Those of you who know me well know that I like to talk about my friends a lot and that I hold all of them in very high regard. One friend I haven't talked about yet on my blog is Vince. Although we grew up probably less than 2o miles from each other, we "met" by random coincidence on Runners World message boards. And we both love hockey. And we both graduated from the same college. And we're both Type A obsessive, slightly neurotic people (but in an endearing way). And we both love to write.... it's truly amazing how similar we are in so many ways.
This May I got to meet him and his wife for real when they came to town so that Vince could run the Chicago Marathon. Since our friendship didn't really develop in a traditional manner, I was slightly apprehensive about meeting him. Much to my delight, there was zero awkwardness and it was like we had known them for a lifetime. We had a lovely meal at Leona's and the next day I got to see him speed by around mile 18 in the marathon. He qualified for Boston and I like to think that my cheering him on helped just a tiny fraction!
They're coming back in May to run the Soldier Field 10 miler with Teresa and me. I look forward to spending more time with them. Anyhow, Vince's blog is now listed here on my page. Check it out. In addition to being a very talented runner and a friend I like a lot, he's a damn good writer.
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