Bulldog Pride & Determination

Yes, it says runner-up, again and we are mighty proud of our Bulldogs! Butler is the only Indiana school to ever go to the final game two years in a row, and based on a quick glance at the NCAA history it looks like you have to go back to the late 60's/early 70's UCLA teams to find any school repeating in the final game more than two years in a row.

Alright, this blog is supposed to be about my racewalking, so let's return to that topic. After finishing the Marine Corps Marathon last fall, I've been doing some shorter events over the past few months. Not giving up on Half Marathons, will be doing The Virginia Wine Country Half on June 4th, which is an inaugural event. In the meantime, here's a quick list just to bring it all up to date:

• November 20, 2010 Cranberry Crawl 5k – 41:04 =PR


• February 13, 2011 Love the Run You’re With 5K – 43:26 (bronchial asthma)


• February 19, 2011 GW Birthday 10K - 89:00.01 (into 50mph wind gusts on 1st half)


• March 12, 2011 4 Courts 4 Miler - 58:08


• March 26, 2011 National Marathon ½ Marathon Relay – 5 Miles in 1:09:000


• April 1, 2011 Crystal City Friday 5K #1 – about 43:22


• April 8, 2011 Crystal City Friday 5K #2 – about 47:11.7in cold rain


• April 10, 2011 GW Parkway Classic 5K – 40.31 = PR

Naomi is spending a good deal of time on the bicycle, even got herself a new Trek Madone 4.7 to go faster more easily. Neat bike, carbon fiber frame and weighs very little. My contribution to this process has been a really nice indoor trainer which she uses with her older bike just to avoid installing and removing the new one. Also have modified the car bike rack to fit more closely with the new Trek bike. Can't say enough good things about our Bird Automotive bike rack. It took about an hour to install the first time, but just as advertised it's very easy to install and remove without any tools. Naomi can walk into the garage, install the rack and put the bike in place in less than 5 minutes with no tools, and you can still use the trunk of the car. Great investment, if Sam Bird makes one for your car it's worth considering. He even makes versions to carry golf bags, skis, snowboards and luggage.

Walking Tom