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15 Replies Last post: Feb 11, 2004 7:53 PM by Guest   1 2 Previous Next
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Feb 1, 2004 10:20 AM

i got Haile Gebrselassie's autograph last night....

Someone freakin shoot me in the head. My life is now complete.
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1. Feb 1, 2004 2:21 PM in response to: the kenyan
Re: i got Haile Gebrselassie's autograph last night....
what? only his autograph?

you should have ripped off his shorts or shirt and run away. but be careful, even though he just finished a race, he still might catch you
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2. Feb 1, 2004 10:42 PM in response to: the kenyan
Re: i got Haile Gebrselassie's autograph last night....
Awesome
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3. Feb 2, 2004 5:00 PM in response to: the kenyan
Re: i got Haile Gebrselassie's autograph last night....
Kenyan where'd you sit? me and three lucky teammates ran into a guy out front who happened to have four tickets, begged our way into the front of the line in, and scoot through the lobby just in time to see our star Macdonald go through 800 in the girls' High School mile. After our unbelievable luck, we were on such a high that everything about the event just seemed amazing. (Becca ended up 5th in 5:18, a 5 second PR)

After we all calmed down, we planted ourselves on the floor by the 2-mile start line, in front of the Michigan squad, and surrounded by Ethiopia to watch the rest of the events. We got pretty crushed once Gebrselassie hit the track, but it was really fun. Anyone else go?

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4. Feb 2, 2004 5:38 PM in response to: the kenyan
Re: i got Haile Gebrselassie's autograph last night....
i was about 4-5 rows up in the very first section to the left of the camera section, pretty much right on the finish line.

I got seriously lucky with the autograph thing. I made my way down along the homestretch while he was doing his victory lap until i ran into a mob of people. He came around and happened to stop right in front of where i was standing. A bunch of us thrust our programs out at him. He signed 4 or 5 and mine was one of them. It sort of helped that someone who was standing right on the railing grabbed my program and held it out to him for me.....which i thanked her profusely for.
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5. Feb 3, 2004 3:36 PM in response to: the kenyan
Re: i got Haile Gebrselassie's autograph last night....
If she was a young gal, did you thank her by asking her to dinner? If you didn't, you messed up.
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6. Feb 3, 2004 4:56 PM in response to: the kenyan
Re: i got Haile Gebrselassie's autograph last night....
Wow that's awesome kenyan.

JJ: Do you run indoor track? And if you do do you think you will qualify for New Englands in the 2 mile? I'm interested to know because I'm from Vermont and I may qualify for New Englands in the 2 mile.

Sorry for changing the subject please everyone keep talking about Haile Gebrselassie.
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7. Feb 3, 2004 5:18 PM in response to: the kenyan
Re: i got Haile Gebrselassie's autograph last night....
quote:<HR>Originally posted by dan505:
Wow that's awesome kenyan.

JJ: Do you run indoor track? And if you do do you think you will qualify for New Englands in the 2 mile? I'm interested to know because I'm from Vermont and I may qualify for New Englands in the 2 mile.

Sorry for changing the subject please everyone keep talking about Haile Gebrselassie. <HR>


Dan, I run indoor but I'm nowhere near moving on past Massachusetts. I have two more guaranteed chances to run the deuce this season, and if i can miraculously run two sub-5s in a row at Class A then I may have a chance to make the cut to compete at all-state. I don't know the advancement places to move on from State to New Englands though; is it top 6 too?

Season goal: 9:57, new school record. Time is running out...

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8. Feb 3, 2004 7:41 PM in response to: the kenyan
Re: i got Haile Gebrselassie's autograph last night....
Yes it is top 6 in each state advance. You must have some pretty heavy competition in Massachusetts for indoor track because in Vermont you would probably be 1st or 2nd in the 2 mile with a 9:57. Of course we don't have nearly as much talent as indoor track isn't particulary popular but that is still an impressive time.

This must explain why Massachusetts thinks their too good to participate in New Englands in XC...jk

I'm hoping to run sub 10:50 and place somewhere from 4th to 6th.
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9. Feb 3, 2004 8:31 PM in response to: the kenyan
Re: i got Haile Gebrselassie's autograph last night....
quote:<HR>Originally posted by dan505:
Yes it is top 6 in each state advance. You must have some pretty heavy competition in Massachusetts for indoor track because in Vermont you would probably be 1st or 2nd in the 2 mile with a 9:57. Of course we don't have nearly as much talent as indoor track isn't particulary popular but that is still an impressive time.

This must explain why Massachusetts thinks their too good to participate in New Englands in XC...jk

I'm hoping to run sub 10:50 and place somewhere from 4th to 6th.<HR>


apologies to myself for hijacking my own thread, but where in vermont are ya? I'm currently going to college right outside of Burlington, so i'm sort of a bootleg vermonter now......

good luck with qualifying for regionals!
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10. Feb 4, 2004 7:22 AM in response to: the kenyan
Re: i got Haile Gebrselassie's autograph last night....
I'm in the Brattleboro area.

Are you going to college in the Burlingron area or do you just live up there?
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11. Feb 4, 2004 10:28 AM in response to: the kenyan
Re: i got Haile Gebrselassie's autograph last night....
quote:<HR>Originally posted by dan505:
I'm in the Brattleboro area.

Are you going to college in the Burlingron area or do you just live up there?<HR>


i'm just going to college up there, i actually live in RI
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12. Feb 10, 2004 6:25 PM in response to: the kenyan
Re: i got Haile Gebrselassie's autograph last night....
Hey u guys sorry for cuttin in on the convo, but runnincircles wat town do u live in? I'm a sophmore who runs the 2 mile and hoping to qualify for all-states this year, also with a school record 9:56( thats my goal my best is a 10:19), but i'm pickin up the training. Did u make it to northfeild this year for all-states in cross country?

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13. Feb 10, 2004 10:26 PM in response to: the kenyan
Re: i got Haile Gebrselassie's autograph last night....
hey, I'm from Weymouth.

10:19 is awesome for a soph; I'm sure you'll be breaking 10 before you know it. What Div/Class is your school in? the 2 mile qualifying times are so different between class A and class D.

Yes, I just barely made the cut to move on to all-state at Northfield. I was the last individual Qualifier from Division 1 eastern MA. At northfield I finished 45th in 17:27.

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14. Feb 11, 2004 7:49 PM in response to: the kenyan
Re: i got Haile Gebrselassie's autograph last night....
lol i was right behind you then i finished 53rd with 17:31. I'm from Sharon we're in Class C. Where are you from?

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