My wife Lynn and I just got back to Seattle after spending a week back in Western Pennsylvania. It was great to see family and friends, and awesome to be back in the ‘Burgh and watch the PENS win the Stanley Cup. However, the highlight of the trip was the retirement party for our cross country/track coach — Ed Fry. Coach Fry has been coaching at IUP for 40 years (wow!).
It was great to see everybody. I’ll do a full post on the weekend, highlighting some of the key people, conversations, and festivities. But, I had to do a quick post as I’m amazed out how much those guys/girls we ran with have become like family to us. I haven’t seen many of them for years…and it’s so easy to pick up right where you left off. There’s something so very special about running…and running on a team. It builds friendships that are incredibly strong and that last forever.
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Mike Higgins // June 16, 2009 at 6:12 am |
It was certainly a great weekend in Indiana PA, honoring 2 legendary coaches; Fast Eddy Fry and Doc Raemore!