So this marks the 10th anniversary of me sneaking into that good ol’ Baylor Line to run for all those Baylor Girls who never got the chance!
When my sophomore room mate Mo and I returned to Baylor for the opening of McClane Stadium and realized that females could now partake in this storied freshman tradition, we had to run.
Being the minister’s wife I was naturally more resourceful than Mo. We purchased tickets to gain entrance into the game but had to finagle into the restricted area within leaping distance of the freshman.
Mo texted that she had been busted and her dream to run was shattered. I on the other hand was set on ready, nervously counting down the seconds until go time.
I figured that if I leapt out mid-steam and headed for the middle that if my calculations and yellow box sandals held, no police officer would fight inertia to chase me down. Right?
Finally the count down was over. The unruly runners were released and I literally took the leap from stands to astroturf. Looking up at the from my never-experienced vantage point was a huge adrenaline rush. I flung my green and gold afar and even stalked Robert Griffin. And even if ESPN is no mega fan of RG3, I still am!
When Dr. Livingstone came to Baylor I emailed her, sent this video and not long after that she invited all female alumni back to run. The greatest part about that story was her retelling the story of receiving an email from a female alumni and inviting women back to run at my nephew’s graduation. I was almost cool for about 4 minutes.
I cannot in good conscience recommend sneaking into places…highly enough. Some times when you get a really bad idea you just gotta take the leap, pray you don’t wipe out and grab a Heisman Trophy winner.
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