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Thursday, May 24, 2007
















RUNNING AT SCHOOL!

It was quite a day at Princeton Elementary on Tuesday.




The running club had invited some runners from the Brooks-Hanson's Olympic Distance Project(who live not far from us) over to talk with the kids about running.


Did they ever! They sent over Bob Busquaert, Luke Humphrey, and Brian Sell! Fresh from winning the USATF Team Relay Championship. They were all very nice and took questions from the kids for about ten minutes.


Sample questions:

How many pair of shoes do you own? (Answer- about 10 at a time- they each average about 25 pair a year.)

Have you ever run so hard you passed out? (yes)

Are there runners bigger than you? (some, but most are smaller)

Do you eat a lot? (Yes, we eat sleep and run)


Then they went behind the school and ran. Nothing fancy, they just joined in the bunch. Bob had quite a crew around him, as he was taking sprint challenges (and he managed to lose every one!), Brian and Luke liked the run on grass and followed the kids to avoid the ruts and holes. I even managed to keep up with them for a brief lap. However, the batteries in may camera did give out, so I was only able to get a couple of snaps.
Afterwards, they came in and answered more questions in the gym. Much to my joy, my kids brought water over for them and told them that they could beat dad in a 5K. Well, they are faster.
The guys all signed autographs for anyone who asked, and had their picture taken with the kids.
It was a great day (80F) to run, and the company made it memorable.