Case, just keep talking on here if it helps....
Case, just keep talking on here if it helps....
Case,
I am very glad to see that you have requested and received some great stories regarding your brother – both in this thread and a few others. It is fantastic that you have been so giving with your time and comments.
I might be stretching way back for a story…
Like many, I didn’t know Ryan personally, but I knew you during high school. I ran for a neighboring school, we were pretty much at all the same meets, and we even had a few practices together. At that time, Ryan was in junior high/middle school and he was quite fast already (our team was pretty glad that he wasn’t in high school yet). I can remember other guys watching Ryan run and then saying things like ‘it’s only 2 miles, he couldn’t keep it up for another mile’ or ‘he can’t really be THAT young’. It was always pretty funny for me to listen to guys that never put in any miles outside of the season try to figure your kid brother out. I didn’t run all summer, so I knew why I was average - but I still laugh at people that don’t understand the difference between those that work hard and those that participate. At a very young age, you and Ryan ‘got it’ and understood what it took to run well – and I got a lot of enjoyment out of other people’s bewilderment!
Hang in there – time will treat you well,
Rick
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