|
|
FLRC Newsletter - December 2004 |
| The Last Word(s), on XC: The Vets | |
Many thanks to our fearless team captain Zsofia who began to work her magic powers of persuasion way back in the summer. She started with me while we were training for track, then she plucked Shelley from triathlon "camp" and Meg J from swimming. Then, on behalf of Zsofia, I went after Sue Aigen, and then Mary W, who drove in every time from Corning to help the team. Then Deb and PJ and Chris I stepped up to support the cause. I said "yes, no, yes" to Zsofia; many of our vet mates had never raced or run XC—ever!—and not everyone wanted to travel west on the Thruway for every meet. But we showed up every time, watched each others' backs, and believed what Zsofia had said from the beginning: We can win!
We ordered our spikes and the rest is history. We remained undefeated and fielded a full team each meet.
Congratuations to Zsofia who had a tough series battle with Diane Sardes of Checkers, but edged her out every time. Zsofia claimed second vet behind Carolyn Smith Hanna in the series standings. And all our vet teammates had personal bests and excellent war stories to tell.
Yes, we did warm up yesterday by dancing to 50s music, joined by Carolyn Smith Hanna who also remembered how to do the Pony, Mashed Potato, and Twist.
Not to chew out Whitman one more time, but in Trumansburg "garages" are called "barns," and although the vets have five cases of beer, not all of it is hidden in my "barn." We split up the stash to cause confusion.
Invitations will go out to the party...TBA. Stay tuned.
| Prev Article | Front Page | Next Article |