At the beginning of preseason camp a few weeks ago, I started a new tradition of naming an "unsung hero of the day," usually at our practices that feature high-quality workouts. I culled this idea from one of my favorite podcasts, NPR's Hidden Brain. The host, Shankar Vedantam, ends each episode with an "unsung hero" ... Well, for our meet on Saturday, the Unsung Heroes are Ken and Marcie Tibbetts. They have taken over the organization of our team tailgates, a mammoth and awesome job to be sure. But they went above and beyond on Saturday, leaving their home on eastern Long Island at 4:30 a.m. to set up for this meet -- even though their son, Chris, wasn't racing! How cool is THAT!
I LOVE Hidden Brain and Shankar.
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