Hope for mediocre sprinters: Ken Stone anchoring at worlds

Pigs fly, hell froze over and I’m set to anchor the M55 4×100 relay for Team USA Saturday at Lahti worlds. Yeah, I’m thrilled to tears. This is the miracle of masters track. You gotta show up to have a chance at glory. Only four M55s have declared for the sprint relay at Lahti worlds. Joining me are Jim Broun (leadoff), Rick Easley and Thad Wilson. Now the only obstacle to my running one last time at the main stadium is the 100-meter hurdles. Jim and Thad are entered, and both have a great shot at medaling. I’ll be cheering for them to finish high — and unscathed. I’m sure the Brits, Germans, Canadians and Aussies (and perhaps the Finns) will be our relay competition. But I’l keep my palm up and hand wide for Thad and run like on a sonofagun Satuday. Pray for me.

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August 6, 2009

12 Responses

  1. Steven - August 7, 2009

    Have a good race!
    This was my first Worlds and I didn’t know how to schedule it so I missed my chance to be in the M45 4×100, where I would have been in your same shoes (unless the 3 faster guys really wanted to win by bringing Val down from the M50) 😉
    In fact, my goal coming out of the meet is to be fast enough in 2 or 4 years to make the other guys WANT me to be in the relay instead of just have me in it because there are only 4 of us in our age group.

  2. Ken Stone - August 7, 2009

    And I learned this morning that I’ll be running against Dr. Stephen Peters, anchor leg for Britain. I’ll just psych him out in the call room.

  3. Ken Stone - August 7, 2009

    Thad and Jim ran 1, 3 in the 100 hurdles, and they all survived the race. So our relay is good to go!

  4. Greg Theologes - August 7, 2009

    Have a great race, Ken.

  5. Maria in San Francisco - August 7, 2009

    Ken, that is fantastic news! Best of luck, and good running!

  6. Keith Mathis - August 7, 2009

    Hope you medal!!! You are living the dream.

  7. Bill Pontius - August 7, 2009

    Go Ken! Best of luck Jim, Rick, and Thad, too. Do it, guys!

  8. Bill Murray - August 7, 2009

    Back on US soil and from somewhere in the Detroit Airport GO GET UM KEN!!

  9. pino pilotto - August 8, 2009

    CONGRATULATIONS KEN!
    Bronce in 4 x 100!!!
    You was the anchorman? The sunofagun like Bob “Bullet” Hayes in Tokio 1964?!!!

  10. Dave Clingan - August 8, 2009

    Ken you dog! A bronze at world’s! Way to go, man!

  11. David and Linda Pain - August 12, 2009

    Congrats on the bronze…at the world’s, no less. What a thrill! We’ll look forward to hearing all about it in person…plus photos.

  12. Roger Dahlberg - August 9, 2011

    Ken : I have been looking for a senior olympics group for months & years. I lost my wife about 1 & 1/2 years ago. She would have encouraged me to compete if she were here. I haven’t competed or engaged in a whole lot of exercise for a long time. But the 5 & 10 K’s are too long and boring. But the sprints are more up my alley. Not that I would be good at it. Oh! I’m just 72 years old. Hope to hear from you soon. I’m willing to travel.. THANK yOU SO MUCH! Roger Dahlberg

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