Are you saying he didn't? I actually have no idea of the athletic ability of Jim Coyle. I do appreciate his love for IU.
In this show that was posted Jim is at the meat market in Bloomington. He does his show from there at different times. I am not sure why he chose this venue. A few months ago he was in there and Miller Kopp came in to buy some steak.
I ran a 4.5 once in a dream. Woke up and couldn’t walk for a week
BB’s Market. Best biscuits and gravy I’ve ever had and I would’ve never known about it if he didn’t do the show from there on Fridays.
In 1964 I won my grade school’s Hop, Skip, and Jump contest during their annual track meet. Through the years I’ve slowly had to come to grips with the realization my personal feat meant virtually nothing. I imagine your 5.9 clocking (whether real or imagined) has, likewise, encountered a lackluster fate in time, especially if “wind assisted”.
I remember winning the school spelling bee in the 4th grade... Dominant performance
I cheated my way to the state finals of a FT contest in 4th grade. I was hitting 7-10 regularly by my reports. Got to the finals airballed a few. Maybe made 1-10. Problem child.
I wish I had kept track of my times. I never ran the 40, but I did run the 110, 220, 440 and then the 100, 200 and 400 when we converted to meters. I held the school record in the 200 and 400 for a while because they were new distances. I wasn't as good in the 100 because I had long legs and never got a great start out of the blocks. I would catch back up near the line but was never the #1 100 sprinter. My 40 time would likely not be as impressive as others. I did better running with pads on in grass than the hard asphalt track we ran on.
I never ran any of it because I was not in track. But I will say that after corning cars during Halloween and having to run away I was pretty fast.
You are from Washington I believe. I remember running on your track when it was the only cinder track left. It was a cinder track in junior high and that track was the highlight of my 8th grade track season. I got boxed in and couldn't pass anyone in the 400 (probably 440 yard). I kept waiting for an opening, but everyone was running in a pack at a slow pace. In the last 100 yards I decided I would have to drop back to last to get outside of everyone. I dropped back took a run out of he turn and passed everyone for the win.
You were an athlete Sir. Thanks for sharing this memory. I am sure you forgave your Dad. lol
how convenient that your dad "took his eye off the view finder" as you were passing everyone for the win.... LOL... sorry, couldn't help it
His dad probably got just as excited as the spectators and instinctively dropped his guard, wanting to see the stunning, come from behind move for himself. If his son had remained boxed in within pack, he would have kept filming until the bitter end.
I think there are damn few 4.2s and often the best times are 4.3s, no? I'm sure he ran a 4.5... with a buddy or family member (or himself) hand-timing!
Love it when he has former Hoosiers on and will get Coach Woodson every once in a while. Of course he also gets a weekly visit from the GREAT DON FISCHER!!!!
