Alisa Harvey (Part 2 ) A Special Track Mom
May 10, 2008
Today is Part 2 of my 3 day Celebration of a true Track Mom Alisa Harvey , If you missed yesterday Mother’s Day Special Track Mom Alisha Harvey 800m Runner you have time to catch up. I have received such a positive response….. Wait until you hear more today. Alisa is great role model and ambassador for having a healthy vibrant lifestyle your entire life, not just when your in college. 40 is the new 20 according to the way This Woman Runs……Enjoy, Be Inspired To Your Own Greatness and Personal Sucess .
This is what people from across the country have to say about Alisa Harvey
“Congrats!!! THIS is a true Masters Runner competing at the highest level of track and field and being successful!”
“You represent the best of women’s track and field you have caused many to dream of competition one more time in the best part of our lives…midlife”
Almost 25 years ago, Alisa Harvey set the VHSL AAA State Meet record for 1600 meters at 4:50 in Newport News while competing for Thomas Jefferson High School (Alexandria). Now at age 42, Harvey is still racing and running a 4:50 mile as the World and American indoor masters record holder in the event.
In the picture to the right,
Alisa Harvey Over 25 years ago,she doesn’t look much different now, but she would tell you there is a lot different and maturity brings freedom to express and be exactly who you want to be. I asked her recently what has changed and what has stayed the same for better or worse.She laughed a little and said well,I have seen a lot of changes ,some good some not so good but postive movement for the sport of Track and Field.
She express the very same feelings that many have and currently are saying that love our sport say ,”There have been many “former” Track and Field athletes that have help form the USATF as well as govern it and direct a path for a long time now. We both agree that it would be wonderful and prudent for a person who comes from a business background to run the USATF Organization. (For those of you that are interested the recently emptied postion of CEO is still empty as far as I know. Take the job and you have tickets to the Olypmics : )
As for advice for youth athletes, there were many points she shared ,but the top three sum up as follows:
1. Only you can motivate yourself to be what you can be in this sport. As you get older no one will be there but you to motivate you. Your motivatuon has to come from yourself.Don’t look to others to do what is your job. It is a lot of hard work.
2.Young ladies, beware, some coaches will not have your best interest at heart.They try and take advantage of your youth and lack of understanding and feelings about competing as you develop in the sport. Protect yourself simply for looking out for signs of inappropriate conduct toward you others
3.Seek to always enjoy what you are doing.If you(the youth athlete) seeks to make this a possible career one day, you will have much to look forward to in travel,new experiences and possibly a good amount of earnings . You will also have pricelss memories and lots of “stuff” from around the world to mark you journey over the years. ”If I never ran again I would be more than happy with what I have accomplished”.
For parents the advice is simple but powerful.
1. Allow your youth athlete to enjoy what every sports he is doing,never overly pushing toward any one sport. Let them enjoy as many as possible until they are into puberty and more or less forced to chose the sport they wantot focus on .
2. Remember that young girls can perform very well before puberty ,but after some will struggle as their bodies are changing and growing.They may become akward and uncomfortable in their own skin .They need time to catch up and “even out” Boys don’t have as much of a transition as girls.
If you haven’t already checkout the photo montage http://photoshow.comcast.net/viewshow/xq2fX2qj
Tomorrow Part (3) Of The trackMom Alisa Harvey on Mother’s Day. We will see pictures of Alisa’s beautiful children and husband a little bit about family life as a Track Mom.
Until Next Time
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