Always excited to see your words land in my inbox. This newsletter is a treat. Also, I have always loved "Little Room," but how did I never truly hear the words? Thanks for that!
Right on, Mike. That means a lot to me. And RE: Little Room, it's the only song short enough that I've memorized in its entirety, haha. I've spent a lot of time thinking about those words!
Looking at the racing picture of you and fellow WVTC runner, I noticed the dirt marks on the right calf and just above the ankle. My thought was: looks like Mario brush kicks his calves when tired (especially in cross country due to the uneven surface). I suspect most runners do this and I have always used the calf brush as a wake up call to get my head into it and get back to good racing form. My guess is that the photo was taken somewhere in the second half of the race and most likely in the last kilometer.
Zup: Your thought is likely correct! (There'a also a lot of dirt at Golden Gate Park.) I looked at the timestamp on the photo and it was exactly the halfway mark of the race, so yeah, I was definitely getting tired at this point.
Always excited to see your words land in my inbox. This newsletter is a treat. Also, I have always loved "Little Room," but how did I never truly hear the words? Thanks for that!
Right on, Mike. That means a lot to me. And RE: Little Room, it's the only song short enough that I've memorized in its entirety, haha. I've spent a lot of time thinking about those words!
Looking at the racing picture of you and fellow WVTC runner, I noticed the dirt marks on the right calf and just above the ankle. My thought was: looks like Mario brush kicks his calves when tired (especially in cross country due to the uneven surface). I suspect most runners do this and I have always used the calf brush as a wake up call to get my head into it and get back to good racing form. My guess is that the photo was taken somewhere in the second half of the race and most likely in the last kilometer.
Zup: Your thought is likely correct! (There'a also a lot of dirt at Golden Gate Park.) I looked at the timestamp on the photo and it was exactly the halfway mark of the race, so yeah, I was definitely getting tired at this point.