Masters sprinter/marathoner Louise Tricard hospitalized
Track historian Louise Mead Tricard, a masters sprinter in her early 70s who also has run the New York City Marathon, is hospitalized in Florida and battling cancer. She has Internet access but has been very brief in her notes. Sunday morning, after I alerted her to a women’s decathlon debate on the Track & Field News message board, she wrote me: “in hospital/cancer surgery.” Later, I asked for a status report, and she replied today to the effect that she’s still in the hospital after having spent 14 days in a New York City hospital for “major surgery.” She said she came home to Cape Canaveral, “blood wacko — electrolytes not capable of sustaining life.” She required 4 units of blood, magnesium, potassium, etc and “things (are) better. Won’t be out of here for a few more days at least.”
Louise, whom I’ve known for about 12 years, is the author of two books on the history of American women’s track and field. She’s a regular presence at USATF conventions and led a successful petition drive to scrap the no-false-start rule in USATF some years back.
She’s posted nearly 470 message on the T&FN message board, including many dealing with the sale of her voluminous stockpile of track books and literature. She competed in the Pan Am Games and in the 1950s set an American record in the indoor 440-yard dash. She also knows every major American female track star of the past half-century.
Please join me in wishing her a speedy recovery. She’s a national treasure.
Here is Louise listening to Gerry Lindgren at 2005 Hawaii masters nationals:
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14 Responses
get well, Louise, so you can come see the brand new Vassar College track— but you’ll have to climb the fence to get in
I’m thinking of you, and all the inspiration and excitement for the sport of track and field you gave me, ever since the planning of ESG in 1977….
Louise, all the best, Ivan Stanko (you may know me from the T&FN message board as Pego).
God Bless, have a speedy recovery
Louise, hang in there gal.
You are a treasure.
With much affection,
Barry
God Bless, have a speedy recovery. Much love from the Clark family.
Godspeed your recovery Louise my prayers and thoughts are with you.
Much love
Tom
My thoughts and prayers are with you. Get well.
Love,
Alisa
Louise – Best wishes for a full (and as pain-free) recovery as possible -
Richard H
i just read these today-
thanks so much
Louise,
I just received an email stating you were back in the hospital. You are in my prayers and you know I dearly love you. You get well and know that God can move mountains when no one can. I will put you on my church prayer list.
Love you,
Sharrieffa
Louise,
I hope this email finds you if not the happiest in your life- then battling the hell for better hospital food. I never thanked you properly for helping me to get my mom in the HCTCA Hall of Fame. She wasn’t real thrilled….but lo and behold, next year, Hudson County Hall of Fame. If she makes the New Jersey Hall of Fame, I’ll have to even leave Cape Cod- no US City will be safe for me…..Seriously, feel better….and I’m really impressed by your and your sister’s books. As my kids would say, Kewl……
Hi coach,
I hope you are doing better by the time you read this, and that you have someone reliable looking after the cats.
Love you,
Lisa (and Len)
It is with deep sorrow that I tell you of the passing,on Sept. 30, of my sister Louise.
She was in the hospital for a very long time and one of the few pleasures she had was getting the emails from each of you. We would take the computer to a place where we could make an internet connection so she could read and respond to everyone. Many times it was the highlight of her day,and despite the fact that the replies were brief, you gave smiles, support and satisfaction at the time she needed it most.
I thank you for being there for her.
Jane
Dear Jane
I knew Louise only from the Track & Field Message board & was immensely privileged to have had the chance to converse with her.
This is such sad, sad knews.
Could you clarify if you were her only family ?
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