Hill Runner
Upcoming Races:
Boston Marathon, Boston,MA 04/15/13Grandfather Mountain Marathon,Boone NC 07/14/13Thunder Road Marathon, Charlotte NC 11/13
You lucky people, having an RA get together. I've sure enjoyed the ones I've had.
TomS
Marathon Maniac #957
I think it's a great photo, of all of you! It's always nice when RA friends can meet in person.
(and what a beautiful kitchen you have!)
Life is a headlong rush into the unknown. We can hunker down and hope nothing hits us or we can stand tall, lean into the wind and say, "Bring it on, darlin', and don't be stingy with the jalapenos."
Carolyn
I hammered down the trail, passing rocks and trees like they were standing still.
And hummus. Mmmmm! I love hummus.
Leslie Living and Running Behind the Redwood Curtain -------------
Trail Runner Nation
Sally McCrae-Choose Strong
Bare Performance
Rose Colored Glasses
So lilmissrosie was going to Guatemala and flying in and out of Charlotte at all hours... hmmm... who do I know near Charlotte? Peter! Napoleon Dynamite voice)>Yesss<(Napoleon Dynamite voice) Peter and Carolyn graciously invited me to their home for dinner. I had driven 5.5 hours to Charlotte, checked in to a Hampton Inn that was about equidistant from airport and Peter's place. Lilmissrosie's flight was scheduled to arrive at 2330, so I had plenty of time to visit with PandC. As soon as I pulled into their driveway, I knew it would be a nice evening. The rain had stopped and the air was pleasant and I parked the Vibe, turned around and there was my host, greeting me with a big smile. I felt like I had known Peter for years because we met on Cool Running 3-4 years ago! He introduced me to his DW, Carolyn, and we were all instantly friends. Dinner was great. Peter is Italian and really knows his red sauce. Carolyn is the farmer in the family and provided a wonderful salad with lettuce freshly picked from her garden in the back yard. Heh heh, the wine you saw in the photo... well, I would have had another glass had I not had to drive to the airport that night! It was nice. After dinner, Peter and Carolyn showed me their gardens. Wow. Carolyn is to gardening like RBBMoose is to running. Phenomenal. Breathtakingly beautiful flowers growing in lovely beds situated nicely in their gorgeous yard. Words can't do this place justice. Carolyn offered to clean up the kitchen while Peter showed me around the 'hood. I can honestly say that I have never seen a more runner friendly neighborhood in my life. We walked for miles and, maybe, saw one car. It was hilly but, the right kind of hilly. I had such a good evening! We all talked so easily about different things. We laughed a lot about movies and shows we liked. We talked about music and high school and life. It was a good day. Thanks Peter! And tell Carolyn I said "hey"!
"Anytime you see the word "inflation" in the news, replace it with "record-breaking corporate profits" and you'll get what's happening."
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Runners run
SteveP