View from the Six

View from the Six

QIC: Spamalot

Date: 06/18/18

PAX: You know who you are.

At some point yesterday, YHC saw Cobra’s preblast for this week’s installment of Run N Gun.  Having never posted to said AO, a thought crept into my mind.  “You should totally go do it!”  It was soon followed by another “What, are you crazy?  You know who usually posts there?”

Soon thereafter, YHC saw the beast who lives next door, aka Ripple.  He inquired if we were going to the Outhouse on Monday.  (Pause….exhale….) “I was actually going to post to Run N Gun.” (Who said that?  Why did you say that?). Oh well, it’s done now.   It was agreed that YHC would drive. Meeting time 515.

Fast forward to this morning.  YHC is sitting in my car, waiting for Ripple. 513….

So, this is reallly happening?  “You don’t like running. Especially by yourself “. Whatever

514…….”No lights on in their house….”

515….hmmm. Maybe he is not coming.  Cool, if he is a no show, just go to The Outhouse.  “Wait….isn’t Cheesesteak the Q today?  He is one of those young athletic freaks….with a beard.  That’s sounds awful.

516……I guess I could go to VI.  Man, that’s a longer drive.

517…wait…Ripple is not coming….

518….let’s go.

Arriving at Whitaker Elementary, YHC saw some fast guys. And some that YHC does not normally see.  They are callled runners.

At the appointed time, Cobra fired the “cannon” and we were off….

Burena Vista to Robinhood….”that’s a little uphill…..ok….”  predictablely YHC fell hopelessly behind.  As we started the climb up to Robinhood, YHC could still see most of the Pax as they turned onto Robinhood.

(time to take a peak at he watch.   Pace…11:20/mile. Huh, that’s faster than I thought.  And uphill…go figure)

“Phew, hills suck  ok, just a little walking break  from this house to the traffic light.   Hey, doesn’t Troybilts friend live around here somewhere?”

Turn made onto Robinhood….heading to Stratford.   Running again….”so that first mile was not too bad” “look at that, YHC can see a few of the Pax waaaay up ahead”

wait, Robinhood is uphill?  don’t seem to notice that while driving .  Damn uphill!!  Ok, just a little farther and then walk….wait…..I am at the top of this hill…and can still breathe.  It would be so much easier to just walk a bit here….”when have you ever took the easy way out?  Is being married for over 24 years easy, or does it take work?  Is being a parent easy, or does it take work? How about the two bar exams you passed?  And running…you used to love running…why else did you run two half marathons in the late 1990s?”

Before YHC knew it the route took us to Stratford…nice and flat….another peak at watch…pace was 10:50/mile. Wow.

Now where was the turn???

Right on Forest…..smile and try not too look creepy to the walkers.

Hey, there are two guys running towards me….none other than Bluto and Juice Box!  Thanks guys. We must almost be there….one more turn onto Dartmouth.  Last uphill…..done….that was not horrible….

A lot of things run through my mind during our running workouts.  As time has gone by, I have discovered that fewer and fewer of them are self doubts.  Instead, they have been replaced by confidence   Confidence that YHC can make it to that next light pole, or next house.   Confidence that even though those fast guys are ahead of me, they will always come back for the six.  And I promise to make that a shorter trip for them.

Spamalot