Blogs : John Wise

Iced in at Missouri, Razorback-land

We are now into our indoor season and things are starting to get heated up – except outside.  What the heck is with this weather?  We went to Missouri and had to stay an extra night because of freezing rain and then this past Saturday when we got back from Arkansas we were hit with a blizzard (for Wichita at least).  You should’ve seen our team in the parking lot after we got back trying to push each other’s cars out of the snow.  The team bus even got stuck once.

I am saving up my money to buy the city of Wichita one truck full of salt.

I love this city but their idea of snow removal is interesting to say the least.  They scrape the snow off with a plow then leave a skating rink-like sheet of ice for everyone to drive on.  Our outdoor track looks like an Olympic speed skating venue as well!  Thank goodness for our new mondo indoor track!

Our past two meets have been up and down.  We are starting to get a feel for what our team looks like.  We are a program that definitely is built for the outdoor season more than indoor but, obviously, we are trying to win championships all year round.  Our new indoor track and greatly enhanced our training the past few weeks with the cold weather and hopefully that will result in some solid performances in February.

We head to the University of Nebraska this weekend for the adidas Invitational.  First time I will have been there since my senior year at Kent State in 1998 when the track was still flat.  I ran 49.26 for 400m there, not that anyone cares.

The MVC competition is starting to take some form.  Indiana State’s men look very strong early as well as Northern Iowa.  We feel like we are looking up at them during the indoor season.  The women’s side has about 5 teams that look fairly evenly matched and we will need to be well prepared to win our 6^th straight MVC title (CC, Indoor, Outdoor).

Around the office the big news is that I now have cable, its beginning to feel more and more like my apartment everyday.  Still need a mini-fridge, air mattress, and girlfriend to make it complete. :)

Beware!

2:37 PM, January 24, 2007 .. Posted by Anonymous

The cable, mini-fridge and air mattress all sound like things you could use in your office. However, getting a girlfriend will make it her office.

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10:25 PM, January 24, 2007 .. Posted by Tom Borish

You also need to get a garbage disposer in the shower. How else are you going to make a salad?

Glad to hear everything is going well. Good luck at Nebraska... I remember you rocking that 49 like it was yesterday!

C-Dub

6:49 PM, January 28, 2007 .. Posted by Anonymous

Look at you, you sly devil. . .slippin in the pitch for a lady like it\'s no big deal. A wise move. (No pun intended.)