London 2017 Memories: In praise of Hero the Hedgehog, seriously!

I really, truly, wanted to interview Hero the Hedgehog. He was the only athlete that I missed at the London 2017 World Champs was Hero. This was not some person dressed up in a costume. No, sir! Hero the Hedgehog, was apparently, a former NBC cheerleader!

If you wanted the moves, the somersaults, the zip line, the other crazy adventures, Hero got everyone involved, including the one and only Usain Bolt.

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Most importantly, Hero spanned the needs of the crowd, between goofiness and amazing athleticism for person in a hedgehog costume.

Well, now that I have appalled most of my readers, I will get to the next subject!

#rp @palacewill Everyone needs a furry friend. Or one who’s a little spikey #usainbolt #HEROtheHedgehog #noemojiforahedgehog #iaafworlds #iaafworldchampionships2017 #london2017 #athletics #bethenext #bethebest #friends #furryfriend
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Larry Eder
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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