Thursday, December 17, 2020

Everybody is Faster Except the Guy on the Bike

About a half-mile in I passed a guy walking. I'd seen him running but at that point he was walking and looking at his phone. After five minutes or so he passed me and kept slowly pulling away. When I was near the one-mile mark he was coming up on a guy walking, who suddenly took off and hoofed it faster than the two of us. As the run went along the fast guy was out of sight by the two-mile mark, and the first guy was walking again. I passed him going the other way after I'd turned at the halfway point of my 5 miles.

Sadly, the only guy who was slower than me was on a bike. As I reached the big hill I saw him behind me as I crossed the street. He continued up the hill, going very slow and passing me on the other side. As I reached the top of the hill I started running again and passed him before turning into the neighborhood. Granted, he was trying to ride a bike up a big hill, but in honesty I don't think he was out for a quick ride anyway. 

Nice day, sun shining, and back home before dark. And tonight is a whisky tasting at the pub. Definitely a good day!

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