I meant to run 6 to 8 very easy as a prerace shakeout but two miles in at the downtown track I ran into the first paramedic student I ever precepted. He now works for Eaglemed, who just suffered the loss of Darren Haynes, 38, found dead in his bunkroom on duty on Wednesday. I am close friends with Darren's brother, who used to be my partner. We spent the next hour walking around the track and musing and talking about all the fatalities and accidents local EMS has suffered this year, talked about our lost friends, re-lived some of the old days, and caught up on the new ones. I needed to have this conversation. Going to bed early and hoping for a good race tomorrow--we have been bombarded with rain and they sent out an email saying be prepared for mud(this course is mostly on dirt roads). Sounds fun to me! I just wanna cut loose and run! | 