That's a real good number ... it's amazing really. It's towards the end of the year and the boys are coming off the basketball season, but they all come out and they all want to run. It makes my job easy.

I always figure that the C.B. Relays is kind of like our Drake. It's our toughest meet competition-wise, and the kids get to see some of the guys they read about in the newspaper.

Jordan is probably the best track athlete that I have. He's good out of the blocks - he's our best starter - and he's a good long jumper too.

Given the option of hiring acne-riddled teenage boys in red vests, or beautiful and sexy models and actresses trained in safety and hospitality, we're betting our success that restaurants, boutique hotels, clubs and private parties will prefer the latter.

He just had friends coming out of his ears. He had the gift of gab. You'd meet him and be best friends with him an hour later. And it was genuine.

Our free relays were loaded.