Congrats to Marist Running Alum – and good, dear friend of
mine – Luke Shane for his outstanding race at Sunday’s Vermont City Marathon in
Burlington on Sunday. Luke ran his second fastest time and the fastest spring
marathon (by more than two minutes!) in his long and illustrious marathon
career, placing 15th overall in 2:42:48. This race represents his
eighth sub-2:50 marathon and 11th sub-3:00 marathon. Many of you
know Luke’s “story” – he was a soccer player growing up, but otherwise was not all
that athletic. He likes to remind me that he was that “short, chubby kid” in
middle and high school, and when he joined the team at Marist, he was still in
the early stages of his running career and not all that competitive. “Not all
that competitive” is about the last three words you would use to describe Luke
Shane now. Logging that many fast marathon times during the teens (can we call
this decade that?) has firmly established Luke as one of the most prolific
alumni marathoners in school history. Yeah, I’m biased. Luke’s my boy. I love
him like a son and a brother, and about the only thing we argue about is how
hard he trains – an outstanding topic over which to bicker. He continues to chase the elusive
sub-2:40 time, but even if Luke never ran another step (that’s NOT happening,
man!), I’d be proud of what he has accomplished. And oh, by the way? No one is
more proud to wear the Marist Alumni Racing Team singlet that Luke (as far as
the fancy sunglasses and haircut … well, he’s on his own there … his old coach in the tube socks and same gray Marist track T-shirt doesn’t roll like that). Nicely done, Luke. Long may you run …
What a story! Never give up and keep pushing for your dreams.
ReplyDeleteI read this when I get down. https://khohealth.com/you-need-the-courage-to-hang-on-to-your-dream/