On
      Monday,
      February
      17th
      at
     
     
      3pm,
      the
      Indoor
      Sports
      Society
      will
      begin
     
     
      its
      Terry
      Jones
      Staircase
      Race
      Memorial
     
     
      Tournament
      (TJSRMT).
      Terry
      Jones
      is
      a
     
     
      former
      UPEI
      student
      whose
      staircase
      run-
     
     
      ning
      abilities
      surpassed
      and
      amazed
      team-
     
     
      mates
      and
      opponents
      alike
      for
      three
      con-
     
     
      secutive
      years
      from
      1999
      until
      2001.
      A
     
     
      respected
      athlete
      who
      worked
      extremely
     
     
      hard
      to
      get
      to
      the
      top,
      he
      was
      forever
      dedi-
     
     
      cated
      to
      overcoming
      new
      steps
      in
      turning
     
     
      his
      afternoon
      hobby
      into
      a
      career.
     
    

    
     
      "Terry
      would
      always
      be
      there
     
     
      working
      on
      his
      cardiovascular
      fitness,
      even
     
     
      when
      the
      school
      closed.
      He
      was
      a
      dedicat-
     
     
      ed
      athlete,
      you
      could
      even
      find
      him
      doing
     
     
      laps
      at
      the
      mall
      in
      his
      heavy
      work
      boots,
     
     
      running
      the
      wrong
      way
      on
      the
      escalators...
     
     
      it's
      so
      hard
      to
      find
      an
      athlete
      like
      Terry
     
     
      Jones,"
      says
      Otto
      Strauss,
      head
      coach
      of
     
     
      the
      Canadian
      Staircase
      Runners’
     
     
      Association
      (CSRA).
     
    

    
     
      Strauss
      met
      Terry
      here
      at
      UPEI
      in
     
     
      1997
      but
      never
      caught
      on
      to
      his
      natural
     
     
      abilities
      until
      1998,
      when
      he
      was
      talking
      to
     
     
      Terry
      by
      the
      side
      of
      a
      pool
      one
      day.
     
    

    
     
      "We
      were
      just
      sitting
      by
      the
      side
     
     
      of
      the
      pool
      talking,
      when
      I
      noticed
      his
      feet,
     
     
      and
      he
      had
      four
      ankles...
      and
      it
      just
      hit
      me!
     
     
      I
      said
      to
      him,
      ‘Terry,
      did
      you
      ever
      consider
     
     
      a
      career
      in
      staircase
      racing?’
      And
      he
      said
     
     
      ‘yeah',
      and
      that
      he'd
      actually
      been
      strength-
     
     
      ening
      his
      ankles
      at
      the
      gym
      and
      doing
      a
      lit-
     
     
      tle
      experimenting
      with
      different
      styles
      of
     
     
      staircases
      -
      indoor
      15,
      20,
      and
      30
      inch
      con-
     
     
      crete
      straights,
      flat-board
      roundabouts,
     
     
      semi-break
      levels,
      metal-alloy
      and
      wooden
     
     
      hollows,
      and
      even
      outdoor
      rough-terrain
     
     
      sandstone;
      10,
      20,
      and
      25
      inches.
      But
      it
     
     
      was
      with
      the
      20
      inch
      semi-break
      levels
      that
     
     
      he
      excelled,
      and
      trained
      hard
      on
      those
     
     
      staircases
      every
      single
      day,
      so
      you
      know...
     
     
      |
      thought
      I'd
      teach
      him
      the
      railings."
     
    

    
     
      Strauss
      notes
      Terry's
      disdain
      for
     
     
      "lazy
      elevator
      types"
      and
      his
      unique
      ability
     
     
      to
      get
      to
      know
      the
      coarse
      terrain.
      "He
      had
     
     
      an
      amazing
      ability
      to
      understand
      and
     
     
      become
      one
      with
      the
      staircases
      he
      worked
     
     
      on,
      you
      could
      see
      that
      he
      really
      knew
      what
     
     
      he
      was
      doing
      on
      the
      stairs.
      He
      was
      really
     
     
      no
      fool
      when
      it
      came
      to
      staircases.
     
     
      Sometimes
      he'd
      be
      chatting
      it
      up,
      just
      sit-
     
     
      ting
      there,
      eating
      an
      apple
      with
      the
      stairs,
     
     
      you
      know."
     
