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I normally ran the 880 (half mile 800 meters now). However, I did run 
the 440 from time to time and even the 220.  My senior year (high 
school) I had the fastest 100 yard dash time (actually it was the 
fastest in the region) on our the track team so I was on the speed side. 
The first part of my junior year in. high school year coach said I was 
lazy, depended too much on my speed at the end (and not running a smart 
race) so he bumped me up to the mile. I didn't know what I did to 
deserve that. He also wanted our miler (who was two time state champion 
in that evet in high school, went on to an NCAA championship in the 
5,000 and 10,000 at West Point and a great career running for the Army) 
to develop more speed so he moved him down to my slot in the 880. John 
was never comfortable with the 880 becuase it only took a little less 
than 2  minutes vs. a littel over 4 minutes (high school times).

I always dreaded running the mile. My first time out I puked my guts out 
before I stepped to the starting line. I won the damn thing but felt 
like hell afterwards. In fact I felt like hell after every mile I ran 
and puked my guts out after more than one. About half way through the 
season John and I traded back - both of us were very happy.  In 
retrospect it must have worked for both John and I, but I sure hated it.

I just don't eat much when I am working or concentrating. I never have. 
I'm just not hungry. Maybe that's why I have so much trouble losing 
weight ;-) .

Truman

staggandcheryl@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Acutally my nerves have gotten much better over the years.
>
> Truman will appreciate the following.  In the first two mile I ever ran in competition back in high school, I was puking the first few laps from nerves.  Does give the guy behing pause before trying to pass.   :>)
>
> Stagg
>  

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"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm 
not sure about the former."  Albert Einstein





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