I have been training for a 1/2 marathon. I have a little running coach. His name is Joel Andrew. Each time I run he asks me how far I went, how fast I went. If I say I went almost ten miles, his response will be - how come you didn't do the full ten miles?
When we talk about the race he will say: "you train so much so you will win." I tell him I don't want to win, I just want to finish. He does not understand this.
Our neighbor has run 7 1/2 marathons and will be running this one with me. She is much faster than I am and in much better shape. Joel wonders why I can't run as fast as her.
He is kinda a turd about the whole thing, actually.
Then, last weekend he wanted to run with me. We did a little run around the loop at the lake. We had to walk a few times. He tried to keep up, then would walk and break, then would start running again. It was kinda like looking in a mirror.
We chatted during the run, it was a really fun time. I hope I get to do it again with him, I think he can get good!
At the end of the run he asked how long it was and I said .85 miles, and he replied, really? I then said, imagine if you did that run 10 times - it still would not be as long as Mommy ran the other day.
I think he finally was impressed.
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