Greetings NOVA Runners,   

Track practice will be at Ft. Ward this Tuesday May 3rd and next

 "My Philadelphia Story #117" (Mark Drosky)
 
I had the pleasure of attending the 117th Penn Relays at storied Franklin Field, this past weekend. I've made the trek to Philly almost every year since 1990. That's when I moved to DC and my brother Al, became cross-country & track coach at his alma mater (Georgia Tech). The relays feature high school, college and Olympic athletes. Thursday night at the track is "distance nite". It begins with the fan favorite steeple-chase, followed by heats of 3k, 5k and 10k races.
I chatted with "Coach Jerry" on the track's infield as we watched a plethora of races. He had 2 athletes competing. As the gun cracked and Alby Williams bolted to victory (13.50) in the Masters Men's 100m dash 70 and older, it enforced on me that as runners we are all competing against the clock, in some fashion or another. Coach Jerry told me recently "as you gave it your best shot and left it all out there on the course, I could never ask for more than that from any of my athletes". Those words echoed thru my mind all weekend,
as I watched all types of runners chasing down their dreams.

 See you out there,