Two different friends have been out running this last week in our neighborhood suburban trails and seen Meb Keflezighi.  One was passed by him, and the other had him run past her the opposite way on the path.

She said he was very friendly, smiled and said hello, as he flew past her.

Kind of cool!

That is very cool.  I'd be so tempted to try and catch up to him for just a brief period, even those his easy pace would be a sprint for me.  I was just reading in an old Runner's World where Meb was the honorary starter for a government only race, and then he ran the 5k with Senator Richard Lugar, the slowest participant.  That seems like a very 'nice guy' thing to do to me.

I'm with you! My planned training run would go out the window and I'd do whatever I could to run with him for a while ... even if it was only for a fraction of a mile.

 

I'm with you! My planned training run would go out the window and I'd do whatever I could to run with him for a while ... even if it was only for a fraction of a mile.

I would so do that.  If he was just doing an easy run, I might be able to hang in there for a few miles.  If he was doing any quality work at all, I'd be gone inside of 200 yards.