Sprinting At 60

Thursday, March 12, 2026 Moving toward the finish in the 800 meters Had a great meet Saturday at the PRTC Indoor Classic at the Ott Center track. I was very surprised by my two performances because Friday night I was definitely coming down with something.  I didn't sleep well at all and early Saturday morning I was thinking of cancelling the meet. But, as it's just a 10 minute jog from home, I decided to go and see how I felt. I ran the 800 around 11:00 a.m. , I think, or 11:30? I was so lucky to have great competitors for that race! Rob Ciervo (57-year-old runner on my team) ran a nice race and basically paced us all to perfection. He came in at 2:22. I was able to have a kick left and I passed him on the last curve. But a 40-year-old runner out-kicked me--he won, BUT thanks to him, I got pushed and ran a PR--finally breaking 2:20: I ran 2:19.77. I was thrilled. It was a really fun race. My new time makes me 2nd in the U.S. for indoor times (second to the superstar Mark Alexan...

Friday, March 6, 2026 Home from Nationals in Albuquerque.  I had a great time at the meet. I did fairly well. I ran 59.36 in the 400 meters (which bests my PR time for an indoor 400--I ran 59.37 last year at indoor Worlds). I took the silver medal in the race. And, I am the new National Champ in the indoor 800 meters--I got the gold in 2:25.33, which is NOT a PR (I ran 2:23 indoors in January up in Ithaca. But, given the 5,300 feet of elevation in Albuquerque, I think I did okay). Could I have run a better race? Yes--I went out way too slow and I should have pushed up further in the pack sooner. Luckily I had a kick left, and my last 200 meter lap was a negative split. My 200 splits were: 38.32, 36.49, 36.73, 33.80. But really, my lack of experience in this event kind of shows in these split times. Also, I had altitude worries in my head, which was probably a dumb thing to focus on. It is a really tough event that requires a lot more thinking and pacing and strategy as opposed to t...