Meeting an Olympian

Fleet Feet hosted an event where you could go for a short run--2 miles maybe? with an Olympian. I signed up and of course brought my mom and Critter.  Mom pushed Critter around in the stroller then entertained her in the car while I ran and listened to the Q & A session.  We met Nick Symmonds, 800 meter runner and creator of RunGum.  Let's just say he is super fast--running his 800 in the time it takes me to run a 400 during marathon training track workouts.  Yes, 1:42 is fast folks.  He invented RunGum during one of his breaks between seasons/training cycles while sitting around for a month doing nothing but some active recovery that involves fishing and hiking.

 It was a chilly evening but perfect for a run.  It had been raining almost all day so it was a welcome evening when the rain ended and we had a dry run.  Nick said he liked my pants.  Thank you Sparkle Skirts for making the amazing JellyBean Mudd Buster Capris that are my go to fall running gear.  Nick is sponsored by Brooks so I guess it is a good thing I also wore my Brooks shoes and vest.

After the run and before we headed inside for the Q & A session I was able to stop him for a quick photo with Critter--because everyone brings their 2 month old out for a run with an Olympian.  The other neat part of the event was the Monroe Milers were there--a group of kids that choose to train for a 5k and get together to run as a group twice a week.  Thank you Fleet Feet for hosting such a great event and I look forward to attending other events like this in the future if Critter is willing to continue to cooperate and mom is willing to continue to put up with my CraZy.