I really, truly intended to keep my mileage under 40 this week. I swear it. Only one more long run this week, I promise.... But who can resist running a few extra miles with company? I ran on my own for about 5 miles with the dogs, and then ran into Jeff and Sasha who invited me for a few more. So I turned around and was going to just go a couple more for fun. But then, completley unprovoked, they offered to sing. Of course, I've read about this in past blogs, and so was naturally curious to hear it for myself. Jeff, sang a completely beautiful rendition --well sustained, well controlled, pitch/diction perfect version of the star spangled banner. We never went faster than 8:36 m/m so I figured that was to Jeff's advantage over the 5:30 m/m songs of past blogs. Sasha sang his rendition as well. But let's just say he's not as pitch perfect as Jeff. Then, they asked me score them. I gave Jeff an 8.5 and Sasha a 6 (at first). I said they each got a base of 3 points just for singing while running, and then I gave Sasha 1 'non-native' bonus point. But he said those points didn't count. So, Sorry Sasha, that leaves you at about a 2. But hey, you sure can run fast, and you program a mean blog! Thanks guys, you made my morning. | 