Trials Update

We're coming down the homestretch before the Trials and wanted to thank everyone for their well-wishes and encouragement. Rowan and I are actually up in Burlington, WA, visiting a good friend of mine from high school and college (plus we got to spend the weekend in Portland with my amazing aunt, uncle, and cousins...and the night in Seattle with another great, old friend...but more on all these fun adventures later, once I get photos downloaded and some time on the computer!) We decided to take a road trip for the week before Trials, partly to give Joe some space and alone time and lots of uninterrupted sleep... but also, of course, because I love to see people I love and explore fabulous cities! Rowan and I will drive back down to Portland on Friday to pick Joe up at the airport and then head down to Eugene. I drove over 13 hours north on less than one tank of veggie oil...feels great to go that far and never have to re-fuel! I collected another 40 gallons yesterday (lots of folks do biodiesel in these parts, so it was a challenge to find some unclaimed oil!), and now we're in good shape to do the next leg of our journey.

If you are interested in following the decathlon live, check out this site here . It's called Flashresults and they usually have truly live results. You might also check at USATF's site here. I will post an update after Day 1 and then again after it is all over!

People have also been asking about TV coverage. It will be pretty spotty, and pretty frustrating if you're hoping to get a glimpse of the decathlon. TV coverage in the US usually focuses on the running events and gives tiny little re-caps of the field events. So they might do a 30 second montage on the decathlon of whoever is in the lead after Day 1 (NBC has coverage that day from 7-8 PM), and even if Joe is having a great meet, unless he runs so fast that he beats the really fast guys, you probably won't see him (Day 1 favors speed!) For what it's worth, here is the TV schedule for the Trials. Joe competes on the 29th and 30th of June.

Date	Times	Network
June 28	12:00-1:00 a.m.	USA
June 28	8:00-9:00 p.m.	NBC
June 29	7:00-8:00 p.m.	NBC
June 30	11:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m.	USA
July 3	11:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m.	USA
July 4	11:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m.	USA
July 5	5:00-6:00 p.m.	NBC
July 6	7:00-9:00 p.m.	NBC