On May 25 Eileen competed in the Cooperstown Triathlon, adding another age group victory and trophy to her awards collection. Eileen and her baseball loving husband visited the Hall of Fame. Below are notes from the trip;
Eileen and I went to Cooperstown last weekend for her tri, the Baseball Hall of Fame and hanging out together in a pretty town. It was the
Weinpress trifecta. I noticed some similarities between runners and baseball
fans/players.
2.
We’ll wait in awful long lines to see our heroes
perform or to meet them and get an autograph.
3.
We’ll wear our heroes gear around town except
for the pants. We won’t wear baseball pants or the Nike shorts unless we are
competing ourselves. Hats, shirts, jackets, etc. we’ll wear anywhere.
4.
We all seem to like adult beverages after our
competitions.
5.
Our Halls of Fame are like holy shrines even
though it is just a game.
6.
Was anybody as good as “we used to be”?
7.
The older athletes think the new ones “got it
made”.” When I was a kid I ran in Converse All Stars and didn’t complain about
my shins being fractured in 5 places.”
8.
Our “stuff” is getting more and more expensive.
9.
We waste a lot of money on “stuff” we don’t
need.
10.
We all love to run to home.
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