A Brag Blog on US Women’s 4x100m Relay

 
Did you see the Olympics last night? I know, I know. After nearly 3 weeks of nightly, non-stop coverage & looping, daily recaps broadcast over every media outlet there is, I suspect even the athletes have tired of the pomp and circumstance surrounding the Games.  Or at the very least tired of all that exercise, but as the saying goes, it’s not over till the fat lady sings.
 

 
Although “fit lady” would be the more apt metaphor in this instance.You’d never guess the incredibly fit American women that raced last night were at the tail end of a physically and psychologically grueling competition.Not even for a hundredth of a second, and as an amateur runner myself, I know what to look for—I like to think I do, anyway—and while I’ve been following the track and field events from this quasi-informed stance, the athletes have done nothing but impress. Continue reading →…