Two gold medals (50 meter dash and 100 meters) at Ocean State Sr Games - video!

Arrojo · June 12, 2013, 01:41:31 PM

Quote from: hernanu on June 11, 2013, 03:07:59 PM
Hey, it still qualifies, right?

I was on the track team in high school, threw the shotput and discus though (you know, linebacker). So I was around sprinters enough to know "wicked fast", and that qualifies ;D

Where and when are the nationals?

(PS - the track coach lied to me. He said throwing the shot was a good way to meet girls).

Shot put? Girls? No. Not sprinters either. Only the football players (although we hockey players had our own groupies).

Anyway, nationals are in July in Kansas City. I will not be going. A few reasons - the expense, the fact that I am 54 in the 50-54 age group (next year I will be the youngin in 55-59) and that by July I will be transitioning back to distance running - to run a fall half marathon. I may do another track meet, but regardless, I have met my goal for this spring which was to see if I can sprint competeively again after resurfacing and, having qualified for Nationals, that is a resounding yes. Next summer I will turn my attention back to sprinting.

hernanu · June 12, 2013, 03:27:44 PM

Quote from: Arrojo on June 12, 2013, 01:41:31 PM
Quote from: hernanu on June 11, 2013, 03:07:59 PM
Hey, it still qualifies, right?

I was on the track team in high school, threw the shotput and discus though (you know, linebacker). So I was around sprinters enough to know "wicked fast", and that qualifies ;D

Where and when are the nationals?

(PS - the track coach lied to me. He said throwing the shot was a good way to meet girls).

Shot put? Girls? No. Not sprinters either. Only the football players (although we hockey players had our own groupies).

Anyway, nationals are in July in Kansas City. I will not be going. A few reasons - the expense, the fact that I am 54 in the 50-54 age group (next year I will be the youngin in 55-59) and that by July I will be transitioning back to distance running - to run a fall half marathon. I may do another track meet, but regardless, I have met my goal for this spring which was to see if I can sprint competeively again after resurfacing and, having qualified for Nationals, that is a resounding yes. Next summer I will turn my attention back to sprinting.

Like I said, he lied >:(.

Great stuff that you got to a resounding goal. Will be good to see you wicked fast in my age group next year.