"I'm so excited I find I can hardly sit still...

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16 years ago 10/31/2007 9:48pm EDT

... or hold a though in my head." -Morgan Freeman, Shawshank Redemption.

The second half of the line goes; "I think it's the excitement only a free man can feel, a free man at the start of a long journey whose conclusion is uncertain." Which really applies to those running.

But for me, a casual trials watcher I have never been this excited to watch and/or be in a race before. I love the Penn Relays, and luckily that happens every spring. But this, this is a once in a lifetime event. The hype, the caliber of athlets, the venue, the mark of this as an important moment in American Distance Running History have me so excited words can not describe. Enjoy this weekend everyone!!

16 years ago 10/31/2007 10:05pm EDT

re: Trials watcher

I know what you mean. I caught the fever back in the winter of 2004, when I drove from Oxford 185 miles to Birmingham on Trials morning and stood on a frigid street corner as first Sell and then the rest of the field blew by, onto the criterium part of the course. If you've never watched a criterium with this caliber field--well, it can indeed be electrifying. The crowd surged from one side of the downtown area to the other to catch Sell and the lead pack twice on every go-round.

Here's a tip: ROLLER BLADES. I was injured and couldn't jog along with everybody else, so I cycled back and forth on blades. Great time! Anybody planning on being in Central Park should think seriously about doing it this way. Suss out the middle part of the park, find a path that'll get you across--either just north or just south of the reservoir, I suspect.

It will be an incredible spectator experience--like no other race you've ever witnessed.

16 years ago 10/31/2007 10:22pm EDT

re: Trials watcher

why are all of the guys who train under -you know who- in Eugene aka Boulder Distance Project listed as unattached?

I'll bet none of those Eugoons make the team and the coach will be evicted from the Days Inn.

16 years ago 10/31/2007 10:22pm EDT

re: KudzuRunner

I caught the fever back in the Fall of 2001 after watching Tim Moore (TV) win the footlocker XC champs!

and it keeps on getting better and better for the the "fan"!

I hope it lives up to the hype!

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