Comments on: Girl Wins State Team Track Title On Her Own

By: bonnie richardson | Immediate important news

bonnie richardson | Immediate important news — Tue, 13 May 2008 14:39:33 +0000

[…] she …Stormfront White Nationalist Community… - http://www.stormfront.org/forum|||Girl Wins State Team Track Title On Her OwnIn Bonnie Richardson’s case, she not only bested the jumpers, but she also ran toe to toe with the […]

By: jacob

jacob — Mon, 12 May 2008 13:48:58 +0000

I was able to run 3mi (USMC fitness test) in 19:10. Now I only can beat both Jack and Joe to the bar. My technique is to get there the night before, find a barstool and never leave.

By: Jack

Jack — Mon, 12 May 2008 13:34:38 +0000

I’ll race you, Joe — last one to the beer’s a rotten egg!

By: joe

joe — Mon, 12 May 2008 06:04:58 +0000

Dang, so Lovisa and Jack are track and field vets. That was my specialty as well back in high school, when I wore size 28 pants (numerous inches lower than now) and a comparable IQ. But I think it was the best sport at the time, as they were more interesting socially then the normal jock group. They let me in, for instance.

I ran middle distance and attempted the long jump. Personal bests were a 2:02 in the 880 as a freshman, 2:32 in the 1000, and 1:16 in the 600 (presidential physical fitness award - anyone remember that?) But I went backwards my sophomore year and crapped out completely at the beginning of junior year and retired to bookish pursuits thenceforth.

By: ACTivist

ACTivist — Mon, 12 May 2008 02:03:09 +0000

No surprise ending? No drugs, DNA testing or sex verification? Is she a U.S. citizen? That’s it? Another feel-good story without contest? It’s just lacking something exciting. Stone, get in there and pistol-whip someone.

BTW Jack used performance-enhancing drugs and never got caught.

By: Jack

Jack — Sun, 11 May 2008 21:44:10 +0000

Oh, and competing in private school track and field is not nearly as competitive as public school.

By: Jack

Jack — Sun, 11 May 2008 21:41:43 +0000

BTW, my teammates called me either “Jack Rabbit” or “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” because I was the fastest player on the team.

By: Jack

Jack — Sun, 11 May 2008 21:40:43 +0000

Tried discus — but was not very good at it. Since we were generally limited to four events per meet, I competed very rarely. (The particluar meet I wrote about above was indoor — no discus.) The javeline is illegal in VA high schools. My father, however, was a javeline thrower in PA.

I still try to get to the gym occasionally, and have played in the DC Men’s Senior League Baseball. (When I get my kids through Little League, I’ll play again.)

By: G. Stone

G. Stone — Sun, 11 May 2008 17:09:12 +0000

What a great story. I am sure this kids parents are very proud. Quite a young athlete !!

By: Joe Budzinski

Joe Budzinski — Sun, 11 May 2008 15:31:11 +0000

Hey I never said I was a physician, just a blue collar guy who watches lots of TV.

By: Lovisa

Lovisa — Sun, 11 May 2008 14:19:22 +0000

Jack - Did you ever try discus or javelin? Just curious.
You were quite the athelete in your youth!

P.S. See all the “meters” in you comment? When will the USA join the rest of the industrial countries and go metric?

By: Jack

Jack — Sun, 11 May 2008 13:15:23 +0000

Love ya, Joe, but they are ALL fast-twitch (anaerobic) muscle events. If your anaerobic muscles are in good shape, the aerobic muscles don’t come into play until you’re over 300 meters.

I was a good miler in 8th grade, running about 5:30, but I could never get my cross-country time (3.2 miles) below 20 minutes. By 10th grade, I was all sprinter. Usually, we could only compete in four events per meet. However, at one indoor meet of several independent schools, I did the 60m, 60m hurdles, 300m, 4×100 relay, high jump, long jump, triple jump, and shot put. I had two teammates whose only job was to make sure I got to my events on time. (One for high jump, the other for everything else.) If you have the anaerobic muscles, the rest is technique.

I was never as good as she is, though. Will she be in the Olympics?

By: Lovisa

Lovisa — Sun, 11 May 2008 08:38:21 +0000

Sorry, I misread! 1st/high jump; 2nd/long jump; 3rd/discus

By: Lovisa

Lovisa — Sun, 11 May 2008 08:21:55 +0000

What great stuff to read this Sunday morning, Joe! It’s so refreshing to hear about a high school kid who isn’t “specialized”; starring in just ONE branch of track. To win in jump, discus, AND 200m and 2nd in the l00m dash that’s really an achievement. I did high jump in school and wanted so much to throw discus. I tried and tried but could never get the rythm to let go of the disc at the right moment. Very difficult. Later I tried javelin with the same (non)result.

Where did you find this report?