Some fine racing on the men’s side at Havelock Saturday morning. Austin Post (32:42) showed he is the head above the shoulders with the win. Boystown and Havelock titles successively. I don’t recall that particular double before, nice work young man!
The accompanying 3K turned on a little light bulb over my head. In a kind of Happy Anniversary/What A Long Strange Trip Its Been/Lucky Me, Lucky You/Bar None/Livin & Lovin way: 2005 HAVELOCK 3K BARNHART, LINDA 11:37 6:14
The very first race I put Linda in after starting to coach her. She easily won overall female and was 16th overall. The next female was 40 places and 2:00 back. A Star, as they say, was born. In her road race debut she had to borrow a pair of my Brooks racing flats, 3 sizes too big, triple knotted so she wouldn’t run right out of them.
Ten years ago. Through thousands of miles, trials and smiles, we ended up growing together. Now enjoying the best times of our lives. Living and loving coming easy.
But what about that sweet little thumper?
Two things!
1) Of course the sound of my heart, now a regular, peaceful beat.
2) I’ve always had dad’s dead eye. And now its polished. Enough rabbits out here to rule the world. They cross the line of no return and that’s it for them. 100% kill rate now. Look down the barrel, deep breath, gently pull the trigger, hear the impact of the Premier super point hunting pellet softly “THUMP”, putting the little conejo to sleep, forever dreaming of fields of clover and swiss chard.
Linda, at 42, taking her first steps as a competitive distance runner. Priceless photo!
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