Thursday – Sunday Olympic Trials Recap
Thursday Women’s 3000 Steeple My prediction: Emma Coburn Courtney Frerichs Leah Falland Mel Lawrence Grayson Murphy Results: Emma Coburn (9:09.41) Courtney Frerichs (9:11.79) Val Constien (9:18.34) Courtney Wayment (9:23.09) Marisa Howard (9:24.74) This race started at 11:47 p.m. on Thursday night, so I had to catch the recording the next morning. I was too anxiousContinue reading “Thursday – Sunday Olympic Trials Recap”
Sunday Olympic Trials Predictions
Women’s 400H Sydney McLaughlin Dalilah Muhammad Shamier Little The US is so strong in all the hurdle events, and the 400H is no exception. Daliliah Muhammad is the world leader, but I’m pulling for McLaughlin to take the win tonight. Women’s 800 Athing Mu Ajee Wilson Kate Grace Allie Wilson Chanelle Price Besides Athing andContinue reading “Sunday Olympic Trials Predictions”
Saturday Olympic Trials Predictions
Women’s 10,000 Sara Hall Elise Cranny Emily Infeld Karissa Schweizer Emily Sisson Picking predictions for this race is on par with the difficulty of trying to pick the Marathon team back in February 2020 (where I got all 3 wrong) – probably because so many of the women who didn’t make the Marathon team areContinue reading “Saturday Olympic Trials Predictions”
Thursday Olympic Trials Predictions
Women’s 3000 Steeple Emma Coburn Courtney Frerichs Leah Falland Mel Lawrence Grayson Murphy When Colleen Quigley announced she wasn’t running the Olympic Trials, it became a guarantee that at we would see at least one new Olympian this year. Coburn, Frerichs, and Quigley have dominated the event for so long, that I wasn’t quite sureContinue reading “Thursday Olympic Trials Predictions”
Monday Olympic Trials Recap
Holy cow! What a night! I tuned in around the 2nd lap of the 2nd heat of the men’s steeplechase and heard pretty quickly that Sean McGorty (a favorite from heat 1) didn’t get an automatic qualifier and would have to wait to see if he got one of the 4 time qualifiers. This wasContinue reading “Monday Olympic Trials Recap”
Monday Olympic Trials Predictions
Women’s 1500 Elle Purrier St. Pierre Jenny Simpson Nikki Hiltz Cory McGee Shannon Osika I think Elle is the clear winner; Jenny has the experience and isn’t someone to bet against; and after that, this is very difficult. Nikki Hiltz looked like they were practically jogging comfortably with the semi-final heat win, so I’m goingContinue reading “Monday Olympic Trials Predictions”
Thought on Shelby Houlihan
Quick summary of the facts to start: On December 15, 2020 Shelby had an out-of-competition drug test. On January 14, 2021, she was notified that she tested positive for nandrolone and was provisionally suspended. Shelby appealed the suspension, and the basis of her appeal was that she consumed a pork burrito from an authentic MexicanContinue reading “Thought on Shelby Houlihan”
The One with Decreasing Rest
It was the Monday of Conference Week, November 2008, and it was our last workout on the cinders before race day on Saturday. We knew the schedule said 12×400, but there was a twist we learned when Paul was giving us the paces and the rest intervals. After the first quarter, we would have 2:00Continue reading “The One with Decreasing Rest”
Bruised + Dark Blue Mashup
I was listening to Jack’s Mannequin today and thought “Bruised” and “Dark Blue” would make a good mashup. They’re both sort of sad songs, so I enjoyed piecing together a new, wistful story. Plus, bruises are sometimes dark blue. I’ve got my things, I’m good to goYou met me at the terminal I don’t, don’tContinue reading “Bruised + Dark Blue Mashup”
Racehorse Camp
It all started with a quote. You can’t make a racehorse out of a donkey. But you can make a fast donkey. Coach Jim Perkins Inspired by this quote, rising high school junior Jake Smith started a tradition known as Donkey Camp – a few days of camping at Unicoi State Park with lots ofContinue reading “Racehorse Camp”
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