After finishing the run, ran into our old running buddy, Bill. After a quick catchup, I suggested to Bill that we should put in a run together. Bill warned me that the run will be slow since he is just getting started this year. I reassured him that slow is good for me. In fact, I told him “My left knee is still bothersome”.

The inimitable Bill immediately came back with “My whole body is bothersome!”

There is this friend of mine – Garry be his name – he has this intriguing ritual. On his birthday, he goes to the gym and bench presses his body weight!! Inspired by that, I tried a 6.0 mile run on my 60th birthday. Of course, unlike him, I had the presence of mind to bring in a decimal point to my resolution.