Track and Field Blogs - Jebreh Harris

"It is not the critic who counts, nor the man who points how the strong man stumbled or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly...who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at best, knows the triumph of high achievement; and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat."

-Teddy Roosevelt

A qoute i received from one of my dads classmates from west point. i got it after Trials. it made me feel a bit prouder

My season last year, was ok. cant be mad about getting a PR (1:45.56). im not mad about the season at all. making the team would have been nice, thats one of the main reasons of running, not the only one. if it didnt hurt, i wouldnt be human. i made the finals in 2004 and 2008. this one was def tougher. all 8 guys going at it non stop for the full two laps. (it was more spread out in 2004.) ofcourse a bit of bumpin, grabbing, shoving,, thats the nature of the 8. the TV doesnt ever show everything that goes on in a race. the 3 guys that made it,, were the better guys that day,, congrats to them.. seriously. no need to cry over that. ther best a person can do is to react the best he can in that millisecond. the 800 was one of if not the toughest and most competitive race at the Trials. people will always say "you shouldve done this or that" in hindsite ofcourse... thats a given. everyone on the outside always have something to say. :) either way, i did the best i could during certain moments of the race. there will always be gym class heroes to point fingers, but they never made it that far themselves

europe after trials was like having a hangover, as some peopel put it. you are drained emotionally, physically and mentally. a lot of people dont understand how it is or was. The races in europe, it took me a while to run halfway decent. i couldnt sleep and when i was,, i was sweating in my sleep. that happend a bit before the trials too. funny thing is, i wasnt the only american struggling post Trials. i was def ready mentally to get it going, i wanted redemption. a lot of things physically(injuries) just wasnt firing and i was running flat. it is what it is. there were some vids from there on this site. i got back to the States Aug 5th.

it was a lil tough watching the olympics, but it was def easier to watch this time around rather than 2004. i didnt watch it in 2004. prob because im a lil older and more mature. it still was tough in the beginning, im all good tho. im human right?

so now,, im def not working the bagel shop anymore,, that was crazy. 515am flipping bagels. now im working at this store on campus as a clerk, we sale ,, of course uni of Tennessee items there. better hours there. and also working some at this local health shop. so im not done running just yet. just have A LOT of "track business" to take care of this fall. so we will see how things go as far as my career of running. hey,, im getting faster as i get older and i still have the love to compete and train at this level. i will be a coach at a University one of these days. haha so any of you coaches reading this. keep me in mind when you see my application one day.

we have a nice group of 800 guys here to train, Andrew Dawson, Paul Cross, Yarrick Kincaid, and Marc Slyvester. all former Tennesse guys under my coach George Watts. ill be joining their training next week. im about ready to get the blood flowing again. im still helping out coach Watts with the team also. not as much this year because i need to put some money in the bank this fall.

but i suppose thats about it for now. im all good. working and running again. and just wrote two poems. posted them on myspace and facebook. so im back writing.

"when a woman loves a man" and "6'oclock shadow"

"political upheaval" is on its way too... working on that one now

peace to all.... -Jebreh