It was that kind of day yesterday for the Saint Classic track and field meet held at the Blue Valley District Activities Center.  My valiant companion, yearbook reporter Rachel and I stayed almost the entire 5 1/2 hour event.  We were cold and hungry but did not give up because we got good pictures, I could write for you and we watched her boyfriend. 

The races seemed to go well. Only two people wiped out over the hurdles and there seemed to be no other events like that.  We stayed mostly on the track side, while two other reporters covered the field events.

Between some of the races, Rachel and I would walk around and talk to the athletes or just talk.  We walked by a couple girls who must have been exhausted and that is where the title came about.  We turned our heads in a "confused beagle look" as anyone who owns a beagle would understand and decided to write the quote down and use it many times in the future. 

On Saturday at the Carl Owczrzak Fall Classic hosted by Shawnee Mission West, P. J. Greer won the 12th grade boys race.  With this win he beat his personal record to climb to the number 2 all-time boys 5K record at Aquinas.

He ran the race in 16:06, which was a second faster than his old time.  The next runner finished at 16:20 and teammate Kyle Hanson followed a second later. 

Greer's record sits behind ex-coach Chris Ronan who finished in a 15:58, leaving 8 second to possibly cut off his time.  Ronan was a 1992 grad who came back to coach and left last year to pursue marathons.  He ran in the Boston marathon and finished in 2:38:56.  For more on him follow the link below.