We can’t vote for Bart Gordon, but we can run for him. Again.
On a hazy morning when the clouds spit out just enough rain to amplify the humidity, I found myself pounding the mean streets of
When Gordon’s rep first handed me a shirt, I knew nothing of the man. But I'm happy to run for him - it's an election year, and that meant Team Gordon was outfitted in performance running shirts for the big race.
Since our benefactor is considered the fastest man in Congress, I felt a litte better about turning myself into a running political advertisement. That nickname is no joke - Gordon's won the Capital Challenge 19 years in a row, and at age 59 finished the 2008 race in 18 minutes, 40 seconds.
Our little band represents everything a politician about to face voters would in runners – we crossed the finish line every two to four minutes, with times from 22 to 40 minutes.
I ran bare-eared, taking a break from the iPod. Whether it changed the outcome, I can’t tell. It meant hearing a state Senator say hello the volunteers guarding every intersection along the course. Plus, the flat route flew by In any event, it marked my first sub-30 minute finish in 2008 – and my last 5K for the next six weeks. Everrything on the calendar will be six miles or more in preparation for the Second Annual Murfreesboro Half Marathon on Oct. 11.
The web site bills it as “flatter than last year.” Given what I have seen of The ‘Boro, that should indicate better results than the rolling course of the Country Music Half.
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