Arrived from Shanghai in the morning, checked in the hotel and pretty much took off for the Bird’s Nest. We had to wait in line for about 20 minutes for metal detectors, bag search, etc...they were serious about security, which was good. And very orderly for the amount of people that they had to screen!
Amazing Seats! For this night we were 3rd row, beginning of the backstretch. A whole line of Jamaicans right in front of us which was a lot of fun. Just amazing. Look my seats are so close i am holding the torch! (haha..stupid).
The first picture is the women's 5000 meter prelim. This race was especially cool b/c we were sitting next the mom of the gal in blue in 2nd place, Kara Goucher. Kara is the wife of Adam Goucher and was the bronze medalist in the 10k at the last World Champs. She made the final and ended up finishing 8th or 9th, a great job.
The second picture was the medal ceremony for the men's 400 hurdles - a U.S. medal sweep! This was the first medal ceremony i was there for and it was so cool to hear the Star Spangled banner at the Olympics. The flag were so perfectly flapping in the wind with the assistance of some giant fans.
One of the marquee events, the 1500 meters. Unfortunately none of the U.S. men qualified, but always a great race. Both pictures are great examples of how close we were to the track! The race did not disappoint and Rashid Ramzi ran about a perfect race one can run to get the win.
Stadium security so no-one bum rushes the track. See, I told you they did not joke around about security, this guy is stone-cold hardcore. Be my guess if you want to mess with that.
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