Simplot -- Final Day

Parker ran in one of three heats with the top 36 milers on Saturday. He ended up finishing in 4:37.14, which is just a fraction off his personal record of 4:36.90. He came in 19th overall.


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Simplot Games 2011 -- Day 1

We had a fun road trip to Pocatello, Idaho last week. Parker participated in the Simplot Games, a national indoor track meet. This was his third and final (sniff) year. It's making me sad that we are coming to the end of Parker's high school track career. Simplot was the last indoor meet of the season. Outdoor track starts in just a few weeks.


I have to give a shout out to the nice media relations guy who let me wear a media badge and come right down near the track to photograph Parker. This guy saw me standing up in the public seating area with my big lens and asked me if I had someone running in the meet. I told him yes, and then he let me come down in the media-only area. I was so grateful. It gave me a much better vantage point. 


He told me to find him on the day of finals, too, and he let me down there again on Saturday. So, hooray Idaho State University Media Relations. You rock!


Parker did well enough on Thursday to be able to compete with the top 36 mile runners on Saturday.


Way to go, my favorite runner!


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Olympic Oval in Black and White

One more post from the Olympic Oval. Parker has participated in two track meets there recently.


This time he ran the 800-meter and got his personal record. He ran it in 2:04. That's minutes.. :)


He also did the 2-mile. I can't remember his time. He wasn't as excited about that one because it wasn't a personal record. But he still did great, according to me, his mom.


I decided to post these shots in black and white. I like the documentary feel they have.


Yes, my dream would be to be a world-famous photojournalist, but I'll have to settle for documenting high school track meets for now. That's not such a bad gig either. :)

I Am Feeling Very Olympic Today!

Parker competed recently in an indoor track meet at the Olympic Oval in Salt Lake City, which is where the speed skating events took place during the 2002 Winter Olympics. 


It's always fun to come to this venue. The running track is built around the outside of the ice rink. Usually when we are there, we see skaters practicing. Just when you think the runners are going fast, a speed skater on the inner rink will zip past at amazing speed. 


Parker ran his season best at this meet. He's actually competing there again this weekend again in a different meet, so there may be some familiar looking pictures again in a few days.


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