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Life is like a box of chocolates…

I’m going to try and meet up with a local running club tomorrow. I’m excited and a little bit nervous about the prospect of running with real people and not just my “imaginary friends”. Part of me wants to apologize for my rather mediocre race record, but another part of me is trying to decide which awesome finisher’s shirt to wear. My mind started to wander toward some of my recent adventures, and that is when I had the startling revelation….

Holy crap, I’m Forrest Gump!

Seriously, I wander through life, stumbling into amazing adventures, and never being quite sure how I got there. Need more proof?

1. I am not a smart man. Seriously. I’m a freaking brilliant woman, but I am not a smart man!
2. I haven’t been to the White House, so I haven’t had an opportunity to pee there, but I did pee at Congress! A couple of years ago I attended the funeral of former Congressman Lloyd Meeds. After a graveside service at Arlington National Cemetery, we attended a ceremony at one of the Congressional office buildings and I made a point of using the facilities, just so I could tell people about it. If I ever write my memoirs, that is going on page one!

   How did I end up at Congress? Well, Congressman Meeds daughter Michelle is one of my very dearest friends. A good friend knows your faults and likes you in spite of them. A great friend knows your faults and likes you because of them! Michelle is a great friend.

3. I haven’t appeared on the cover of a magazine, but my photo does appear on page 45 of the June, 2007 issue of Northwest Runner, where you can see me running around Green Lake with Monk Monkey


Photo by Paul Merca

4. I haven’t played ping pong in China, but I did get invited to a Nike super user summit in Portland. Care to guess where Nike shoes are made? While there, I got to meet running celebrities Adam & Kara Goucher, contenders for the U.S. Olympic team. Where will the 2008 Olympics be held? I also got to meet Alberto Salazar, a very influential runner in the 1970s and 1980s. More importantly, what bizarre twist of fate caused Nike to choose me from the thousands of people who have a Nike+ chip and account on their web site? If I’m not channeling Forrest Gump, what other explanation is there?
5. I haven’t run from coast to coast, but I have run 1,500 miles since October 12, 2006 and I have run on both coasts and in 7 of the 50 states.
6. I don’t catch shrimp, but I really like to eat them!

Update: It just occurred to me that my friend Paul Merca will probably go to China to cover the Olympics. We have the same birthday. His adventures are much more amazing than mine, but they are more by design than by accident. Maybe he can play ping pong while he is there?

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