megan said she associates women cross country runners with anorexia. she mentioned two top female runners with obsessive eating disorders. i said i cannot speak for the stars winning the races, because as a fifty year old running for exercise in the middle of the pack i never see the hyper competitive rail thin runners she mentions. the men's and women's bodies i see around me in races are fantastic and inspiring, young and old, tall and short, but generally on the firm and appealing side. seeing so many people taking such good care of their bodies is one of the benefits of distance running. being amidst them is both an honor and a visual feast.

my next road race is sunday morning, on kendra's birthday, a 10 k outing in santa rosa at the sonoma harvest fair.
posted by Will Ross at 23:11