only crazy one out here in this mess." It's pretty nice.
Current Listening :: Solomon Burke - Make Do With What You Got
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Todays lesson
If a torrential thunderstorm downpour starts once you finish stretching, do not take that opportunity to ingest half a canister of dry roasted peanuts. The storm may pass in 15 minutes laving you a good 30-45 minute window to get in your run and stay relatively dry. But you'll feel like hell with a stomach full of nuts.
To summarize :
Pre run mocha's or iced mochas = good. borderline reccomended.
Pre run half canister of dry roasted peanuts = bad. not reccomended.
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As I write this we are only 27 hours and 23 minutes away from the Women's 10k Final. Shalene Flannegan has come down with food poisoning, which is really discouraging to me. She has the best womens 10k time in the world this season. Though a medal for her may be a reach, she probably is the USA's best bet. I love Kara Goucher, and Kara has shown well in the trials, and in last years championships in Osaka. She's a helluva runner. I am just more partial to Shalene and truthfully to Kim Smith also. That said, if Kara is to medal, I may run into the streets with my flag screaming. And let's not forget Amy Yoder Begley, who is one of the people you'd least expect in the world to be a kick ass runner. But, she repeated the phrase in her mind, "I am a Kung Fu Panda." as she hit the Olympic A standard and qualified for the team in Eugene this summer. It's impossible not to like her.
A few minutes passed as I wrote that paragraph, and now we are also only 2 days, 2 hours, and 2 minutes from the Women's Marathon. Holy crap does that excite me. And who should you cheer for? Deena kastor may be our best chance at a medal. But let's be honest, Magdalena Lewy Boulet, aka Chewy is the shit. Not only is she a Saucony runner. She also put in a frontrunning performance at the Marathon Trials that was inspiring as hell. She's the one.
Check out a good Magda interview, here
I'm excited outta my mind about these here 'lympics, in case you can't tell
Current Listening :: Weakerthans - Left and Leaving
To summarize :
Pre run mocha's or iced mochas = good. borderline reccomended.
Pre run half canister of dry roasted peanuts = bad. not reccomended.
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As I write this we are only 27 hours and 23 minutes away from the Women's 10k Final. Shalene Flannegan has come down with food poisoning, which is really discouraging to me. She has the best womens 10k time in the world this season. Though a medal for her may be a reach, she probably is the USA's best bet. I love Kara Goucher, and Kara has shown well in the trials, and in last years championships in Osaka. She's a helluva runner. I am just more partial to Shalene and truthfully to Kim Smith also. That said, if Kara is to medal, I may run into the streets with my flag screaming. And let's not forget Amy Yoder Begley, who is one of the people you'd least expect in the world to be a kick ass runner. But, she repeated the phrase in her mind, "I am a Kung Fu Panda." as she hit the Olympic A standard and qualified for the team in Eugene this summer. It's impossible not to like her.
A few minutes passed as I wrote that paragraph, and now we are also only 2 days, 2 hours, and 2 minutes from the Women's Marathon. Holy crap does that excite me. And who should you cheer for? Deena kastor may be our best chance at a medal. But let's be honest, Magdalena Lewy Boulet, aka Chewy is the shit. Not only is she a Saucony runner. She also put in a frontrunning performance at the Marathon Trials that was inspiring as hell. She's the one.
Check out a good Magda interview, here
I'm excited outta my mind about these here 'lympics, in case you can't tell
Current Listening :: Weakerthans - Left and Leaving
With all due respect to Michael Phelps
The real Olympics don't start till Friday. We appreciate the hard work you've done for your country, and the way that you absolutely dominate the pool. And we hope you continue to do so.
But as I look here at the start list for Friday's Womens 10k final I notice two things.
1. 32 Runners. 32!!! In the final this is gonna be awesome.
2. It says right at the top of the page, Athletics events start August 15th.
So, it's not that I'm disparaging the pool events (well, outside of synchronized diving) but let's be honest. Friday can't get here soon enough.
And you'll excuse me I hope, if while cheering for Flannegan and Goucher if I also cheer for New Zealand's Kim Smith. Outside of being a totally badass runner, with a dry sarcastic personality, she also has the presence of mind to be drinking coffee before races and training. It's not what they teach you in school, but what's not to love?
current listening :: lovesliescrushing - xuvetyn
But as I look here at the start list for Friday's Womens 10k final I notice two things.
1. 32 Runners. 32!!! In the final this is gonna be awesome.
2. It says right at the top of the page, Athletics events start August 15th.
So, it's not that I'm disparaging the pool events (well, outside of synchronized diving) but let's be honest. Friday can't get here soon enough.
And you'll excuse me I hope, if while cheering for Flannegan and Goucher if I also cheer for New Zealand's Kim Smith. Outside of being a totally badass runner, with a dry sarcastic personality, she also has the presence of mind to be drinking coffee before races and training. It's not what they teach you in school, but what's not to love?
current listening :: lovesliescrushing - xuvetyn
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