He was perhaps the greatest overall sprinter we have had in
our men’s track history. But more importantly, Tim Johnson was one of the
greatest PEOPLE to ever inhabit our Marist Track world, and now that he is
graduated, we will miss him greatly – as we do the entirety of the Class of
2017. So the text from him yesterday, reminding me that he would like a Marist
Alumni Racing Team singlet in size Small, made me smile. (To his credit, he also praised the excellent Marist Running performances in the races on Sunday).
His request for a singlet made me smile, because sprinters usually don’t request MART singlets. It also made me smile
because it allowed me to give him good-natured ribbing about how he’ll have to
USE that MART singlet in next year’s Walkway 5km race. Remember, 5 kilometers
is akin to a marathon for a short sprinter like Tim. But alas, it was easy to
poke him on this, since both of his 50-something parents were at the Walkway
races and both ran the half marathon. Christa finished 16th out of
87 in her age group in a very solid time of 2:05:07. Richard was a bit further
back in the pack, but they found me after the race, and both were smiling at
the completion of a grueling 13.1-mile race. So yeah, Tim. If both your parents
can come back and race the half marathon, you certainly can do the 5km. And
yes: They’ll be a nice new MART singlet waiting for you.
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