Lasting Memories
One of the greatest things about runners is that most of them seem to have a very similar perspective on life. I don’t think I have ever participated in a running event where I didn’t come away smiling, regardless of my time or the difficulty of the course. That is because I always seem to meet some great people and the majority of runners have a blast. I am a pretty quiet person. I used to be a lot more shy than I am now, but I still don’t have the ability to walk up to a person I have never met and just start talking unless I need to for some reason. It usually takes another person to start the conversation but I don’t feel uncomfortable chatting with anyone once I start talking. I just finished the Disney Wine & Dine Half-Marathon on Saturday night and for those unfamiliar, the race started at 10PM and I finished shortly before midnight. There also was lots of time to wait as there were 11,000 participants, shuttle busses to take runners to the sta...