It has come to my attention that people actually read these posts. Thanks a lot guys. Now when I run out of ideas, and these posts turn into dull, droning ‘”XYZ had this number associated with them. Yaaay.'” you”re all going to be very disappointed, and my teammates will give me a hard time I”ll feel like I”m letting you all down. So, thanks for the performance anxiety. And what are you doing reading these posts anyway?
If you”re a parent, you know what my parents did back in the Good Old Days, when I was a jolly, fresh-faced undergraduate, and everything was sunshine and rainbows? They called me and asked about my results on this impersonal electronic device thingy that you hold up to your ear. Then, once they had me on the line, they started asking the important questions: ‘”How are classes? How are your grades? What do you mean you weren”t studying when I called? Do you know how much I”m paying for you to attend college? Have you done laundry this week? What about shopping? You”re not living off of oreos and whip cream are you? When are you going to get a girlfriend? I”d like grandchildren at some point, you know. When was the last time you took out the trash? You”re actually using the trash can I spent good money on, right? Do you know how much that trash can cost? Your older sister never gave me this much trouble.'” So not only do you get a chance to connect with your child (and stop reading my posts), but you can make sure they”re not using their newfound independence to irrevocably ruin their lives.
If you”re a runner, you know what I did back in the Good Old Days, when I was a jolly, fresh-faced undergraduate, and everything was sunshine and rainbows? I called my parents, and told them my results on this impersonal electronic device thingy that you hold up to your ear. Then, once I had them on the line, I asked all the important questions: ‘”Can you pick me up tomorrow morning so I can bring my laundry home? I tried using the school machines, but some random girl left her underclothing in the washing machine, and it was really awkward, and I didn”t want to touch it. And while you”re picking me up tomorrow, think you could pick up some groceries? I”m down to oreos and whip cream, and while it was pretty awesome at first, now I feel nauseous. Also, I met this girl last night, and we really hit it off, and I was thinking of bringing her home tomorrow. Do you think that”s ok? Also, one of my friends kind of stole my trash can. Think you could get me a new one? I”ve been using my roommate”s hamper, but he got mad and emptied it on my bed, so now I”m sleeping on the floor. Also, my older sister isn”t going to be home tomorrow right? I really don”t want to deal with her right now. She”s such a jerk.'”[1] So not only do you get a chance to connect with your parents (and stop reading my posts), but you can get them to fix your irrevocably ruined life!
Anyway, if you managed to read this far, meet results! Our runners went to three separate meets this weekend, because team unity is for chumps. We ran at: GVSU, EIU, and UIUC. That”s right UIUC! The Real Track Team had a home meet this past weekend, and a few brave souls decided to show that you don”t need to have professional coaches, guaranteed track time, lots of fancy equipment, and loads and loads of natural talent to run fast in Champaign-Urbana (also they didn”t have to do any traveling).
First, club records:
Emma Grimes broke two club records on Friday at EIU. She set a new record for the Women”s Indoor Mile with a time of 5:09.2. She also broke the Women”s Indoor 800m record with a time of 2:20.29.
Congratulamations, Emma!
Now, personal records:
Ben Kanevsky ran at GVSU, and got PR”s in both the 400m and 200m. He ran a 52.73 in the 400, and a 24.28 in the 200.
Yemi Sonoiki also had a double PR at GVSU. He ran a 07.43 in the 60m Dash, and a 23.86 in the 200m.
Everyone else who PR”d ran at EIU.
Sarah Sheehan had a double PR at EIU (this has been the week for doubles, hasn”t it?), with a time in the 60m Dash of 8.61 and the 200m of 28.21.
Steven Krauklis PR”d in the 3000m with a time of 9:33.96.
Raushaun Warner PR”d in the 800m with a time of 2:12.2 (what is it with 800m PR”s and the number 2?)
Beau Barber PR”d in the 200m with a time of 25.37.
Finally, we have the new people. Give a great big ITC welcome to:
Jenny Na, Jared Konrardy, and Ankit Aggarwal, all of whom ran their first ITC meet at EIU this past Friday.
[1] My sister is not actually a jerk.[2]
[2] Hah! Yes she is.[1]
