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Show ST. GEORGE www.thespectrum.com By COURTNEY WALLACE For St. George Neighborhoods player has New running — shoes. Check. Fancy (expensive) lycra socks. Check. E Four packs of Gu. Check. Ibuprofen in a_ sweat‘proof bag. Check. newrole in reserve Water, water, and more’ water. Check. Running watch. Check. This is my usual long-run check list. What wasn't on my checklist for last week's run was meeting a local leg- CORDERO dcordero@thespectrum.com ST. GEORGE — Chris Timo wasn't on the field for --end...Debbie Christopher Onstott / The Spectrum Chris Timo file photo. poses in this - Zockoll. She is noted for being the only person, male or female, to have run every St. George Marathon — 31 St. George “Marathons to be exact — this year will be No. 32 for ing group of collegiate ath- her. letes who have served in the As if that isn’t enough, armed forces overseas. They she runs several other marawere honored along with all thons besides the St. George other military in attendance Marathon every year. The during DSC’s game with year of her 50th birthday, Western New Mexico, she ran a 50-mile race. Two He took the path less trav- of those 31 years running eled to get to Dixie State. the St. George Marathon, A standout as a sophomore she was battling breast canand junior at Hurricane cer. High, Timo went to school at To my great pleasure, I was introduced to Debbie while out on my long run a week ago. She looks and runs as though she has never been sick in her life. In my few moments. of opportunity to talk to her while we were runnin Debbie shared several enlightening things with me. First of all, her love of running was completely contagious. I found myself loving running even though every muscle in my legs hurt and my lungs were burning as I tried to keep up with her so that I could ask her my questions. Suddenly, I wasn't just training for a marathon, I was becoming part of a running community, where my aches/pains/highs/lows were already understood. Second of all, she had some great advice for runners, a little etiquette for the road. Zockoll said, “I wish that people would just say ‘hi’ to each other when they are out on the road running. There is nothing wrong with being nice’ She's right. Even though running 20 miles seemed to make even drinking water feel difficult, I gave her advice a try. I said ‘hi’ to every runner | — The Spectrum — 9 saw the next week nection of experience, training, and achievement. This year marks Debbie Zockoll’s 32nd St. George Marathon and the city’s 20th anniversary with its sister marathon in Ibigawa, and an Japan. Maybe we could all try to connect with one of St. George's greatest events, the St. George Marathon, by coming out and cheering on fellow racers. Whether a runner is from good old St. George or Ibigawa, like Zockoll said, “There is nothing wrong with being nice” Who knows what your hello could do for a runner? Next week's long-run check list...Say ‘hi’ to more people. Check. amazing thing happened... I felt better. It gave me an extra boost of energy to connect with another person who was out running like me. Finally, she wrote in an e-mail to me, “It is always so fun to talk to new runners. I’m sort of jealous, it would be nice to have the ee ea Happy running!” I can't: even n believe that Debbie Zockoll would want to be in my “New Runner” shoes, but it was awesome to know that one marathon . or 31 marathons, every runner has a connection to other runners. That is what makes the St. George Marathon such a popular event. People come from all over the world to do the same thing, compete in a race, a really long race. There is an immediate con- Seance e See TIMO on page 10 VWIRELESS High MPROF=SSIONALS ‘= ee Discount Pee Sa be a eg Come By and See ae you can save $$$ with our FREE PHONE OFFER! 8 ie 0000001710/T33 anything other than spe-cial teams play in the Aug. 30 game against eadtial Washington. The same was true against Western New Mexico. There are no assurances this week will be any different for the Dixie State outside linebacker. But you won't see Timo rant and rave about it. He knows the alternative. “I tell you what; said Timo breaking into a big smile, “this heat is a lot better than Iraq heat. It’s good to be back in America. This is where I belong, on the football field. I love it’ Timo is a part of a grow- For the week of September 15, 2008 Running a marathon: A contagious joy Former Hurricane BY DAVID NEIGHBORHOODS 155 N. Bluff St. St. George (Across From Ace) 435-674-7100 urs: M-F 10-7, Sat. 10-5, Closed Sunday |
