Comments on: I Owe You One, High School Track Girl

By: BrianFlash

BrianFlash — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:54:53 +0000

Awesome race report! Since I run intervals with the same large group of people every week, I know how you feel. The high school girls dusting me on the home stretch of every interval would be demoralizing if I had any morale left…

By: Rick

Rick — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:51:02 +0000

Great race report.

Brings back memories of when I did that same kind of thing while attempting to be an “Inspiration” to my kids when they were younger. I was in my mid-40′s at the time. The race was the 800 meter and instead of high school girl, it was 72 year old man chasing me the whole way. I barely beat him. The saving grace was my kids still remember me getting a gold metal (only man in my age group) that day. I will never forget that Mr. 72 years old nearly kicked my butt!

By: sarah

sarah — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:29:56 +0000

This was one of the best race reports I’ve ever read. Funniest part: “b) you look as though you have one minute left to live.”

Your last lap sounds exactly like how I felt during the final quarter-mile of the Cleveland Marathon when I was going for my BQ time with everything I had left. It was horrible.

By: ruralrunnere

ruralrunnere — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:59:43 +0000

I loved the race report.
One of the funniest I have ever read.

By: Joy

Joy — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:57:24 +0000

Sounds like outright HELL. I hate 5Ks as it is, I can only imagine how much pain 1500m would be.

Noooo thanks.

Congrats on an great time though!

By: Jim

Jim — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 04:08:11 +0000

Nice. Read of the flier, but I’m at the wrong end of the state to drive over for such a meet.

1500 meters huh? Good job. Inspiring too. Have to find one in San Diego to check out.

By: Biz Runner

Biz Runner — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 02:41:51 +0000

Ha. Nicely done. You showed her! :)