Guess who I met last night??

Last night I went to our TFK practice tired and sleepy, in a way I didn't want to be there. But man oh man, am I glad I did go though. Why you ask? Last night while we ran on the Bridel Path with Coach Sid, we saw Meb Keflezighi, lasts year's NYC marathon champ!

We looped us three times, and when we got to Engineer's Gate on our second loop he was there! Coach Sid and Asteria stopped and said a quick hello and we all got to shake his hand and say hi as well. He is such a nice man and has a very welcoming smile. As we got ready to start again he tells us, "have fun out there".

Meb, thank you. Thank you for being the amazing person you are. Because of the four words you said last night changed the way I looked at this past weekend's Philly Half. You are an amazing person and amazing runner. I cannot wait to see you again on Nov 7th!

A great friend of mine we will call her Huggy Bear, sent an email to a couple of last with Nike Ad she saw. I thought it was great and I wanted to share it with you also:
“You pretended the snooze button didn’t exist. You dragged your butt out of bed while others slept. While others ate their pancakes you had a feast of protein, glucose and electrolytes. You double-knotted. You left the porch light on and locked the door behind you.

You ran 5Ks, 10Ks, 26.2 miles. Some days more, some days less. You rewarded a long run with a short run. And a short run with a long run. Rain tried to slow you. Sun tried to microwave you. Snow made you feel like a warrior.

You cramped. You bonked. You paid no mind to comfort. On weekends. On holidays. You made excuses to keep going. Questioned yourself. Played mind games. Put your heart before your knees. Listened to your breathing. Sweat sunscreen into your eyes. Worked on your farmer’s tan.

You hit the wall. You went through it. You decided to be man about it. You decided to be woman about it. Finished what you started. Proved what you were made of. Just kept putting mile after mile on your interval odometer. For 25 years, you ran. And we ran with you. How much farther will we go? As far as you will.”