Thigpen, Andrade to challenge kiddies at Modesto
The Modesto Relays is friendly to middle-agers. Of course, you have to be a damn talented middle-ager to make the Open/Elite field this Saturday at Modesto. A quick scan of the event lineups reveals at least two masters stars — Aaron Thigpen in the 100 and Henry Andrade in the 110 hurdles. Aaron was a DNF at the Penn Relays recently. Hope he’s recovered from whatever ails him. Henry, a Cape Verde Olympian, isn’t quite in the same M40 league, but deserves kudos for having the courage to run the 42-inch highs. Henry turned 44 a couple weeks ago.
