Simplot Track Meet

Holt Arena @Idaho State University

Shan's team is on the left in navy tanks.

I would have never guessed that this Simplot Track meet in Pocatello, ID, was the second largest in the US. By the number of spectators in the stands I would have never "thunk it." This was on a Thursday--the day the mile and 2-mile races were run and that was the reason. Everyone came for the sprints on Friday. Wow, the body types for sprints is totally different than for the long distances. Big gluts help make for quick sprinters. Shannon ran the mile and PR'd--personal record. That's great to do that as a runner.

These kids are awesome and fun to be around. I didn't get enough sleep, but one of the team member's families let us stay at their family recreational home in McCammon, ID, near Lava Hot Springs. It was the home the team member's dad grew up in. Long gone are my days going to fast food restaurants at 11:30PM. I had to take a nap the next morning during the track meet before driving home that afternoon.

Shannon ran the 4 by 400m relay--twice around this track.