2012 London Summer Olympics

Who are you following?

I know my eyes will be on the following athletes:

• Desiree Davila (Women’s Marathon)
• Shalane Flanagan (Women’s Marathon)
• Kara Goucher (Women’s Marathon)
• Ryan Hall (Men’s Marathon)
• Meb Keflezighi (Men’s Marathon)
• Lolo Jones (Women’s 100 m Hurdles – and attended college at LSU!)
• Amy Hastings (Women’s 10,000 m)
• Jordyn Wieber (Gymnastics)
• Ryan Lochte (Men’s Swimming - yeah yeah, this is WAY off from  my other favorites, but a teenager that I teach at church talks about him ALL the time. For her, I have to cheer for him! Hah!)

This past January, I had the incredible privilege of observing and cheering for runners competing in the Marathon Olympic Trials in Houston, Texas!  I watched as Desiree, Shalene, Kara, Ryan, Meb, and Abdi pushed their limits and crossed the finish line as the top 3 qualifiers in each race for the Olympic Marathon.  You bet I’ll be cheering for all of them on race day!

From July 27-August 12, my DVR will have to work overtime!

For a complete schedule of events, check out the London 2012 Olympic Website.

Also, you can follow London 2012 adventures on Facebook and Twitter!

At the moment, my DVR is showing that the Opening Ceremonies begin on Friday at 6:30 p.m. Central Time!

I’ll be watching! Will you? What athletes are you following?