never thought i would know an olympian...

[erikaerxleben]

but i do! I have the tv going behind me when I hear the coverage of the marathon and hear the name "Alan Culpepper". Holy shit! Its the curly haired guy that was a senior when I was a sophmore and hung out with the the shot put guys (like I did) and called me kid. Very neat! He could run forever it seemed. If he entered a race over 800, you only

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[mattg]

The gold medalist in sailing (can you really call that a sport?) is from the little town I live in. Although, I don't know him.

[erikaerxleben]

its still very cool though!

[erikaerxleben]

alan finished 11th, still had some kick right at the end, great job!

[shadoh]

Actually, Culpepper came in 12th. The other USA guy came in 2nd and the other one came in like 60-something...

[erikaerxleben]

the first report they had said 11th, about 20 minutes later they were saying 12th, still great though!

[shadoh]

No doubt. I would be happy to come in dead last. 26+ miles? Ouch!