{"id":3631,"date":"2022-05-09T06:37:55","date_gmt":"2022-05-09T02:37:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mikeoconnelljr.com\/?p=3631"},"modified":"2022-05-09T06:37:55","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T02:37:55","slug":"still-got-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikeoconnelljr.com\/?p=3631","title":{"rendered":"Still got it"},"content":{"rendered":"

Friday on\u00a0Math and Musings<\/em> I made a cryptic reference to “other things” I had going on this weekend besides the Kentucky Derby and Mother’s Day. I didn’t want to say too much in case it was a flop, but having gone successfully I’ll now make note of Loudoun County’s “Run the Greenway” road race, a soggy affair held Saturday morning along Virginia’s Route 267. Let the record show I never\u00a0drive<\/em> on 267 because there’s a toll, but for the novelty of running on this highway I’d brave even the Binghamton-like conditions I encountered.<\/p>\n

I never run in bad weather because I never really run in nice weather either. Ain’t my thing anymore. But it\u00a0was<\/em> my thing for many years, and like falling off a bicycle you just never forget. I walk up to the starting line and figure I can still do it. Same reason why I never practice the piano. I practiced for like 30 years. Now I pretty much got it.<\/p>\n

Running in a road race? If it sounds interesting I’ll do it even in a downpour.<\/p>\n

Because I still got it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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