Saturday, November 17, 2007

Always calling me home....

What a perfect day at JFK. Nice temps, nice breeze; and tons of nice people. In fact, 1070 finishers; incredible! Recreational runners and serious athletes, olde friends, and friends that have moved on; people I've known for over twenty years; and people I've met at Slug events this year. What a beautiful life!
Running changes our perceptions of the world around us. It makes good times great; and makes the hard times acceptable. I've been struggling for so long; it's good to smile and laugh; and see those old familiar faces. Looking down through the finisher's roster is like a family reunion. And those olde familiar names bring joy to my heart. I am so happy for each of you. I understand the magnitude of the accomplishment; and cherish it, just like you. So tonight my friends; congratulations! I hope your holiday season is the best ever. From Team Slug, and The Hitman; happy days, flattest foot freddie.

2 comments:

AJ Johnson said...

John,

Sorry I missed you at the JFK. I was using it as a training running for the Fat Ass 50K in January. I made it in 8:57.12. I will be confirming my entry for the non event shortly. I'm trying to recruit another member.

AJ Johnson

AJ Johnson said...

John,

Sorry I missed you at the JFK. I was using it as a training running for the Fat Ass 50K in January. I made it in 8:57.12. I will be confirming my entry for the non event shortly. I'm trying to recruit another member. Hope all is well

AJ Johnson