The 400 Challenge

It started innocently enough. I told my lovely bride that despite her impressive athletic accomplishments and my recent bilateral hip surgeries, I thought I could outrun her for 100-meters. A few hours later, once her dismissive laughter subsided, we visited the track and confirmed my hypothesis. Always gracious in defeat, she said, "It never even occurred to me that you could beat me". Still, I conceded due to her youth, talent and far superior conditioning, she'd leave me in the dust over a longer distance. Later that night, she suggested the challenge: "If you can beat me in a 400 before the end of the summer, I'll buy you that mountain bike you want".

Challenge accepted.

Here is a tale of the tape for the 400 Challenge, to be held at high noon on Sunday 9/20 at the Van Cortlandt Park track.

Nicole Sin Quee	NAME	Jonathan Cane
43	AGE	51
Kingston, Jamaica	BIRTHPLACE	Bronx, NY, USA
NSQ, Mrs. Coach Cane	NICKNAME	Coach Cane
2x Duathlon World Championship Medalist, mother	ATHLETIC CLAIM TO FAME	Fastest Jewish quinquagenarian on his block (pending verification)
Is "invincible" when she channels her inner Mike Tyson	ADVANTAGE	Considers pain from losing far worse than any physical torture
Mangoes, cherries, grudges	FUELED BY	Activia, Quaker Oats, Insecurity
“When you put on a race bib, STFU and race”	MOTTO	“The older I get, the better I was”
6-pack abs	OUTSTANDING PHYSICAL ATTTRIBUTE	Scars on hips
USA Triathlon	AFFILIATIONS	AARP
John Zuehlke	COACH	Sarana Hyatt/Shane Neil