2006 Denver Half Marathon … Training Report
After hiking Pikes Peak, I begin training for the Denver Half Marathon. I switched gears and add more running miles. I was doing great, running fast, had no problems whatsoever and my expectations for the half marathon were looking strong. I stopped following Jeff Galloway’s advice for beginners. “Just finish,” I thought, “what kind of goal is that.” Continue reading
Q&A: Jennie Finch on her recent whirlwind and pioneers
After the 2002 Olympic Winter Games, the next big thing to hit the U.S. Olympic Team website was a wave of traffic to view our Jennie Finch photo galleries. She was just voted ‘Hottest Female Athlete’ by a ESPN Page 2 poll, based on a couple ESPY Awards red carpet photos. I put together a gallery of Finch softball images and the thing blew up. I interviewed her one-on-one in the USOC press room at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo. I loved the fact that she told each story like it was the first time. Continue reading
My First Attempt at Masters Swimming
I dive in. Picture-perfect. I’m thinking, ‘well the goggles stayed on, this is great. I might as well start swimming now.’ As I begin to tilt my head up to start swimming, the pink goggles are pulled down around my mouth. Like a gag. I’d hate to say I got disoriented, but I did try to start my stroke while I was still completely submersed. I kept swimming after I yanked the ping goggles down around my neck. Like a noose. Continue reading
Q&A: Misty Hyman on Chile, Eleanor Roosevelt, the comeback
I interviewed Misty in December 2002 about her life following her win over Australian Susie O’Neill at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. Watching Misty win that race gave me a sense of what pure joy feels like, especially with her shocked, happy reaction. Before the Games, the coaches told me that Misty was looking great in practice, so I told reporters that she was going to break a lot of hearts. I ended up looking like Nostradamus to many in that work room. One of my favorite swimmers and people. Continue reading
