Coroebus 2007
Ok so who is Coroebus? He is the first Olympic Champion that won the sole event at the first Olympics, the stade – a run of approximately 192 meters (210 yards)*. I would love to say I am a great student of history but really it is the power of Google.
The Olympics have gone through all sorts of changes since then and obviously lots of new sports have been added. I would have to say a big improvement since the first games has been the addition of clothes! In 2008 at we will be celebrating the Olympics again with the Summer Olympics in Beijing and one of the events I will be watching closely is the Marathon.
On November 3rd of this year we had the US Olympic Time Trials in New York and it was expected to be one of the greatest trials in quite some time and the event did not disappoint. As a marathoner with a PR (stands for Personal Record if you are a non-runner) of 3:55:25 I am no were near these guys but am constantly amazed by the gifts God gives different people.
It was also sad day as a racer by the name of Ryan Shay died shortly after he started the race. I will not go into the details but you can read about it here if you were not aware. I would like to extend my symathy to Ryan’s family and friends and let them know many people have been praying for them during this difficult time.
In the end there were 3 slots to be filled from the field of runners and they were taken by Ryan Hall, Dathan Ritzenhein and Brian Sell – Great Job Guys! I was intrigued as I read more about Ryan Hall, the winner with a time of 2:09:02 (WOW!) and his attitude towards running.
Photographs by Victah Sailer
Without a doubt he sees it as a gift from God and something he can use to serve and glorify Him – cool stuff. So as I was searching the web (that Google thing again) came across some videos on the web that a number of the guys pulled together that shows how they prepped for the Time Trials. I really enjoyed watching them and hope you can too.
Episode 1 – Olympic Trials Training Camp – Silver Medalist Meb Keflezighi, Dan Browne, Josh Cox
Episode 2 – Olympic Trials Training Camp – A National TItle
Episode 3 – Olympic Trials Training Camp – Josh Qualifies
Episode 4 – Olympic Trials Training Camp – Freezing Creek
Episode 5 – Olympic Trials Training Camp – Radio Show
This is another cool one that Ryan Hall put out as well – The Ryan Hall Story – 2008 Olympian
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* – Source is from About.com
