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Thu Sep 07, 2006 7:40 pm

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This was the heading of a page on my original Masters Track & Field Home Page -- which I've allowed to go fallow. People send me the concluding phrase, but I haven't updated the page in a long time. :(

Here it is:
http://www.masterstrack.com/treats/know.html

But with this message board, ANYONE can add their stories instantly!

So here's the latest I received -- from Kim Williams

You know you're a masters athlete when...

… you are running the 800 and you hear someone in the stands yelling GO GRANDMA!

… you tell someone you are going to a track meet on Saturday and they ask… “Oh your kids run track?”


So what's your version?

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Fri Sep 08, 2006 7:54 am

 
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You know you're NOT a masters athlete when...

You think "Masters" is a PGA golf tournement held in Augusta in April...

You think "running in Boston" in March means running the Boston Marathon...



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Fri Sep 08, 2006 8:53 am

 
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You know you're a masters pole vaulter when ...

... the criteria for "having a good day" are, you got to vault and you didn't get hurt.

- master



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Fri Sep 08, 2006 12:28 pm

 
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...you are being announced for an age-graded race before a college meet crowd, and you overhear a college age girl next to the track say, "boy, this should be funny."



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Fri Sep 08, 2006 8:43 pm

 
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...you realize that, for the first time since you were a kid, good sportsmanship is the rule, rather than the exception, and you really are running for the pursuit of excellence and the joy of competition, rather than for fame or fortune.

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Sun Sep 10, 2006 3:39 am

 
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The police are watching you cause they heard you were a broad jumper!!!

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Sun Sep 10, 2006 6:02 am

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your style of high jumping hasn't been used in 30 years



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Fri Sep 15, 2006 7:27 am

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... you're racing against the CHILDREN of your high school teammates!



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Tue Sep 19, 2006 9:20 am

 
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.....when you wake up groggy in the morining and accidentally brush your teeth with Ben Gay instead of Toothpaste.

OR....you erroneously rub your hamstrings with Crest instead of Flexall

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Tue Sep 19, 2006 9:28 am

 
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....when it takes you all night to do what you used to do all night.

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Tue Sep 19, 2006 7:31 pm

 
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A competitor clears a ht. and all his rivals cheer instead of saying, dammit!



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Thu Sep 21, 2006 11:03 am

 
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.......when you participate in something that gives you an excuse to dig up a perfectly good lawn to put in a killin' backyard vaulting setup complete with lights and official rubber runway. (The masters part is being able to do the above and be able to afford it). Later.........Mike



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Fri Oct 13, 2006 7:43 am

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From the Daily Mail (England) of today
Not actually referring to athletes but some of us just may recognise some of the signs.

You know your'e old when...

You run out of breath walking down the stairs.
Your knees buckle but your belt won't.
The waiter asks how you'd like your steak and you say: "Pureed."
You can't get your rocking-chair started.
'Getting lucky' means finding your car in the Supermarket car park.
The Rolling Stones still look young to you.
You enjoy hearing about other people's operations.
The names in your little black book all belong to doctors.
You need two attempts to drive over a speed-bump
Your friends compliment you on your new alligator shoes when you're barefoot.
You'd like to be nostalgic but you can't remember anything.
Your easy chair has more controls than your car.
You look both ways before crossing a room.
You need your false teeth and your hearing aid before you can ask where you left your glasses.
Your actions creak louder than your words.
You and your teeth no longer sleep together.
Everything hurts. And what doesn't hurt doesn't work.



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Fri Oct 20, 2006 12:02 pm

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Your spouse's nickname for you is Quicksilver --"Quick" for your running ability, and "silver" for the streak in your hair.

Also, when you have a very cool Masters Track.com T-shirt to wear!
I got mine in the mail...thanks Ken!!



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Sat Oct 21, 2006 2:22 am

 
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Quick Silver is copyrighted, tho :wink:

A friend of mine in Hong Kong uses that handle.

But when I reply to his notes, I sign myself:

Quick Sand
La Mesa, Calif.

And you're welcome for the shirt!

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