By Ryan Thorburn Camera Sports Writer --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Nearly two months after breaking Mary Decker's 24-year-old school and conference track record in the indoor 1,500 meters, it's still hard for Sara Gorton to put the accomplishment into perspective. Which is understandable considering she was still three years away from being born when Decker's Colorado and Big Eight/Big 12 benchmark (4:41.21) was set in 1978. "I didn't know that Mary Decker had gone to CU until we were on the bus ride home and (head coach) Mark (Wetmore) told me I had beat her record," Gorton recalled of her historic 4:40.35 finish. "It's a big accomplishment to be compared to such a great runner. It was really exciting after I found out." full item: http://www.thedailycamera.com/buffzone/sports/09sgorto.html "Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper of your self-confidence." -Robert Frost _____________________________________________________________ Sign up for a 6mb FREE email from http://www.spl.at Join the buzz, chat with us! http://chat.spl.at _____________________________________________________________ Run a small business? Then you need professional email like [EMAIL PROTECTED] from Everyone.net http://www.everyone.net?tag
