Tim Fights till the End

On Sunday, January 22nd, 13 people toed the line in hopes of making the USA team to compete at the 2012 London Olympic Games. No one had an Olympic standard going into the event and so whoever crossed the finish line first, with a standard would automatically earn an Olympic birth.

Jeff Salvage chronicles the race perfectly on his website Racewalk.com. You can read his moment by moment description here and it also has amazing pictures. Thanks Jeff!

To sum it up, the race started with 5 men in the lead pack and they stayed together for most of 30km's before the pace became too much for 3 of the men and then there was only 2 to fight the rest of the race, John Nunn and our very own Tim Seaman. This is where the real race began. First John put in a big surge and put in a good 45 second gap on Tim. Once Tim noticed that John wasnt putting anymore distance on him, he decided to try and close the gap and he did very quickly. Before we knew it, they were back together and the fight was on. Tim then put in a big of a surge but it ended up being too early. John caught back up with Tim and with a lap and a half to go, John took off and Tim couldnt respond. John went on to cross the finish line first in a very impressive 4:04:38, an Olympic B standard. Tim came in not long behind him in a very strong 4:05:50, only 15 seconds off of his PR from 14 years ago. What a comeback race for Tim! This was one of his strongest races ever.

Tim was such a huge inspiration for his Cuyamaca College student athletes and his fellow Champions International TEAMates that came out to support him. They cheered him all the way through the race, pushing him as hard as they could. They wanted it so badly for him that at the end of the race, young men in the group were crying with him. It was very emotional. They were all so proud of him! It was a great lesson for everyone to witness to never give up on your dreams as Tim truly fought till the very end.


Here are some other stories from after the race:

Imperial Beach Patch

Union Tribune

Competitor Group- Highlight Video




We are all so proud of Tim and look forward to watching the rest of his races this season. Next up for Tim is the USA Indoor T&F Championships in Albuquerque, NM on February 26th.

Stay tuned!

TEAM