On Christmas morning, I got up and did my normal two hour walk in the morning. The streets were much quieter, and the people I saw and greeted were much nicer. Everyone said, ” Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays”. It was like San Jose was a tiny little city.
Since the 1970s, I have been one of the people who says hello to nearly everyone I meet on a walk. I picked that up when I started running and Joe Henderson, a long time writer for Runners’ World, and key figure in running media for decades, noted that he greeted most other runners. At that time, few were out running, so runners were few and far between.
Now, runners and walkers abound.
In a world that gets more isolating, simple greetings are more important.
What do I remember from my Christmas day walk? A clear sky and nice winds after a great few days of rain.
Enjoy the holidays.
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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