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| Tuesday, July 15, 2008 |
When you put things out into cyberspace you're never sure where they end up. Such is the case with this blog. I'm never really sure who, if anyone, really reads it. Then every once in awhile someone will drop a comment. Like yesterday - I'm standing near the starting line of the cross country race at Spring Farm (Mohonk Preserve), kind of spacing out enjoying the spectacular view of the Catskill Mts. while waiting for a kids race to finish, when the person next to me says, "Steve, I really enjoy your blog." Wow, thank you very much.
Same day, now the end of the race, one of the long time veterans of the local running community is handing out place cards at the finish line. We hadn't chatted for quite awhile so after the finish line quieted down I went over to catch up. He was pretty excited about his new coach and his recent training results. I asked him if he was going to the Empire State Games this year. He said that he was going, but really the training was more about next year when he will be 70. What an amazing sport! What else would you doing in life that at 69 years of age you're eagerly anticipating the next decade.
Random encounter #3 came as an email from one of my former athletes from back in the early 90s. I had not heard from her in a few years. She wrote to tell me about her new job for Girls on the Run-Chicago as the manager for Girls on Track. She said it really brought back memories of her first season on track as a freshman in high school. She also sent along 879 (yes, 879) pictures of her recent wedding! It's always so great to hear from athletes from years ago. I figure if they still care enough to at least keep a little in touch I must have done something right. |
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