Carpinteria All Comers 2009 Meet 1

Traffic on the 101?  But I have to get to TRACK!  It’s Friday Night Lights at the Carpinteria All Comers Meet 1.  Bring it!  No seriously come 8 year olds come all, the oval calls.  Van Latham knows how to pony up at party.  Party?  Yeah, shaww-ah, how often can you drop $5 to rip it out in any event you want and see your name glorified on blue paper posted to a shed?  Party on Wayne!

Speaking of Wayne, welcome Carol!  Connection?  None.  Carol journeyed down from Ojai to compete in the 1500 and 800 as practice on her way to club nationals in New York.  “Looks like you got some competition,” Tim says.

Looks fast. Wait…sniff…sniff…smells fast.  I see her little spikey track shoes, must be fast.  Only one way to find out.  1500 line up.  Gun.  Go.  Carol is off, 300 meters 53, Lap 2 72….oh she is fast, but wait….steady now….she is not gaining any ground.  Lap 3 Carol leads me by four good long strides.  I find some magic spot in her blond pony tail and stare at it, glare at it?  Beg it to slow down?  Yes, maybe.  Please, Carol’s pony tail, please-pretty-please-slow down.  Ah-ha, good pony, maybe I got sugar cubes, but entering the 4th lap, I am fairly confident that I can get her.  Final turn I am up to her back and straight away passing to the line.  4:44:81.  That was sooooooooooo much fun!  Not just because I actually won (yes that is fun), but because that was a race!

Carol is a sweetie too and we chatted before the 800 meters.  Considering the guns she threw down on the first two laps of the 1500, I knew I would most likely get beat, but hey here’s to trying.  My legs have an objection, “Excuse me, um…we are tired.  This is our third race this week you crazy-mean-thang.”  Too bad leggies, 800 up!

Gun.  Go.  Carol is off!  67 lap one.  I tucked my chin, I pleaded to the pony, and I watched her glance back at the final turn (extremely motivating…..NOTE: never ever glance back!  It says, “I’m tired and worried.”  Instead run like you glanced back and you saw the beast breathing down your neck, ie ME….beast, “Hi!”).  I put it all into the last straight away and came up 1 second short.  Carol 2:18:54; Drea 2:20:17 Nicely done Carol!  She’s coming back and so am I, what fun it was and I wish her massive luck at nationals!

On the male side of things, Tim and Fred ran a mean 1500 well ahead of moi straight up tying the line: 4:36:76.  Ricky showed up to test out an 800 after a little encouragement.  “I don’t know,” Ricky protests.  Ricky!  Hello!  800m has HO written all over it!  Take away 90% of a race, now just bring out that sick Ricky-Kick and slay the feild.  Easy to say, easier to do, Ricky won with Tim a very close second: 2:13:23 to 2:14:06!  Ed threw down a PR too (2:23:30) and wisely watched the 1500 to make sure his PR would click down.  Nice job Ed!  Terry was there, in street clothes……dang, you look even younger in street clothes.

John and John and others stayed around for the last call 5K/3K, but this mama need her sleep. 

~ by drea on June 28, 2009.