Running with Nancy, Then Posing for Photos

Today after church, I had a mini-reunion with one of my Thursday running friends. I was a little bit late, as I got out of my Sunday school class a little bit later than I had hoped, but I made good time getting to Kalamazoo. Nancy started without me, as she should have, but she left me a note so that I’d know where she was going to run. So, I set off on the chase. I had a good time chasing her down, and then I had fun talking with her as we finished up our run. The only real downside for me was the minor damage I did to my left foot when I rolled my ankle around the 0.5-mile mark.

Dear Emily,

I know that you told me not to damage myself any more, and I really wasn’t going out to damage myself. Unfortunately, I am both injury-prone and clumsy. It’s a bad combination. Thank you for worrying about me.

Sincerely,

Darrell

After the run (for me, it was 3.56 miles in 33:24), Nancy and I got to chat for a bit. We talked about cars, Borgess Run Camp, and goals for said training program. That last part didn’t go so well for me, as there was vague talk about — wait, why would I even think about putting her scheme in writing? Let’s skip that.

Nancy left, and I called a friend before heading back to Schoolcraft; she’s a bit under the weather, so I wanted to see how she was feeling and if she needed anything before I went home.

Okay, to be fair, I went for coffee before going home.

While I was talking with her, I sat on the bumper of my car, with the trunk open, and skimmed through parts of the Kalamazoo Gazette. As this was all going on, I suddenly heard the clicking of a camera. I looked up to find this guy taking photos of me. As you might expect, I was a bit confused; fortunately, he alleviated my curiosity by walking over to me. He’s with the Kalamazoo Gazette; he was out taking photographs of folks who were doing something other than raking leaves. Clearly, I qualified, so he snapped a few photos before walking over to me.

Yay?

The rest of my day was uneventful. I had dinner with Jen, Joe, and Tracy, as we all did random work on computers and such.