Have to start today by thanking 3 time British Olympian (Steeplechase) Justin Chaston for being my eyes and ears. These days he’s got businesses in Denver, real estate and magazine publishing. I can sleep well at night knowing my dear sweet Alli has a friend in town while she’s checking out her digs as the pastry and baking chef for the Denver Broncos.
Next I’ll recognize the beermile.com records for the State of Nebraska, non-Kingston Rules. http://www.beermile.com/records/ref_state/state_NE Looks like our mate Kyle is 3rd all time and Lindsey is the women’s record holder. I see my old mate Chris Tegtmeier is on the list, I wonder if he walked it?
Market to Market is really this weekend? I used to be pretty worked up about this event and for good reason. Now I’m more interested in the 50K, it serves as the USATF Nebraska Association championships for that distance and discipline (Road 50K).
But I’ll never let anyone forget the success Team Nebraska had under my administration. Untouchable “event” records for both the open men and co-ed teams. Shoot for the stars y’all!
The first organized relay I ever ran was the Quarter Day Relay held at Houston Baptist University in 1983. Six of us alternated running miles on the track. I was our lead runner and averaged 5:07 per mile for my ten turns. Long, hard day under a hot Texas sun. Nice shorts too!
The 1987 Beach to Bay Relay in Corpus Christi, TX. Our team was the Baytown E-Z Striders, Willie Martin to my left was a Real Stud, me too.
In 1993 I ran the River to River Relay in Southern Illinois, from the Mississippi to the Ohio River. Our team out of New Lenox, Illinois didn’t finish in the hardware but I was awarded the team baton as MVP.
I returned to Beach to Bay in 1995. I had the privilege of running the anchor leg and it was a Real Race with me passing the lead runner in the quarter mile leading to the finish. Notable that I had 4 time Olympic Trials 5000M runner Greg Lautenslager and his equally fast wife (New Zealand Olympian) with me on that team. They helped out a little.
My 2011Team Nebraska Market to Market Co-Ed team. Even with old and slow me, two masters women and a recent mother we averaged under 6:00 per mile. Matt Schneider, David Adams, Peter van der Westhuizen, and Eric Rasmussen helped out a little. They were Good Mates to ask Linda & Carol & Emily & I to join in.
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