Thursday, February 3, 2011

The Year of the Rabbit

Way too many pictures of Larry lately, I know!  But Luke Watson was in this one, so I included it anyway.  Luke's hair and Ryan's "Tasmanian Devil" eyes give this photo a classic look.

This being the Chinese Year of the Rabbit, I thought I would celebrate Luke's rabbiting of the recent Invitational Mile at the Penn State National Indoor Meet.  Coming just two weeks after his Marathon victory in Bermuda, I was amazed to see his splendid 1:58 880 yards at the start of the event.  Watch the video and you'll see his start wasn't quite smooth, but the fast-twitch vs. slow-twitch wars going on in his legs probably created a little confusion for his entire body.

Luke is a PSU grad student, having done his undergrad running at Notre Dame.  Something we never, ever, hold against him!  We rarely even bring it up, really.  His best mile is 3:57.83. Did I mention that was while at Notre Dame?  Not that any of us care, mind you.  I'm just saying.

At least he beat the Wolverine.
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5 comments:

  1. LukeFebruary 3, 2011 at 10:02 AM

    Let me point out that I beat 3 Big Ten rivals in the above pic:

    2. Nate Brannen, Mich, 3:57
    3. Nick Willis, Mich, 3:57
    4. Ian Connor, (OSU alum), 3:58

    Boaz Cheboiywo (EMU) was 5th in 3:58.

    Ah, to be young and speedy.

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  2. skwilliFebruary 3, 2011 at 11:38 AM

    In my day it was "Sh**t on Pitt", but beating the Big Ten is the same idea updated. I was young, but never speedy!

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 3, 2011 at 4:41 PM

    I propose a moratorium on Mangan pictures, particularly with guys 30 years younger!! LTM

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  4. skwilliFebruary 3, 2011 at 4:43 PM

    hee hee hee

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  5. AnonymousFebruary 4, 2011 at 8:28 AM

    Larry looks as young and fit as Luke and Ryan. All he needs now are orange shoes!

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