I'm all hopped up on steroids so I'm up all night watching the Olympics. I just saw Shalane Flanagan of the US get bronze in the women's 10km.
It was a contest for third, made tougher for Shalane because she was recovering from food poisoning.
Her mom (also a competitive runner) was cheering the whole way. When Shalane crossed the finish line she wasn't sure if she was third or fourth. When the press told her she was third she started to cry.
Someone gave her a flag and she ran over to her mom, and her mom was going nuts, and the sight of her mom cheering like mad while her daughter ran with the flag made me cry. I think probably the whole American audience was crying by that time, at least if they could see her mom.
I've seen some athletes do some cool stuff in the Olympics, but so far this was the most fun moment for me.
It was a contest for third, made tougher for Shalane because she was recovering from food poisoning.
Her mom (also a competitive runner) was cheering the whole way. When Shalane crossed the finish line she wasn't sure if she was third or fourth. When the press told her she was third she started to cry.
Someone gave her a flag and she ran over to her mom, and her mom was going nuts, and the sight of her mom cheering like mad while her daughter ran with the flag made me cry. I think probably the whole American audience was crying by that time, at least if they could see her mom.
I've seen some athletes do some cool stuff in the Olympics, but so far this was the most fun moment for me.