Ah, Yes, it was the year of «Hey There Delilah,» the chart-topping mega-hit from the Plain White T’s — and a long-distance love note to an athlete. After meeting Delilah DiCrescenzo inlead singer Tom Higgenson was smitten by the runner and promised a song in her honor. What they received in return was the No. In her own words, DiCrescenzo describes how the song changed her life and affected her career. We’d met through a mutual friend that summer at the House of Blues in Chicago and kept in touch over AOL Instant Messaging — just friendly conversation because I had a boyfriend. At that point, Tom’s mind was made up. I tried to call his bluff, but those words ended up changing my life. Like Tom, I’m from the Chicago area. I ran for a Catholic high school in Burbank, IL, and I had a solid resume — made it to the state championships all four years in track, and in cross country three of those years. But I didn’t have a ton of succes...