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July 20, 2008
i heart g & n
You probably know a g & n, or maybe just a g or an n. Simply great people who make this world a little better. They open their home, give their time, are supportive, fun to be around and make me smile ... especially around mile 8 of a 16 miler.
This week g & n exceeded their normal level of perfection. Something I would of thought impossible.
Last Sunday, g provided us with the most incredible waterstop on our long run on what can only be described as a hotter than hell day. He wasn't running, but came out for 3 + hours to provide about 6 of us with cold refreshments and much needed sponges. Supporting the 6 of us soon changed to supporting the entire group all 80 + of them. If you had asked any runner last Sunday who was the better humanitarian G or Mother Teresa, I think G would of taken it.
I've had the last week off work, it's been hot and sunny. G and N have a pool. N says come on over, door is open, help yourself to the pool. Enjoy. Seriously. It was like being on vacation all week.
As if supplying the masses with water and keeping my tan all bronzey isn't enough to be granted a sainthood, well there's more. G provided a impromptu sponge stop at Friday nights 5k. Again another hotter than hell day. Then today, he was back out there with his travelling waterstop. Complete with sponges, water, coke, jubes, pretezels and watermelon.
If they start adopting children from Africa they'll be the local Brad and Angelina.
I got just over 16 miles in this morning. The run was good, I felt really strong. But holy crap was it humid. I looked like I jumped in a pool at the end of the run. I was drenched. Everything I was wearing was soaking wet. When you realise it is all your own sweat, it really is quite gross.
I am currently aching like I was hit by a rather large truck, then beaten with a baseball bat by the angry driver, then forced to run an ultra marathon.
Posted by Ali at July 20, 2008 5:34 PM
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i have a pool, you can come and swim in my pool and show me your really cool hair. Great job on the sweaty 16 . . . Can G&N come with you. It's not that hot here in Texas, I promise.
Posted by: runner susan at July 21, 2008 7:09 AM
okay, i just typed this long ass comment and it disappeared. ugh, i hate it when that happens.
Posted by: runner susan at July 21, 2008 7:10 AM
Nice to have running angels like that! BTW - what's a jube?
Posted by: Cheryl at July 21, 2008 8:58 AM
way to go on the 16!! my first 16 will me about mid august. in houston. texas. yep...can you hear me just jumping up and down???
when you can actually WRING your hair out, its that gross...
Posted by: june at July 21, 2008 9:25 AM
Nice job on the 16. I was that sweaty too after my run - and it was overcast here!
Posted by: P.O.M. at July 21, 2008 2:31 PM
Jubes?
Posted by: Flatman at July 21, 2008 6:15 PM