Thought For The Day

  • Thought For The Day

    The Race

    The Track Meet is over. My running partner and I have had the opportunity to meet and compete with some of the older athletes in the World (participants must be over 50 years of age). Getting to know a few of them has been a marvelous lesson in fortitude and commitment to task. Watching a near ninety year old lady run (I am being gracious here) a 400 meter (and some shorter events) race and win a gold medal (she was the only entrant her age) was priceless. She was sweet and talkative when we spoke with her. She wasn’t sure in which state she lives, but she knew she…