What an amazing weekend we had!
It was great to see so many of you at the presentation of Friday evening with Adam Goucher and Tim Catalano! If you missed it we will have a video posted on the MIT site in the next few days.
Tim and Adam were blown away by the group on Saturday. so much so, that they are hoping to come back again soon! They got to spend a good amount of time with many of you and they had nothing but great things to say about each of you!
So often we look towards Olympians, business executives, or historical figures as sources for inspiration. It is truly incredible that all of you are serving as a much greater inspiration for so many others. Tim and Adam left stating that they felt incredibly inspired to help spread the momentum that each of you exhibit everyday. Your journey is taking you to places you may not even realize. To think that you could not only change your life and change the lives of those around you, but also to change the perspective of people living a world apart. You truly are an inspiration! Keep up the great work!
(Now this is me!)
I have been following Kara Goucher's running career since the 2008 Olympic trials... watching her progress from the 10k to the marathon... returning to the marathon after giving birth to her son, Colt... and making the 2012 US Olympic team.
So when our local Fleet Feet store announced they were bringing Kara's husband, former Olympian Adam Goucher, and his University of Colorado teammate, Tim Catalano, to town for a couple of days, I looked forward to a brush with *my* kind of celebrity. Adam and Tim are promoting their new book, "Running the Edge," which explains how running can inspire us and transform our lives in numerous ways.
Fleet Feet held a limerick contest on Facebook - with the lucky four contestants receiving the most "likes" getting to go to dinner with the guys after their presentation Friday night. While the others wrote about nice limericks about the joys of running, I went straight for the heart of Mr. Kara Goucher:
"Welcome, Adam. Don't think I'm a dolt
When I say this, I hope you won't bolt
I'm happy you're here
I'll raise you my beer
But next time, bring Kara and Colt."
It sounds cliche, but I really had an awesome time! I asked Adam about Kara's training and he talked freely about her prep for this weekend's NYC Half Marathon, their plan to move to Mammoth next month so she and Shalane Flanagan (her training partner and fellow Olympian) can train at altitude, how far in advance of the Olympics the family will travel to London... I hung onto every word and tried to offer intelligent comments/ask serious questions. Tim and Adam have been buds since college and they eloquently shared their experiences and insights about running. And asked about ours. I met some new MIT friends and had an overall great evening.
