So something has been happening to me a lot recently, I see someone who looks vaguely familiar in another town and think all day about where I've seen them before. About 80% of the time I eventually realize that I know them from xc, indoor or outdoor track.
Today I went to an college open house and continuously had this happen to me, I saw a guy asking a question to the head of admissions and thought "I bet he's a runner" and then two seconds later heard him talking about track. The same thing happened with a girl who I was absolutely positive I had seen before, but couldn't place where (outdoor track). Runners seem to have a sixth sense about when other runners are around, and seeing each other usually starts with a "Do I know you?" look and ends with a "Hey, I think we raced together!"
The point of all this is that I am always finding new members of the big running family. Those of you planning on running in college will probably end up having some of your rivals become your room-mates and having high school teammates running at rival colleges. Running is a pretty tight-knit community, and it makes me happy to know that wherever I end up I'll have a familiar face to run with.
KKNW,
Maryam
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