A Plethora of Award Winners This Week!
by Cliff ~ October 2nd, 2008
This weeks LMS award isn’t going to just 1 person, it’s going to 3 individuals and 1 team. These people have shown the spirit of pushing their limits and exceeding their own expectations. Each is very deserving of this prestegious award!
The first two runners are from this years UNB/LMS XC team. Students from UNB, Derrick Ferguson (left, leading) and Shawn Miller (left) both showed that even with out proper funding for the XC team from the University, they can still deliver. I raced with these two last year and was astonished at how far both came then and even more now. It’s truly a shame that running isn’t regaurded as highly as some of the other sports teams (hockey or basketball). Still, these two should be proud of what they accomplished, a solid 14th and 15th finish on a tough XC couse at the St.Marys Invitational. Props also goes out to Adam Campbell who helped guide them to these spots. Great sportsmanship, awesome work and good luck at AUS!
The second award goes to our very first sponsored team! After running the race last year, Tom Rogers was thrilled to bits and immediately signed up for a team for this year. Without a team name he thought it would be a great way to help spread the word of LMS. With a roster of varying talents, they showed great teamwork and athleticism running from Halifax to Lunenburg. The Rum Runners Relay of 2008 will not be forgotten by the folks here at LMS. We truly appreciate you supporting our website.
Lastly, a man that needs no introduction, except for his name is hard to spell and pronounce, Haile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia smashed his marathon world record by 27 seconds, winning the Berlin Marathon in 2:03:59. Gebrselassie, 35, became the first man to win at Berlin for the third time. He said a calf injury had forced him to stop training for a week, but he still managed to set his 26th world record. Can you believe that? I only have one world record and he has 26! Wow!
Great job by the athletes this week. It’s going to be tough to top but stay tuned for next weeks award!
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October 4th, 2008 at 8:07 am
Geb is amazing, especially because inside sources (Mhret Muzey) say he’s closer to 45! Pretty crazy eh?
October 5th, 2008 at 6:37 pm
ahahah….i could do that in my sleep when i’m 45 :P…..ahahahaha no that is pretty nuts…..I really don’t know how he does it and even at 45 i’ll be lucky if i’m walking then :S lol
October 27th, 2008 at 12:35 pm
[...] than it is for the resurgence of the squad as a whole. As mentioned before on LMS (here and here), the team was cut by the university this spring and even the existence of the team was in doubt. [...]