Friday, October 9, 2009

A cold one.

The past few years I have not the Chicago marathon but have gone out and put in a good run that day. I hope to do that this year too, despite the prediction of a cold morning.
Posted by running_on_empty at 10:25 PM

1 comment:

Vishu Gurram said...

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From the Autobiography of Theodore Roosevelt:

" I have mentioned all these experiences, and I could mention scores of others, because out of them grew my philosophy—perhaps they were in part caused by my philosophy—of bodily vigor as a method of getting that vigor of soul without which vigor of the body counts for nothing. The dweller in cities has less chance than the dweller in the country to keep his body sound and vigorous. But he can do so, if only he will take the trouble. Any young lawyer, shopkeeper, or clerk, or shop-assistant can keep himself in good condition if he tries. Some of the best men who have ever served under me in the National Guard and in my regiment were former clerks or floor-walkers. Why, Johnny Hayes, the Marathon victor, and at one time world champion, one of my valued friends and supporters, was a floor-walker in Bloomingdale's big department store. Surely with Johnny Hayes as an example, any young man in a city can hope to make his body all that a vigorous man's body should be."

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October 10, 2009 at 9:00 PM

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