I was just at the marathon expo picking up my race packet and I saw Aaron Braun walking out as I was on my way in. I excitedly pointed him out to my girlfriend and, apparently, he saw me out of the corner of his eye. He immediately turned around and walked up to me to properly introduce himself; he even chatted with me for a couple of minutes and asked me about my own running. He said that he hopes to compete in both the BAA 10k and HM. He did mention that the 10k was very close to nationals, but I would imagine that a chance at $100,000 is tough to pass up. He also said that he has heard rumors that the Ethiopian Federation is unlikely to let Gebremeskel complete the series, which would make him the frontrunner (I added the frontrunner part, Braun did not say that about himself). He made my entire trip and I will definitely be a Braun fan for life.