Coaches’ Blog

Well, the backpack didn’t rest too long in the corner this time around.  Kenya ’08 kicks off tomorrow morning at 10:00AM. Now it’s time to go for the lions and tigers portion of lions, tigers, and bears.  The Kenya pack is a paltry 45lbs.  Feels quaint after the Alaska pack.  The excitement will start with […]

You know in the movies, when the hero (possibly down on his luck) is walking through the casino and looks down to see a coin on the ground.  He picks it up and decides to use it in the slot machine he’s standing next to…BAM…Jackpot.  I now know exactly how that guy feels although I […]

Thank you to Chris Kantos ’08 and Peter Goransson ’07 for all the blog help.  I definitely understood computers so much better about 6 years ago.  It is amazing how fast you can start to feel old and out-dated when it comes to computers.  I imagine that this site could make drastic changes from time […]

Yesterday was a nice step in the right direction for the sport of track and field.  For the first time, the accountability for keeping our sport clean moved beyond the athlete’s level.  The life ban placed on Coach Trevor Graham is a great move towards reestablishing some sort of trust between fan and sport.  Sadly […]

Well, it seems like I am the only person on the planet that is hesitating at this trip.  Everyone else seems to be on the same page.  I guess that sometimes an idea can seem too good to be true.  That must have been it.  I couldn’t actually come up with a reason not to […]

So I spoke with a really close friend from college last night.  To make a long story short, he’s leaving for a hiking trip in Alaska in a week.   Should I go?   It’s an interesting question with a few different angles.  In isolation, I can’t think of a better way of spending a […]

Isn’t it the truth.  To become an Olympian.  It’s the dream of so many young athletes who sit at home and watch the world’s best compete on the biggest stage.  How many young swimmers want to be Phelps and how many young 800m runners wish they had Nick Symmonds’ kick.  The sad thing is that, […]

Nothing beats a red-eye flight to cap off a great week.  I’ve  been lucky up until now. That was my first red-eye.  I feel okay.  Decided to come to the office today.  Too many thoughts to keep stored in my head.  Needed to make sure they’re all on paper before they fade away.   Also, […]

If you’re a USOC member then it has been a tough couple days for you.  First you see your American Record holder in the javelin throw as if he hasn’t touched the spear in years, not throwing one warm up toss.  Then you see your prodigal son in the 100/200m pull up and tumble to […]

Living in Boston, I am surrounded by the largest population of Monday-morning quarterbacks ever amassed in one city.  These individuals honestly feel that because they’ve read a newspaper article, played some baseball in the past, or better yet, just watched a lot of Red Sox games that they have the secret to the game and […]