Some closing musings on Houston. While I gush and go on about what a great city Houston is I was anxious to get back to Omaha. There is something comforting about the small town feel we have here. Houston is a dynamic city and you have to be constantly on the go to maximize your appreciation of all it has to offer. I rode that crazy train for nearly a quarter of a century, and to be sure there are times that I really do miss some of the fast paced, get your fill, live every moment excitement. But I’m at that stage of life where it is nice to take a deep breath, look around, and do just about nothing at all if that suits me.
Of course that is easier said than done with 3 kids, Team Nebraska, road race management, Omaha Endurance Group, friends (& foes), and all the lust for living that is my true nature.
From David Monti’s latest Race Results Weekly press release on the performances of the women at the Trials:
“The race, which saw 152 women cross the finish line, recorded 120 women under two hours and 50 minutes. That’s the most-ever in any women’s marathon, overtaking the 1984 USA Olympic Trials which recorded 109 women under that standard. Moreover, the race also broke the records for the most sub-2:49’s in the same race (113), sub-2:48 (103), sub-2:47 (96), sub-2:46 (84), sub-2:45 (77), sub-2:44 (64) and sub-2:43 (61). All of those previous marks, except the sub-2:43 total, were set at the 1984 USA Trials. The previous sub-2:43 record of 58 was set at the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008.
These depth records were made possible in part by the more inclusive nature of the women’s Trials versus the men’s.”
I’m going out on a limb here and predicting that for 2016 the women will have a single qualifying standard of 2:40:00. I like the direction our USA women are headed, Giddyup ladies!
Tomorrow I’ll do a feature on my personal coaching mentor Jim McLatchie. You don’t want to miss it.
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