The best IHSA State final ls event, these 3 days. Ive been to all the major ones.
I’m driving 4 hours this morning to the 3-day IHSA track meet. For the first time in 45 years I will not be in charge of a team.
The picture below is from the 1999 state meet. Dad was 63, I was 40.
Dad always said the state meet was his favorite weekend of the year. He loved track & field, loved my team, and he loved spending time with me. Every race was discussed.
Dad died at age 88. I’m now 67. I will hang out with my sons (age 39 & 33) high in the stands above the finish line, just like 1999.
Circle of life!
Interesting how times change. There are no longer 30-page programs because everything is online. Stop watches are rare due to automated timing. And… no one goes shirtless!