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Through the summer and fall of 2023, I was the running Ed. With this post, I am making it known that I am now the intellectual Ed. I have given up my running pursuits and will finish out the year reading and writing. Not that I have a choice in the matter.
I edited this photo to crop out the sling cradling my arm at this weekend’s neighborhood Christmas party. I’m not happy being hog-tied. For the most part, I’m not a very proud person, but I don’t like to appear physically weak. We all have our issues.
I’ll admit to being mildly depressed the first couple of weeks with this injury. I’m not proud of that either. I can be quick to feel sorry for myself, but I believe I have moved on. I’ve significantly increased my rate of reading, and am putting more cycles into writing my novel.
Many of my friends and neighbors are quite athletic; some are mountain bikers, most are runners. There was much talk about upcoming trail races and it was painful to know I couldn’t register to run any of them. I might go along though to crew them. I enjoy that.
Mending physically will take time and I am not a particularly patient person. As long as I am advancing in one of my interest areas though, I’ll be fine.
First, you absolutely must start smoking a pipe. Second, the title you are looking for is “eminence grise.” Google translate will tell you that means the power behind the throne–sort of a Dick Cheney of the sporting community, if you know what I mean.
And maybe a smoking jacket, which you will only wear during the hours of your salon, while you are receiving supplicants seeking the approbation of running’s newest wise man. They will call you “Father,” and your wife will roll her eyes.
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Running Ed will return in 2024!
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