Bring It To Jerome

The “First Lady of Track” stopped by the Houston Chronicle offices on a promotional visit for Comcast, and Jerome wasn’t about to let her get away with recording a podcast. Jackie Joyner-Kersee, three-time Olympic Gold medalist and one of the greatest athletes of all-time, was the perfect post-Rio guest, as she talked about her love for the Games and the highs and lows she sees and feels when she watches today’s athletes. In the short chat Joyner-Kersee, a pioneer whose feats changed how many in the world view of female athletes, says she is thrilled at how women have progressed in sports. “There was a time where you might have only one or two women competing … in these Olympics Games you saw American women going strong in every sport. It was really great to see.” Houston has a special place in Joyner-Kersee’s heart, as she set a world record in the heptathlon during the 1986 Olympic Festival held there. “The track was like 114 degrees,” she said. “I ran and (the track) felt just like a sponge.” But she set a