Holy Cow it was really quite incredible today for anyone that got to hang at the expo! In the space of 45minutes I got to shake hands talk and get autographs from 3 of some of the greatest runners in the last 30 years... First Lasse Viren, a little post card but still cool... then the best Grete - a huge poster of hr crossing the finish that syas Victory the only option or something like that, she chats away and personalizes each one. The guy in front of me says he is trying to qualify for Boston, she misunderstands him and writes something about see you at Boston in 2003 - he balks a little and says that he is trying to qualify - she shoots back well you have to now! Last a run into Frank Shorter over at the New Balance area... he talk to me and signs an autograph Go Ducks (I was wearing an Oregon Sweatshirt) He asks if I went there and I say, No I went to Michigan - so he brings up that the organizers of the Honolulu Marathon were setting up some sort of Michigan Mile with Kevin Sullivan and a bunch of UM-ers he mentions Alan Webb and we both look at each other and shake our heads... He says I don't know what he was thinking there! we laugh and I say thanks and shake his hand... I wish I had enough time to hang all day because Khalid was supposed to be there this evening.
Hope to see lots of LetsRun Folks out there... any more news on meeting up for beers after?