I saw an acquaintance, Kent, running in the bike lane of Lake Road this afternoon. The temperature thingy in the car said "92 F." One thing about Kent, he's a dedicated runner. He keeps track of his "consecutive days running" streak. We haven't talked for a few months; and I would have stopped to talk to him, but there was a line of traffic. I waved. He did the head bob of acknowledgement.
Kent has been running every day for the 15 years I have known him, rain or shine, cold or hot, no matter what the weather, except for the four months he took off for his recuperation from knee surgery.
That's a lot of mileage. I admit that I don't have the kind of love for running that Kent has ... or maybe he just likes it an awful lot ... or maybe it's just a nasty habit he can't break. I don't know much about runners, actually, or their habits. Do runners always wear the same running outfit every day? Kent was in his blue, shiny shorts and gold tank top with a blue stripe across the chest. In the dead of winter, he wears a shiny blue body suit with a gold-colored wool cap.
Matt and Mel dropped in for a visit today. Matt was driving us back home after a late lunch. He said, "Look, there's Kent. Has he ever changed his running clothes?" Out of the mouths of babes ...
Posted by Bill at June 14, 2005 10:17 PM:) I change mine. But then I'm one of those girls... I don't like wearing the same outfit twice in a row. Oh wait, that's just running. huh. What's up with that? Normal clothing - jeans, always the exact same kind, levi's 515 in the same color, so it always looks like I'm wearing the same ones, and a t-shirt. When I find one I like, I'll buy multiples, so it frequently looks like I don't change. :)
Running, though? I like change. But most of the stuff is black with variations of white stripes and logos for reflectors on it. Not by choice, it's just that there is lots of stuff like that out there. Wow. This was a topic I could really sink my teeth into, Bill. heh. Imagine that. How deep I am. Thoughtful. Insightful. But guess what? We went platinum!
Posted by: Keri at June 15, 2005 12:35 AMI admire people who run - especially seeing they have already invented the wheel. *wink*
Posted by: Michelle at June 16, 2005 04:44 PM