We're all used to hearing stupid or sarcastic comments,
and occasionaly are subjected to listening to really lame
personal opinions regarding our choice.
Racing yesterday's 5K at about the half way mark I heard a couple of guys closing in on me.
"Barefoot runner"
'You read the book?'
"No. there's a barefoot runner ahead"
'He read the book?'
" I don't know, probably, but he's running barefoot"
'He is?'
"Yes, he's just ahead of us"
'How far ahead?'
"We're going to pass him in just a bit, I can't really hear him "
'I don't hear him'
"Did you read the book or have you been running barefoot for a long time?"
Me: "Neither". It was the truth of course, and I figured that a lame conversation deserved a terse smart-ass response.
It was as they smoked past me that I felt more like a dumb ass than a smart ass.
And they were impressed with me?
It was a sightless runner accompanied by a guide runner!
DOH!
I had forgotten that this was a race the Lions Club was sponsoring to raise funds for the Leader Dogs for the Blind.
After the race we hung out together, and everyone was asking me the typical barefoot questions while the pair of them had no explaining to do. Weird that I was looked at as the superhuman after what those two accomplished.
At the awards ceremony I received a big round of applause as I took the podium to claim my third place prize, and was even more surprised when I opened the box later to find that they mistakingly gave me a SECOND place mug.
SHHHH......,I'll drink out of it proudly without cluing anyone else in!
and occasionaly are subjected to listening to really lame
personal opinions regarding our choice.
Racing yesterday's 5K at about the half way mark I heard a couple of guys closing in on me.
"Barefoot runner"
'You read the book?'
"No. there's a barefoot runner ahead"
'He read the book?'
" I don't know, probably, but he's running barefoot"
'He is?'
"Yes, he's just ahead of us"
'How far ahead?'
"We're going to pass him in just a bit, I can't really hear him "
'I don't hear him'
"Did you read the book or have you been running barefoot for a long time?"
Me: "Neither". It was the truth of course, and I figured that a lame conversation deserved a terse smart-ass response.
It was as they smoked past me that I felt more like a dumb ass than a smart ass.
And they were impressed with me?
It was a sightless runner accompanied by a guide runner!
DOH!
I had forgotten that this was a race the Lions Club was sponsoring to raise funds for the Leader Dogs for the Blind.
After the race we hung out together, and everyone was asking me the typical barefoot questions while the pair of them had no explaining to do. Weird that I was looked at as the superhuman after what those two accomplished.
At the awards ceremony I received a big round of applause as I took the podium to claim my third place prize, and was even more surprised when I opened the box later to find that they mistakingly gave me a SECOND place mug.
SHHHH......,I'll drink out of it proudly without cluing anyone else in!
