"Hold my spot, Mom"

Something caught my (and David Willis') eye today while watching the races at the Foot Locker South meet. Immediately after one race would start, parents of the competitors in the next race would immediately rush to the starting line to hold their child's starting spot for the next race that would go off in 30 minutes. This was one time I wish I didn't leave my Blackberry in the car (to take a photo of the madness). If anyone did take a picture, please email it to me to add to the blog. Now while I didn't get close enough to see if any fisticuffs ensued for pole position, I wouldn't be surprised if some heated words were exchanged!

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