Boulder Honks Horns for the Slatterys

Steeplechase star Steve Slattery and his distance runner wife, Sarah Slattery (formerly Goton), are delighted to know that they have the loyal support of their home town of Boulder, Colorado in their undertakings as professional athletes. Having only recently won the Pearl Street Mile (August 17, 2007), the couple had announced their intention to bring an Olympic trophy – from next year's Beijing Olympics – back to Boulder. The announcement was met with much enthusiasm by the locals; they had even agreed to the couple's request of honking horns and cheering “Go Slat” to fire them up as they train around town.

Just a few days ago, at the IAAF “Golden League” meet in Brussels, Belgium, Steve had a starting run that was clocked at eight minutes and fifteen point six seconds for the 3,000 meter steeplechase – the fastest American time in 2007, his current personal best, and a time that has now ranked Steve Slattery as the seventh in the list of all-time steeplechase. That performance has upped the excitement of his fans and supporters, as it is the kind that could get a person into the finals of an international competition.

As her husband ran his heart out in Europe, Sarah had proved that she was no slouch herself as she placed second in the 5K Road championships held in Providence with a time of fifteen minutes, forty-two seconds. Sarah Slattery is a Pan-American Games 10,000 meter gold medalist (2007, with a running time of 32:54.51), one of the best female runners in the country.

At the moment Steve Slattery is bunking in Europe and preparing for his run in the IAAF World Athletics track final to be held on Sunday, September 23, 2007 in Stuttgart, Germany – his participation here is nothing to be sneezed at, as only the twelve top steeplechase athletes in the world (the top twelve for each event) get invited to this competition, and Slattery's rank on the list is fifth. His wife Sarah, in the meantime, is reportedly continuing her training in preparation for both the Olympics and any meet in between.

Steve claimed that the honking and the cheers of “Go Slat!” help him and his wife with their training for the Olympics. “It really makes a difference,” he said. It was that kind of support that supposedly inspired his performance in Brussels.