[Oe List ...] Jr. Olympics National Track and Field in Greensboro, NC- Local Boy in Finals

[Nancy Trask]

Great to hear the wonderful news about Nolan's physical prowess.  Get well wishes to you all !!!!!!

Nancy Trask




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 From: Lynda Cock <llc860 at triad.rr.com>
To: 'Order Ecumenical Community' <oe at lists.wedgeblade.net> 
Sent: Saturday, July 27, 2013 4:17 PM
Subject: [Oe List ...] Jr. Olympics National Track and Field in Greensboro,	NC- Local Boy in Finals
 


Dear Colleagues,  Warning, this is a grandma 
brag.  Delete if in a hurry.  
 
 I'm slowly making progressafter a ruptured disc July 1.  Jono and 
Kelley  and family (4) were thru this afternoon to check on me and we did an early celebration 
of Jono's 46th birthday since I won't 
be cleared to travel until after his real birthday Aug. 4, and then short distances for a 
while.  Jeremiah and Nolan also came over.  We all look like the 
Hop-a-Long Cassidy family.  Me with a cane, having graduated from a 
walkerand  John with a strained 
back; Jeremiah on crutches, and Nolan (who was on crutches 2 months ago with a 
broken bone in his foot) sporting  the big scraps above his ankle sustained 
in Thurs.'s Steeple Chase in the Jr. Olympics.  Jeremiah injured his knee 
while on a Father-Son retreat with Nolan 
this past weekend..  He's had X-rays, but still not sure where the problem 
is, so he had MRI today before coming 
over. 
 
We are all so excited about Nolan's participation in 
the National  Jr. Olympics.  In Thurs. morning's preliminaries, he 
came in 2nd in his heat for the 1500m race which qualifies him to run 
in Sunday's finals for the National 
Jr. Olympics championships.  There are over 8000 young people from around the US ages 8-18 
participating right here in Greensboro at beautiful A&T 
stadium.
 
Since we couldn't attend, we were delighted to find that the 
events are being Live Streamed free at www.usatf.tv.  His 1500m 
event against 12 other qualifiers will be around 2:30 EST on Sunday 
afternoon.  He says that his injury was just a deep scrape and is healing 
nicely,  (Thankfully young people heal so fast!) and he is cool about his 
participation tomorrow.  
 
If anyone is interested in watching, once you get on 
the Jr. Olympics USA Track and Field  page, look for LIVE in big letters in 
the banner. Be sure to get the Jr. Olympics and not the Thorpe Cup.  Look 
on the side bar for his impressive 2nd place win Thurs at some time if you 
wish.  He is in 1500m Boys 15-16 Heat 3.  
In the finals tomorrow, there will only be one event, 
so it will be quick.  He goes by Nolan Cook and is in the neon green jersey 
in Thurs. event.  Who knows what his jersey will be 
tomorrow.  Maybe it's a uniform and he will be in it again.  
 
Is this a proud grandma or what?  Greensboro has 
lots of history with our movement and with several colleagues.  Many of you have known Nolan's father, Jeremiah, as a young boy.   We salute the discipline, 
skill and determination of this caring young 
man.   
 
Lynda Cock (and 
John)

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