Today I ran nine beautiful miles on the Towpath in Peninsula. I started from Lock 29 with Renee, Kathy, and Carrie, and we ran for five miles before the Turtle training session. Then I ran with my favorite band, Gogol Bordello, for the last four.
If you click here, you will see a cute video featuring my favorite band (and the love of my life, Eugene Hutz).
Anyway, I was running and zoning, and I passed a couple with my typical warning, "Passing on your left. . .unless I die first." I thought I heard my name, but I was still in music mode, so it didn't register until I heard it a second time. I turned around.
"Are you Stephani?" the gentleman asked.
"Yes," I said, wondering if the Turtles had passed a message on to me somehow. You see, when my running peeps and I get separated on a path, we rely on people (usually the bikers) to relay messages for us. We usually say things like, "When you see a woman wearing a neon pink shirt that says 'I'd rather be drinking,' ask her to turn around at the four mile mark." So, it was for this reason that I thought I'd be getting a message.
Want to know more? I'll give you a hint: he was not passing on a message. Find out about my new friend by clicking here! As a bonus, you'll see a music video and a special tribute by Mike Polk to Mother's Day.
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