70 y/o Training year 48. Can’t race
41 Hobbling miles. A lot of pain.
Was hobbling by a city park and saw they were running one of those USATF youth cross country regional meets. What a grand spectacle and did much to re-energize this “ athlete dying “old” ha
I heard the USATF official over the intercom say something about Indiana…. Well, there were no Indiana teams there. I saw kids there from Colorado, El Paso and many teams from my state.
I walked up to the official and said “ hey, I heard Indiana, are there Indiana teams here?? I coached HS there for seven years!!!!No, he said the Youth USATF championship is ( I think he said) December 14th
I said “ At Laverne /Gibson in Terre Haute??? He said “ no at “Blueriver”….. I hadn’t at the time remembered where that was…as I was in great pain making my way home at 13 minute pace, I think I recall Blue River course may be at Shelbyville Indiana!!! “ I remembered “ Bears of Blue River 10k!!! I ran 35:45 there in 88!!!
Yeah, maybe that’s it!!! Shelbyville……if anyone knows for sure clarify….I got home and hurt so bad, I thought I was going to have to seek medical help.
Woke up this morning and felt better!!! Those lucky kids. Those lucky, lucky kids. Running a regional race on the coned off soccer fields of a major city then the lush beautiful green fields of central Indiana…. their whole running lives still in front of them.