His camp says that in practice he is now running as well as he was when he left the sport (he's been training the last eight months) and thought 6.60 was realistic for his first race back. His indoor goal is to qualify for the AT&T USA Indoor Track & Field Championships, Feb. 22-24, 2008.
However, I was not at SIU, I was told that he looked like his old self out of the blocks, had a huge lead at 35m, but pulled a hammie and hobbled in for a 7.21 (60m.) He also was charged with a false start, moved to another heat, and had a recall because his blocks moved. http://siusalukis.cstv.com/sports/c-track/stats/2007-2008/results.html Casey told me he was nursing a slight issue with his hamstring, but thought he was ready to race this weekend. I think he is learning that 27-year-old hams are a little more fickle than 17-year-olds hams. He scratched his Saturday race at Illinois State University and probably will not run the 55th Ted Haydon Holiday Classic at the University of Chicago next Saturday. -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Wayne T. Armbrust" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I wish him well. I saw him run at the indoor U.S. Nationals in 1999. A > high school kid running against the pros. He didn't do that bad as I > remember. It's going to be very hard for him to come back after so long > away from training, however. He may think he is in shape but there is no > substitute for competition. I hope he doesn't get discouraged if he > doesn't do as well as he expects. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >I've had a couple phone conversations with Casey. If all goes well this > weekend, he will run in the 55th Ted Haydon Holiday Classic at the University > of > Chicago Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007. > > > >http://uctc.org/schedule.html > > > > > >Good story here. Casey runs tomorrow at Illinois State University. > > > >http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2007/12/07/sports/doc4758cefd989a4553812823. > txt > > > > > >Sprinter's comeback dreams on the line at ISU track meet > > > >By Randy Sharer > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >NORMAL The stage is set for either a train wreck or the feel good story of > the year at Saturdays Redbird Open indoor track and field meet at Horton > Field > House. > > > >Running unattached in the 10:30 a.m. mens 60-meter dash prelims after > >eight > years away from the sport will be Casey Combest, 27, of Henderson, Ky. > > > >Combest zoomed to prominence in 1999 when he set the still-standing national > indoor high school record of 6.57 seconds in the 60. > > > > > > > > > > -- > Wayne T. Armbrust, Ph.D. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Computomarx (TM) > 3604 Grant Ct. > Columbia MO 65203-5800 USA > (573) 445-6675 (voice & FAX) > http://www.Computomarx.com > "Know the difference between right and wrong... > Always give your best effort... > Treat others the way you'd like to be treated..." > - Coach Bill Sudeck (1926-2000) >