    

    
     
      "We
      had
      a
      class
      together
      in
      1998
     
     
      -
      a
      physics
      class,
      I
      remember
      we'd
      be
      talk-
     
     
      ing
      about
      staircase
      physics
      and
      then
      when
     
     
      we'd
      come
      to
      the
      stairs
      on
      the
      way
      to
      class
     
     
      Terry
      would
      just
      be
      gone,
      I
      mean,
      I
      just
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Terry
      Jones
      Memorial
      Day
     
    
   
   
    
     
      couldn't
      keep
      up,
      it
      was
      amazing!
     
     
      Sometimes
      I'd
      be
      on
      my
      way
      to
      class
      and
     
     
      Terry
      would
      just
      fly
      by
      me
      on
      the
      staircase
     
     
      and
      drag
      a
      fart
      and
      I'd
      get
      to
      breath
      it
      in
     
     
      the
      rest
      of
      the
      way!
      He
      was
      a
      really
      great
     
     
      guy."
     
    

    
     
      Then,
      sadly,
      at
      the
      height
      of
      a
     
     
      looming
      staircase
      career,
      Terry
      Jones
      fell
     
     
      out
      of
      the
      CSRA
      for
      good.
      During
      his
      most
     
     
      infamous
      run
      at
      his
      home-town
      track
      in
      the
     
     
      main
      building
      here
      at
      UPEI,
      Terry
      trav-
     
     
      elled
      up,
      then
      down
      the
      staircase
      in
      24.01
     
     
      seconds
      flat.
      This
      was
      a
      new
      record
      in
     
     
      staircasing
      for
      a
      UPEI
      student
      taking
      19.83
     
     
      seconds
      to
      reach
      the
      top,
      and
      a
      mere
      5.18
     
     
      seconds
      to
      reach
      the
      bottom.
      This
      accom-
     
     
      plishment
      was
      never
      to
      be
      forgotten,
      nor
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      surpassed
      by
      any
      other
      athlete.
     
    

    
     
      "If
      you
      look
      in
      the
      National
     
     
      Staircase
      Racing
      Rule
      Book,
      you'll
      see
      that
     
     
      tule
      (1)a)
      states
      that
      ‘...
      each
      runner
      must
     
     
      come
      into
      contact
      with
      each
      individual
     
     
      stair
      in
      order
      to
      qualify...'
      and
      so
      on,
      but
      it
     
     
      doesn't
      say
      anything
      about
      having
      to
      use
     
     
      your
      feet,
      and
      so
      really,
      you
      could
      use
      any
     
     
      part
      of
      your
      body.
      Terry
      Jones
      did
      that."
     
    

    
     
      All
      athletes
      interested
      in
      partici-
     
     
      pating
      in
      the
      Terry
      Jones
      Staircase
      Race
     
     
      Memorial
      Tournament
      are
      asked
      to
      fill
      out
     
     
      one
      of
      the
      sign-up
      sheet
      attached
      to
      the
     
     
      office
      door
      of
      The
      Cadre,
      being
      sure
      to
     
     
      include
      stair-track
      preference.
      There
      will
     
     
      be
      a
      number
      of
      races
      all
      over
      campus,
     
     
      beginning
      at
      3:00
      on
      February
      30.
      Only
      —
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      limited
      number
      of
      athletes
      will
      be
      accepted
     
     
      as
      any
      more
      than
      15
      people
      running
      down
     
     
      the
      same
      set
      of
      stairs
      at
      one
      particular
      time
     
     
      becomes
      dangerous.
     
    

    
     
      Top
      qualifiers
      selected
      for
      this
     
     
      year's
      Memorial
      will
      be
      given
      a
      position
     
     
      on
      the
      UPEI
      Staircase
      Racing
      Team,
      and
     
     
      will
      also
      be
      invited
      to
      attend
      a
      presentation
     
     
      on
      the
      memory
      of
      Terry
      Jones.
      This
      pres-
     
     
      entation
      will
      be
      held
      at
      the
      AVC
      building,
     
     
      where
      his
      numerous
      ankles
      have
      under-
     
     
      gone
      intense
      study
      and
      are
      now
      on
      display.
     
    

    
     
      After
      months
      of
      studying,
      the
     
     
      ankles
      did
      not
      do
      well
      on
      their
      tests,
      which
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _
      included
      demanding
      writing
      skills
      which
     
    
   
   
    
     
      they
      could
      not
      stand
      up
      to.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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