Does everybody remember their first track meet? We all remember our first college football or Major League Baseball games, so why not first track meet? By "real" track meet, I mean a meet a little more important than some 3rd graders running on a cinder track.
Mine is a little easier, since it was in the humble setting of Olympic Stadium in Montreal. I was in the 6th grade and don't remember the particulars, but that was my first meet. I guess track appealed to me from the very start because I remember thinking how neat it was, even though I didn't realize what was going on.
My dad let my brother and I run around on the Metro whenever we wanted. These days you wouldn't do such a thing. I can't believe he allowed us to do it then! I remember the huge McDonald's Restaurant across the street from The Forum, where basketball was being held.
I also remember wanting to be Bruce Jenner after seeing him win! I wrote him a letter asking for advice and received a typed, copied reply of 5 pages or so with advice. He obviously had gotten a few similar requests!
Some great memories of Montreal. I started junior high the next year and that's when things in my life started to get confusing! ;-)
Mine is a little easier, since it was in the humble setting of Olympic Stadium in Montreal. I was in the 6th grade and don't remember the particulars, but that was my first meet. I guess track appealed to me from the very start because I remember thinking how neat it was, even though I didn't realize what was going on.
My dad let my brother and I run around on the Metro whenever we wanted. These days you wouldn't do such a thing. I can't believe he allowed us to do it then! I remember the huge McDonald's Restaurant across the street from The Forum, where basketball was being held.
I also remember wanting to be Bruce Jenner after seeing him win! I wrote him a letter asking for advice and received a typed, copied reply of 5 pages or so with advice. He obviously had gotten a few similar requests!
Some great memories of Montreal. I started junior high the next year and that's when things in my life started to get confusing! ;-)
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