Posted by Stephanie on June 29, 2011
I am back in Lausanne again for the Diamond League meeting Athletissima to be held on June 30. The wind has picked up today and I hope it can work in our favor tomorrow too. Last year the weather was a bit wet so we can only hope for sunny skies. The hotel is right [...]
Posted by Stephanie on June 22, 2011
I had a chance to hang with Patty and Steph in Roseburg today. They were nice enough to let me use the ring for my premeet practice. It was super hot but we got to cool off at the pool and eat hamburgers. The kids had a few questions about prepping for USA champs and [...]
Posted by Stephanie on April 23, 2010
I just landed in Des Moines for the 101st Drake Relays. The volunteers at the airport directed the many athletes to thier hotels and the gentleman who drive our group to the hotel was the same guy who helped me out last year in Des Moines. He gave me a ride to a local high [...]
Posted by Stephanie on February 16, 2010
I’m having such a good time watching the Olympics on tv this year. I’ve decided to make the last minute trek to Vancouver next week to catch a glimpse of the action on the ice and slopes. I think we are going to drive the 15 one way trip because we haven’t been able to [...]
Posted by Stephanie on November 26, 2009
I hope everyone is doing well on Thanksgiving weekend. I am blessed to be spending the weekend with my husband’s family up in beautiful Lake Tahoe. We had Jerry’s famous breakfast cassarole this morning and watched the Macy’s Thanksgiving parade on TV. It’s funny to watch all of the singers lip-syncing to thier pop tunes. [...]
Posted by Stephanie on November 11, 2009
Some cool happenings: Kiley, eighth grade discus thrower at Slinger Middle School in Wisconsin, threw 104 feet at the opening track meet, shattering the school record held for over twelve years. Her coach Rachel Womack presented her with a neat autographed collage at the end of year party last month. Cheers to the next generation of discus [...]
Posted by Stephanie on September 11, 2009
Here’s a great article that documents my visit to the St Albans Athletic Club. It was published earlier this week in the St Albans & Harpenden Review. * * * Olympic gold medallist visits St Albans If the athletes of St Albans AC needed inspiration ahead of this weekend’s Eastern Young Athletes League final, it [...]
Posted by Stephanie on August 17, 2009
Here’s an article we came across from UniversalSports.com: =============================================================== Stephanie Brown Trafton was among a delegation of American coaches and athletes invited to take an official walk-through of the Olympic Stadium here this morning, the first time Team USA has done so since the 1936 Games. The structure is, in a word, colossal. When you [...]
Posted by Stephanie on June 21, 2009
I’m going to my cousin’s wedding in Chico on the way up to Eugene for the Championships and getting ready for that has been a blast. Everyone is shopping for the dress and shoes that will be perfect. Our family is giving the economy a boost for sure! I got a pedicure last night but I [...]
Posted by Stephanie on June 19, 2009
I will be up in Eugene all of the next week prepping for the USA Champs in Eugene, Oregon. I’ll be staying out on the McKenzie River for a few days to be with my family and be out of the hustle and bustle of Eugene, then travel down and take care of business. My event is [...]
