sometimes when you think things can't manage to go much more wrong....
your pipes freeze, your upstairs neighbors' bathtub leaks into your kitchen, and then your car won't start - amazingly all discovered in the span of 30 minutes on a monday morning.
with x's and o's and plenty of tears at work,
cw
Monday, January 24, 2011
Sunday, January 2, 2011
a special duke dog.
"i'll never take it for granted or forget how we grew together over four years of sweat and how we came to know each other the way people seldom do. These are some of the greatest moments of our lives. We may not see it yet, we may not even know it, but i think that we will look back as withered and elderly upon these times as some of the most profound of our lives. And if i don't, that's even better, because it would take a hell of a life to cloud over the shining, glistening days of collegiate cross country." -Running with the Buffalos.
The world lost one of its' biggest, larger than life spirits this past friday. "The Doc" Long, as we knew him, left us tragically doing what he loved - flying airplanes. I read about this story and a few hours later would find out this was one of my former teammates. A fixture on the team, in the vans to workouts, on track, and on the long runs. Jason is seen in photos from our various parties with his pants pulled down or grins ear to ear.
I share this because in addition to being an exceptional human and athlete, (a sub-4 minute miler); he literally embodied the overused phrase of "living life to the fullest", running professionally then onto the next dream of getting his pilots license and flying planes. This person exerted a gigantic, tangible energy, and as one wrote on his facebook wall, "a level of integrity and a love of people" that was unmatched. Having known him only a short time, he made magnificent impressions wherever he went and whomever he encountered. Though i cannot imagine the pain his loved ones and closest friends are feeling; he is a reminder to me of the true and honest zest we should all be injecting into our days. i am taking this with me into 2011.
To blue skies, Doc.
Blessed to have crossed paths with you.
cw
The world lost one of its' biggest, larger than life spirits this past friday. "The Doc" Long, as we knew him, left us tragically doing what he loved - flying airplanes. I read about this story and a few hours later would find out this was one of my former teammates. A fixture on the team, in the vans to workouts, on track, and on the long runs. Jason is seen in photos from our various parties with his pants pulled down or grins ear to ear.
I share this because in addition to being an exceptional human and athlete, (a sub-4 minute miler); he literally embodied the overused phrase of "living life to the fullest", running professionally then onto the next dream of getting his pilots license and flying planes. This person exerted a gigantic, tangible energy, and as one wrote on his facebook wall, "a level of integrity and a love of people" that was unmatched. Having known him only a short time, he made magnificent impressions wherever he went and whomever he encountered. Though i cannot imagine the pain his loved ones and closest friends are feeling; he is a reminder to me of the true and honest zest we should all be injecting into our days. i am taking this with me into 2011.
To blue skies, Doc.
Blessed to have crossed paths with you.
cw
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