Sunday, February 12, 2012

Earn It or Burn It

I'm out for a sunny Sunday run and this guy, white haired, thin, eight inches altitude on me, comes bounding up and passes me on the left. I hit the pedal and pull away, I'm expecting a fight but I hear him wheeze and huff and he's phosphorescence in my wake.

I'm not fast, and if someone pulls up to pass and they're faster, common enough, I have no bone to pick, in fact, I enjoy seeing how it can be done. Really.

But if you're going to try to steal the lead, if you're playing to gain and maintain half a block, and people do that - just to put a rotten spot in my day - you're going to have to earn it.

That's it. Short post.