Basehor-Linwood MS - BULLDOGS

The last two nights, I have Skyped my first hour health classes at Basehor-Linwood Middle School in Kansas. Tonight, I came to a realization! I am really lucky to be where I am in life. I have a fantastic wife, whom i love, miss very much and is substitute teaching for me. I have a baby on the way (October 23). I have a great job. I work for a set of great bosses (Thank you, Mike, Mike and David!). I work with a group of great teachers and people. AND I am a "professional" track and field athlete (I only put professional in "" marks, because professionals live on the money they make from their profession). And last, but not least, our kids in our school are great kids and students!!! I have a great life!

It makes you realize, that all the stress, work and dedication to doing everything that I do, all together, is really worth it (remind me to read this again, if I am ever saying that I am stressed or want to quit before I finish something).

I've been asked for a link to watch the World Champs, so here are a couple. I cannot guarantee that you will see me throwing, but they should show a couple of throws. Thank you Basehor-Linwood, Lawrence (the town I live in) and Windsor (the town where I grew up). You have put me in a great place!

The first two, you may have to pay for, but the feed will be great.

In Canada

In the U.S.A

  

This one will be free, but may not be good quality.

Anywhere in the World

This is a live feed from Europe. Tomorrow, there will only be the 20km race walk. But, it will be back to the full world championships on Thursday. Tomorrow is a down day on the track.

THE BIG SHOW

Two nights ago, Jim Steacy (Hammer Throw), Heather Steacy (Hammer, Jim sister), Larry (Coach), Alex (Head Coach) and myself had the opportunity to walk onto the field in the Daegu Stadium. We walked into the stadium and wondered around, until we found our way to the field. While we were on the field, we realized, that the stadium security was doing a sweep of the entire stadium. There was about 20 officers each standing in their own row and walking the lower bowl of the stadium.

I calculated in my head that we had about 2 minutes before we got kicked off the field. I was right. A gentleman walked up to our head coach and struggled to find the nice way to say you have to leave. The way he said it was, "You...No...You Have to Go!" I think he was really trying to be nice, but didn't have the correct words in his English vocabulary to say it differently. He was nice enough to let us get a few pics.

 

Daegu Javelin Runway

The gentleman behind me booted us off the field

We walked thru the media area, here is where S.I. will be shooting from (end of the 100m).

Update of the Shoudler (Day 4)

Last night, was the opening night of the World Championships. The environment was electric! In the two years I had to take off, I had forgotten what it was like to be sitting in the stands with 65,000 people cheering on track and field athletes. After arriving, my adrenaline was running. It took me about an hour to relax and enjoy my roommate (Jim Steacy) competing in the Men's Hammer Throw. Unfortunately, Jim did not throw u to his expectations. However, I am really proud of him. He also was forced into taking two seasons off. He also had two surgeries, but instead of his heart (like me), he had one surgery on each foot. One, to repair a broken bone in his left foot and the second to repair torn tendons in his right ankle. Jim finished 19th with 73.32m (240ft).