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Coach looks to give back to his sport Continued from p. 18 "I just wanted to quietly get back into track after sitting three months making that transition from being an athlete and just being normal, if you will, just being an everyday guy just working, becoming a husband and a father." Allen says the experience he gained in the 2000 and 2004 Games, and at other world meets, was tremendous, and "I have to pass that on." "We still have a lot of coaches" who competed between the 1980s and 2000s, he says. Fresh blood and new experiences are needed, Allen says. He adds he's frustrated that track doesn't get the same funding, attention and respect as other sports. But he acknowledges Canada is primarily known as a winter country, and track will forever be overshadowed by hockey. The same holds true for his alma mater, Clemson University, whose students worship football: "It's on another level," Allen recalls. Nevertheless, support is getting better for the summer sports, he says. "Maybe not in Toronto, track per se, but you see more tracks in communities. Things are improving...at a slow rate." And it's well known that slow and steady wins the race. 19 | Wednesday, August 14, 2013 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com Call Alycia at 905-845-3824 ext. 278 ahowe@oakvillebeaver.com LAWN CARE Professional Lawn Cutting Services ATTENTION HOME IMPROVEMENT PAINTING ATTENTION PROFESSIONAL ROOFERS: THIS SPACE CAN BE YOURS LAWN-BROS Professional Services · Lawn cutting · Weed-Whacking · Fertilizing · Vacation Property Maintenance Mike Baird C: 905-484-3971 Marcus Baird C: 905-467-1507 PROFESSIONAL CARPENTERS: THIS SPACE CAN BE YOURS Interior/Exterior Drywall speciality/Taping Kitchens/bathrooms/basements/fences/ patios Electrical/plumbing/carpentry/tiling Remodel a kitchen/bathroom/basement Custom building experience brings added touch to all BIG and SMALL jobs Renovations CONSTRUCTION Inter-Can Painting Inc. · Interior/Exterior · Plaster Repair · Stucco · Personalized Service · Free Estimate Over 30 Years In Business Professional Painters PAINTING & WALLPAPERING "Know us by our know how" Royal DECORATING LTD. Hubert Klein (owner) SERVING OAKVILLE SINCE 1963 289-337-1171 cell 905-467-1589 jchartrand12@cogeco.ca (905) 469-0092 1426 Wallace Rd. #3, Oakville · RESIDENTIAL SPECIALIST · INTERIOR & EXTERIOR · CUSTOM COLOUR MIXING · RESTORATIONS · PLASTER REPAIRS & TEXTURING QUALITY WORKMANSHIP BY QUALIFIED TRADESMEN COMPLETE PAINTING & WALLPAPERING SERVICE DECORATING & COLOUR CONSULTANTS (905) 827-5584 ALVIN T. JONES