Ryan Shay Won’t Be Going to Beijing Olympics in 2008

by admin on November 3rd, 2007

28-year old Ryan Shay died running in the U.S. men’s Olympics marathon trials.

Shay is/was a professional distance runner.

Still the medium long distance specialist collapsed 5 1/2 miles into the 26.2 mile qualifier for the Beijing Games.

His wife, also a professional runner, will be running alone for a while.

The winner, another Ryan, offered - “My thoughts and prayers just go out to them and their family. It’s a sad thing.”

The incident begs the question - when is a dream too much?

Are the Olympics too much to chase for some? for man?

I have a son who is chasing a dream that everyone tells me is too difficult to achieve. Way too difficult.

But he keeps chasing it. Running after it, if you will.

"Aren't you worried he will go crazy?" I was asked by a very close friend who knows me and my son well.

I cannot tell my son what he canNOT do…My dad hated the word 'can't'.

Yes, I am worried he might lose it…IF he does NOT chase his dream.

What's your dream?

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