Tuesday, February 26, 2008

This weekend

So the world indoor team is set for the US.

Congrats to David Neville, US 400 champ! Thank you very much.
Congrats to Leroy Dixon, men's 60m team member.
Both of these guys did a good job out there. I am impressed because training was changed for 2 days for them LOL. David has not changed a thing in training sans the week of nationals.

Other notable performances:
Lolo danced her way to $25,000! I quite enjoyed her interviews, her honesty and her celebration over winning that nice chunk of change. Oh yeah, she ran fast too. Candice Davis got out on her and Lolo ran her down at the line to win the title, get her place on the team, and win the $25k.
David Oliver got out and stayed out. Impressive run for the big man. He normally comes on late in the race and dominates the finish. Not the case this time, he was out like a bullet, nailing Anwar Moore to the blocks and never looking back. He should have looked to his right though, old man time, Allen Johnson was out there trying to trick those young boys. And he took the second spot from a game Joel Brown. Welcome back Joel!
Khadevis Robinson and Nick Symmonds put on a helluva a show. Nothing like watching those long distance runs come down to the wire. Literally he won by a lean.
Angela Williams is back. This is her area of expertise and it was good to see her with a smile on her face. She has battled her shins for almost 5 years and finally it has all come together for her. She looked fit and like the woman we all knew she could be.

The UK broke down and chose Simeon Williamson as the second sprinter in the 60. After all, all he did was take second at their trials and beat everyone except for the winner the following week. Hopefully they are done bringing up old stuff and move on so the World Indoors can be about the Olympic year and not years gone by.

World indoors should be highly entertaining with a few notable people looking ready to do some special things. I am watching both hurdle races closely. I think they will produce 2 wr's.

Today in LA it was 80 degrees. Just thought I would rub it in on all you snow bound people. There is no other place like LA!!!!

1 comment:

Jackie E. said...

Hey Coach D...I like your summary of the meet. You hit all the key points. If anyone missed the coverage themselves,they could just check in here and be fully caught up. I'll remember that next time around:)