May 5th, 2008
Injury haunts Kraus as Olympic bid falls short
Island runner Janelle Kraus started strong at the Olympic marathon trials in Boston Sunday. She was within seconds of a 6:00 mile pace at the halfway point. But then a hip injury that has plagued her since February manifested itself. Her gait and grimace told the story — she would not qualify for the Olympic team.
She “hung on” despite the pain, her former high school cross country coach Cliff Clark reported after watching the race, to finish 57th in a field of 162 with a time of 2:45:01.
Mr. Clark described the race conditions as “perfect. The weather was clear, the temperature in the mid-40s with a modest wind at the 8 a.m. start.”
Ms. Kraus, interviewed via email this week, was moved by the event. “The atmosphere in Boston on that day was unlike any race I have ever seen before; there were crowds at every turn cheering for everyone in that race. I am so grateful to all my family and friends that were there to support me.” In addition to Mr. Clark, the fans cheering her on in Boston included parents Chuck and Linda Kraus, Janelle’s siblings Amanda and Patrick, uncle and aunt Ken and Gina Kraus, grandparents Ceil and Charlie Kraus and many friends including Melanie LoBue, Fay and Warren Walker and Kevin Barry.
Mr. Clark described the course, which “started near the Prudential building in mid-town Boston and made multiple loops around mid-town, across the Charles River via the Harvard Bridge to Memorial Drive (between the Charles River and MIT campus) and back across the bridge to mid-town.
“Janelle was running magnificently through the first half (13.1 miles) and a little beyond. Note one of the pictures that shows the halfway clock at 1:19:01. … She looked great through that point, from every measure. She really looked like she would run the second half faster than the first.”
Tags: island, long, marathon, results
7 Responses to “Injury haunts Kraus as Olympic bid falls short”
Heavy aint it?!
What kind of idiot goes out and declares to hungry fans, “I’m going to lose!”You?
Great Scott!
Which is why they looked like a deer caught in headlights. Yeah. Keep smoking the good stuff guys.
He cares about transparency in the government, which means he will forego some transparency now in order to install it later.Anyways, politics is like sports, even if you think you are going to lose, you always have to put on the winning face and trudge on.
Let me be very clear for everyone who doesn’t understand that partisan silliness is what this ruling class uses to keep us down:I like Obama a lot and think he has run a brilliant campaign, but that does nothing to affect my annoyance at how smug and downright nasty Obama supporters have become.There is a constant sense of ‘nah nah nah nah nah nah’ that comes out of them that keeps us all mired in a sports-mentality where the important thing is winning, NOT making this country better.They did the same thing with Ron Paul and they’re doing it with Obama now…THAT is what I was addressing and it makes me sad for the country, this world.