At the expense of getting him upset since he really doesn't know me from Adam, I wanted to finally share with the group something about a rider who has been riding with the Gryos.
When I ran track in the mid to late 70's I was aware of a very talented half-miler who ran in a different section of New York state (I was in Section 5; he was in Section 3, I believe). In fact, he was the very best in 880 (now the 800), the 1,000 yds (rarely run anymore), and the mile. He did the unthinkable when he won both the 880 and the mile in the same meet! And, this was no ordinary meet: it was the State championships! What a talent. He went on to make the 1980 Olympic team, but, that is the one that we boycotted (that sucked). I really believe that he would have won the gold medal in the 800 meters. He certainly had as much a chance at doing this as any other runner in the world. He ran a 1:44 for the 800; a 3:54 for the mile, and a 2:19 for the 1,000. World class times, and only accomplished by the very elite of elites. At various points in his career he was ranked number one in the world (880); held the world record (1,000), and had the fastest time in the world. He has been inducted into the Hall of Fame. He was someone that I admired while I was running (I was a sprinter, but I did do 880's in practice. Anyone who has run this gut-wretching distance knows how blazingly fast 1:44 is...) This person is our own Don Paige. You can kill me when we ride together next, Don. But, you will be so tired from your ride with Andy this weekend that I am safe for a bit. Be prepared for Otter! And, you cant' go 10 feet in any direction at Andy's lakehouse without hitting a serious climb. That's it!! If any of this is inaccurate, please forgive me, Don. But, former track coaches are usually pretty good with times and distances. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you foolishly subscribed to the Gyro email group. To post useless drivel to this group, send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] We love reading 3000 line messages so please don't bother trimming your replies. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
