Wow!  Does anyone know what happened?  Tornado warnings then severe thunderstorm warnings with high winds, flash flooding and hail warnings... everyone to the storm shelter tunnel!  In the tunnel (anyone have a picture to share?), we understandably had initial frustration, doom and gloom with the delay as it is crunch time for so many. During the two hour huddle in the tunnel, something interesting transpired as tension turned to comic relief, which then turned to a group-think fighting spirit.  A little after 10 PM, the call was made and the men's 5,000 meter athletes pumped up the huddled masses in the tunnel by charging into the still falling rain to start their warm-up.  GAME ON!  In the ensuing Midnight Madness of racing, 25 athletes posted season best efforts, 13 were lifetime best marks and 9 USA National Championship qualifying marks were posted!

All volunteers and athletes/coaches did a great job and had a great attitiude working together in the spirit of this modest little series where everyone from contract athletes to aspiring first-time national qualifiers work together in sharing pace-setting duties and creating the setting for the fast times we all seek at this time of the year.

Still drying out and cleaning up in INDY... we will be ready for anything starting June 13th with AMC HP II for 2009.

-Coach Harger