For the last several years, the Morning Runners have taken a pre-Peachtree Road Race run along Peachtree Street in order to prepare for the upcoming race. This year, however, The Great Race was on a Sunday so all of the regular runners were resting or tapering before the big day. Like all good traditions, we'll pick it up another time! Steve, Eileen and I headed downtown and through Georgia Tech at a nice pace. While our numbers were down, the conversation was as quality as ever. It is good to have Steve back among us, practicing his pastoral skills ("Oh," said Eileen at one point, "you want to talk about FEELINGS? While I'm RUNNING?!"") and putting us through our paces as we hoof it around the burg.
Since runners often talk about weather, I'll send up a little prayer of thanks for Saturday's temps. It was a gorgeous morning for running, low 70's and breezy. Just right. And even better than the weather, was the crowd that joined us at St. Arbuck's. The whole of Team Frilingos, the other 3/4 of Team YoSim, Steve's better half, Ruth, fresh from travels in Greece, and Laura, Tim and Zoe (the dog, appropriately scared to death of the grabby hands of the smaller set). Ruth passed out July 4th sunglasses and stickers to the kids-- preschooler bliss!
It was a grand morning. If you weren't there, we certainly missed you. Won't you join us?
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