One of the side effects of Brooke and I getting into running has been an increased interest in watching the world’s elite runners do their thing. For the past nine days, the World Championships in Athletics have been taking place in Paris. It’s been fun watching some of the races. The marathons were a highlight, passing just about every Parisian landmark, and there were a few great Canadian moments, too. Perdita Felicien’s gold medal performance in the women’s 100m hurdles comes to mind, but also the two Canadian women Courtney Babcock (8th) and Émilie Mondor (12th) breaking the national record for the the 5,000m (5K). The French women’s victory over the Americans in the 4x100m relay was also pretty thrilling to watch.
The shadow of steroids unfortunately still hangs over the world of track and field. How do I know? Because after one particularly shocking come-from-behind victory, Brooke’s comment was “They better check her pee.”