Mr B and I went to the Penn Relays, the oldest and largest track meet in the US. There were weird events like the distance medley relay (1200, 400, 800, mile) and the hurdle shuttles (4x110 (female) or 4x110(male), back and forth on the same stretch), as well as age group 100m dash, where former Olympians were still kicking butt, and a few Olympic Development competition groups where hopefuls were showing that they are, in fact, quite fast.
Best of all, a kid from a high school in my home county won the national high school championship in the mile. He led from the gun. (But was nowhere near Alan Webb's record.)
I also volunteered at the C&O Canal 100. So now I can run Western States. It was fun, mostly because it was gorgeous out and I just sat in a camp chair all day. This is only the second time I've manned an aid station overnight, and I was surprised how haggard people looked. "You look strong! You're doing great! How many fingers am I holding up?
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| Men in a Row |
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| Swat in the lead (temporarily) |
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| Chantilly in the lead (lap 2) |
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| Chantilly in the lead (lap 3) |
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| Chantilly in the lead (lap 4) |
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| Chantilly winning |
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| The Potomac River |
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| John and George at the Lander Rd. aid station |
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| George on the C&O Canal |
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