SAN ANTONIO, Texas--A few hours before the start of the Bowerman awards ceremony at the JW Marriott Hill Country, I had a chance to catch up with Washington State 400 meter hurdler Jeshua Anderson and Cougar assistant coach Mark Macdonald (left/photo by Paul Merca) as Anderson went through a workout on a hill outside the hotel resort.
Anderson ran 6 x 120m uphill (guestimate) , averaging around 18-19 seconds per run.
Here is Anderson's last two runs up the hill on a cloudy day after the rains earlier in the morning stopped.
The Bowerman awards ceremony will be webcast by Flotrack beginning at 4 pm, pacific time on Wednesday.
We are honored to receive this award, as it comes from our peers who passionately cover the sport, and strive to continue the legacy of excellence that the late Adam Jacobs sought before his untimely passing.
Internationally respected track and field writer Paul Merca brings his take on the sport to paulmerca.blogspot.com.
Paul was the assistant director of communications for the 1984 USA Women's Olympic Marathon Trials in Olympia, WA., and public relations director for the 1999 USA Cross Country Championships in Tacoma, WA.
The current public address announcer for the University of Washington's home track and field meets, Merca's been a media assistant to the USA national team (2001-11, 13, 15, 17) at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships.
His vast knowledge of the sport has been utilized by many of the country's sports television networks, and is a senior writer to Northwest Runner magazine. He's covered 13 IAAF World Track & Field Championships, and two Olympics.
Merca graduated from Seattle's Franklin High School in 1977, and received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Washington in 1981 in Communications.
He competed in track and cross country at Franklin, and ran cross country at the University of Washington.
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