The dirt flew, the crowd cheered, the champion dominated the competition, and expert observers proclaimed the victor as one of the all time greats. Too bad this is not referring to the Belmont, and the Big Brown victory that so many, including me, expected. No, this refers to Rafael Nadal utterly taking apart Roger Federer in the French Open Final. Nadal owns Paris, having never lost a match there, and winning four straight times. Federer might be the best ever, but he looked helpless out there against Nadal. After the match, it you were looking to see if Federer would show frustration, or a small bit of poor sportsmanship, none was evident. And Nadal even apologized to Federer for how the final went for him. These two guys show so much class, they might be the best two role models in sports.
My efforts in sporting excellence fell short on Saturday morning. The 10K in Leander a slow, muggy affair. A good portion of the race was on a mulch trail, with lots of turns through the woods. It was scenic, and rounding a corner to see enthusiastic 9-year-olds manning the water stops was worth the effort, but it didn't make for blazing times. At least not for me. I finished in 45:47, about a minute slower than my Cap 10K time from late March. My endurance is good, but now that I've gotten my mileage up, this result lets me know I've got to get back to doing strides, repeats, and tempo runs if I want to get faster. My legs are still a little sore today, so these faster paces will have to wait for now.
My thoughts turn to Hillary and Barack, to people I know on their way to or home from Iraq, and then to some trivial topics which serve as a refuge from such deep matters. One of those topics is lunch. Don't know where I'll go, but I'll write about it tomorrow.
That's what we in the blogging business call "a tease."
Peace,
js4
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3 comments:
Hi Jay! This was very entertaining. I can't believe you are now a blogging expert since only 10 years ago I was typing your therapy notes for you. You've come a long way baby! Since this is my first summer after teaching, I will not be taking on such a huge endeavor. I've got my hands full enough with three kids and stuff going on with my sister, Jan. I'll send you more about that in a private e-mail. Have a great time. I'm with Bob and keeping my eye out for the top 2 margaritas in Austin. Sharon A.
OK, I figured out how to access your blog.
This is way cool. How did you set it up?
I don't know that I'd have time for it, what with my facebook addiction and all (visit me on facebook!), but I genuinely enjoy reading your thoughts, and just wish we could see more of you and Carrie to share thoughts in person over Sangria or some such beverage!
Jay,
On your next run look for a homeless dude styling with new specs.
All things happen for a reason. You may have help someone to see the light at the end of his tunnel. He will move on to bigger and better things.
Maybe even write a book about how your glasses changed his life forever.
Go cards......
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