Calling all Portlanders and Tualatonians! (Those who live in
or around the cities of Portland or Tualatin, Oregon) Come on over to Lewis and Clark college on
Friday the 9th and Saturday the 10th to cheer on some
great athletes at the Portland Track Festival! Just to name a few of my
favorite big names that will be there: Katie McGregor – multiple time National
Champion and World Championships participant; and Carrie Tollefson – 2004
Olympian; and me of course!
I will be running the
10,000m again on Friday night, June 9th. The third time this season is going to be the
charm – the time of 32:45 is going down!
(Just to recap – the 10K in Boston went well; I ran 33:11 for second
place)
I am particularly excited about this race because it will be
a homecoming of sorts for me. I went to
high school at Tualatin High School, just 10 miles down the road from the Lewis
and Clark College. I have spent many hours running in Tryon Creek State Park
which is a great park to run in located right next to the school. I have many
nostalgic memories of running with Brent “Mac” MacDermot and Taylor “White
Bread” Hallvik , as well as my high school besties Lindsay Hallvik, Mallory
Freed, Colleen Godfrey and Amanda Bateman Evans – just to name a few. Mac and Taylor have already promised to come
and cheer, if anyone else wants to join in it would be most appreciated!
When I hit the time of 32:45 (the trials “A” qualifying
standard) it is going to be an extremely exciting moment. Not only will it be a
confirmation of all the hard work that I have put in, but it will also qualify
me for sure for the Olympic Team Trials in Eugene two weeks later – another
place I have special memories associated with because I won 6 Oregon State High
School Championships titles there. Not to mention all of the history associated
with the many running greats who have called Eugene home. Needless to say June
is shaping up to be a very exciting month.
ALSO - Don't forget that June 6th is National Running Day. Visit www.runningday.org or on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/runningday. Join in on National Running Day as the country takes strides towards leading healthier, fitter lives. Taking part is easy. Just wear your running shoes, grab a friend and go!
I RUN...because I can't imagine life without it!
Tell me and the world why you run?!?
I hope to see you all there on the 9th and down
in Eugene for the trials.
Godspeed
~Meghan
Wish I could be there. We're prepping for our move to Seattle and won't be in the PNW until the end of June. I'm so sad to be missing you by only a few weeks. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteMeghan, I'm confident you'll get the A-standard. However, what happens if someone only has the B-standard. Do they put a cap on the number of runners they want in the race and then take all the A's and only the B's with the fastest times until they hit that cap?
ReplyDeleteEvery once in awhile I get a wild hair and try to do something other than running (tris, mtn. biking, cross country skiing, etc). It never fails that I always come back to running. It's just who I am and what I know. I don't relate to triathletes, bikers or skiers like I do runners.
Hey Chad. Thank you for the vote of confidence.
DeleteYes, they do put a cap on the number of runners they want in the race. They only allow 24 people into the race (unless in the unlikely event more than 24 people have the A). So they fill the race with the A qualifiers first and than add the B's in from a descending order list of qualifiers until they have 24 people.
I understand what you are saying about understanding runners over other athletes. I have never done a tri, but would like to one day. I do find biking and skiing very enjoyable, but like you said not to the same extent that I love running.
Thanks again for reading. Have a great week!
Thanks for the info. I'm going to try to write some stuff about the trials for MDRA and I want to make sure I get the Trials Standards and Olympic Standards straight in my mind.
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