Alan Sims brings 50-year track run to finish line

Alan Sims brings 50-year track run to finish line

Since he was a child, Alan Sims has been devoted to track and field.  From toddler beginnings to the present—competing globally at age 60—Sims counts his years on the track as a calling. “I was introduced to track at 9 years old by my cousin, who was my babysitter,” said Sims. “She would take me to track practice with her, and she suggested that I try running track. That cousin went on to run track at Prairie View and became teammates with Mary …