C.S.I.

I love the show C.S.I. I think it is great that they show scientists doing their jobs with a driving rock beat behind them. Of course having an inspirational song playing while you are centrifuging blood samples would make things more interesting, so why can't it be like that in real life??!! :)

Well, I was thinking of this phenomenon when I was watching Darren Lake's State Meet 2007 DVD. He filmed all of the races, and then put them to cool songs. Some U2, some Foo Fighters, not real hard-core stuff, but music that, combined with the images, really got your goosebumps going. Or in my case, the shakes and the tears! The race in person was exciting enough, seeing it on film with that "driving rock beat" was something else altogether!

During the boys 4 x 800, even though I knew what was going to happen, I simply couldn't stop crying, shaking and quivering. I don't know what got over me!! It was like Rudy finally getting on to the field crossed with Hickory High running the picket fence play. Unbelievable! I was a wreck! I couldn't move for ten minutes! I had to just sit on the couch and try and compose myself.

Sunday night I met with Coach Hawk. I was considering giving up coaching the 800 and 400 meter runners. I was feeling that I was not giving everyone my best coaching, either I was shortchanging the long distance kids or I was always shortchanging the sprint distance kids. Well, I have decided that is a stupid idea. I want to coach all of those kids, in all of those distances. It was the movie that convinced me. Winning State titles is great, but the kids I coach make me cry, make me laugh, make me pull my hair out, make me the proudest person in the world. And I am not ready just yet to give that up.

P.S. All of those who missed Red Rocks this morning missed three (3) pukers! Is that a record?