Meyrick Jones Racing: Province Article

"wise guys" quote:

It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again, who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause; who at best, knows the triumph of high achievement; and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.

- Theodore Roosevelt, speech titled "Citizen in a Republic" delivered at the Sorbonne, Paris, April 23, 1910

Everything you need is already inside.

- Bill Bowerman, co-founder of Nike, legendary coach, and father of the running movement.

Sunday, June 8, 2008

Province Article

Nice article Terry Bell wrote about me for today's Province newspaper. The print version has a photo of me on the run course looking a bit tired....

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'Proud of what I've done'

Meyrick Jones has dealt with his leg amputation head-on

Terry Bell, The Province

Published: Sunday, June 08, 2008

Twelve years ago Meyrick Jones was touring San Francisco when an out-of-control cable car slammed into the cable car he was riding on and crushed his left leg.

Saturday morning the 33-year-old West Vancouverite was swimming, cycling and running to a fifth-place finish in the Tri-5 category of the athletes with a disability (AWAD) event at the 2008 BG World Triathlon Championships in Vancouver's West End.