A Lightning Bolt struck twice in the same place!
Usain Bolt of Jamaica struck twice in Beijing, China, surpassing the prior world records in both the 100m and 200m races. Even though the great Michael Phelps had won eight medals in swimming at the pool, the sheer physical grace, speed and power was masked by the water. Not so at the track. Bolt’s powerful but lithe physique was displayed for all to see, 91,000 at the Bird’s Nest Stadium and billions around the world. Even a four year old could imagine being that fast because running is something we do soon after we learn to walk. Bolt’s times were faster than anyone has ever run before and at age 22, he is young enough to run even faster. The world waits with bated breath for what he will run next. Stay tuned!
Shortcuts
Most of us have heard that the “shortest distance between two points is a straight line” and have applied this principle in the classroom and as athletes, on the track and field as well. Encouraging words like “Champions are made at practice” would ring in our ears as we strove to become better at the task before us. Now, as the Olympics get underway in Beijing, China, the current climate is filled with negative words like ”drug-cheat” and “performance enhanced” as many athletes pursue their dreams of being an Olympic Champion or the best in the world and may be faced with the decision to take the shortest (and possibly quickest) route to stardom. However, many thousands of today’s athletes have found that the best shortcut to stardom is just plain old………. hard work.
Let the Games Begin!
CE’s Lela Nelson wins Thorpe Cup with a new pr performance!
Despite the heat on the track, Lela Nelson was determine to do like she did in 2007, win the Thorpe Cup combined events competition. This year’s competition was being held in Manhattan, Kansas instead of in Germany and the tempertures soared to 105 degrees by the 2nd day of competition.
Lela won the competition with a Thorpe Cup-record total and career-high of 6,029 points. This is an excellent performance from Lela, coming as it did after injury forced her to pull out of the heptathlon at the recently concluded US Olympic Trials.
Congrats Lela!
