News item of the day: stolen off letsrun.com and too good to ignore. Even at 72, retired teacher Jean Hirst (a former Notinghamshire sprint champion) chases down a 16-year handbag thief.
My favorite quote from the article:
"I didn't think of my safety, but I did pay for it a little the next day. I was covered in aches and pains and my daughter turned to me and said it was because I didn't warm up properly."
Thief Tries To Steal Handbag From 72-Yr-Old Ex-Champ Women's Sprinter
skip to main |
skip to sidebar
News and comment about running, especially Newton North High School's track and cross-country programs
About Me
Blog Archive
-
▼
2009
(193)
-
▼
February
(20)
- NNHS Alumni Results - 2/27-2/28
- Records Fall at 2009 All-State Meet
- Matt Carpenter Profiled in NY Times
- NNHS Alumni Results - 2/21-22/09
- Div I's: Gillis 3rd, Ranti 5th in "Dream" 1000
- Barnicle 5th in Armagh (No. Ireland) 5K
- 2009 Indoor Div I Boys Preview
- 2009 Indoor Div I Girls Preview
- Using Blood to Heal Injuries
- Jampol/Seeherman on Flotrack
- NNHS Alumni Results - 2/14/09
- 2009 BU Valentine's Meet Info
- Old Age 1 - Youth 0
- 2009 Bay State League Meet Results
- NN Girls Win 4x800, 4x50 hurdles at McIntyre Relays
- Thoughts About the 2009 Boston Indoor Games
- NNHS Alumni Results - 2/7 - 2/8/09
- (Wed 2/4) - Tigers Sweep Inter-Divisional Meets
- NN Athletes at MSTCA Elite Meet
- NNHS Alumni Results - 1/30/09 - 2/1/09
-
▼
February
(20)
Labels
Links
- NN Athletics Web Site (nntigers.com)
- NNHSXC Web Site
- Newton South Running Times
- NNHS Track Legends 1970's & 80's
- MSTCA (for meet info, rankings, etc.)
- Flotrack
- Dyestat Home Page
- DyeStat Forums
- Cool Running (results, event calendar)
- USATF New England
- USATF National Site
- Taking Things in Stride (Dr. R. Chasen's Blog)
- Cambridge Sports Union (my club)
3 comments:
I love it. The "wow, you picked the wrong person to try and rob" award. I actually had something very similar to this happen in Ecuador (though it's not quite as cool because I'm not 72...) Here's my account of it:
http://tzafrirelite.blogspot.com/2008/09/thank-g-d-for-asics.html
Priceless!
This reminds me of how once a man tried to car-jack a car full of people on their way to participating in a karate championship. Can't think that that ended well.
Post a Comment