left turn running
i slept in this morning until 5:30AM and got geared up for some indoor running. i drove over to ryan’s house and met up with dave then headed down to the pettit center to meet up with dana. it was a bit crowded on the running track as there was a speedskating meet under way. when we started, some EMTs had to take a skater off the oval on a stretcher after he took a bad fall. hopefully the guy will be okay.
we got rolling and before you knew it we had been at it for an hour. at around this time a few other guys joined up with our group. admittedly, the conversation really makes the time move faster. this one guy that was running with us was a living legend. he had run a 2:21 marathon back in the early 70’s in duluth and was at the infamous "run for the hoses" boston marathon of 1976…and still ran a 2:30 under those circumstances. he also knew other famous runners including ron hill (first under 2:10 for the marathon) and don kardong (1976 olympic marathoner). now you can likely do the math that this guy was a bit older than i am…and he was just cruising along shooting the bull. turns out he’s sixty years old, retired and training for the duathlon national champs in april.
dave, dana and ryan had some "get up and go" so they picked it up while i hung back for a history lesson. i ended up with a bit over 1:39 of running and called it a day. honestly, i was pleased with the effort considering my recent sickness.