Running has brought so many good people into my life. Now that I think about it… all the friends I have made in Alberta have been through running. Isn’t that cool? I only started making friends in Grande Prairie when I started to run and write a column about it. Before then I was very lonely and missing my friends in Ottawa and abroad. Everything just clicked when I decided to don a pair of sneakers.
Slowly but surely I am starting to feel more comfortable in Red Deer. I am starting to meet people and develop somewhat of a social life. Of course it all revolves around fitness or running. And that’s a great thing.
Tonight after a stressful work day and a fast 5k, I met Brent and Sona for a quick drink at the college bar. (They both work at the college.) If you remember they were in my LTR clinic in January. It’s great to see that they are still running. Right now they are in the middle of a 10k clinic. I am so proud. Good people.
Runners are cool people. Sure there’s lots of quirky ones out there. I am one of them. The world would be a much happier place if more people ran.
Don’t you agree?
