Comments on: One = The Bell Lap http://www.runningland.com/2006/02/01/one-the-bell-lap/ Olympian, Joan Nesbit Mabe, waxes (and wanes) philosophical. Sun, 27 Jun 2010 18:36:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: George http://www.runningland.com/2006/02/01/one-the-bell-lap/comment-page-1/#comment-1277 George Thu, 23 Feb 2006 22:26:31 +0000 http://www.runningland.com/2006/02/01/one-the-bell-lap/#comment-1277 Joan, you are the best writer in runnerland. I love every one of your articles, even when they are not about running, especially when you talk about family. I grew up in foster homes and never got to experience what you describe in your family. Anyway, on to how life revolves around running. I had been running since the 70s and devoured every book or magazine I could get my hands on. It got to the point where I could look at a row of racers on the track, see only a leg of a particular runner and know who it is. Also, in many race results, they would print the first letter of the persons name and I would know the first name of most of the top runners. Once, I volunteered at a race where some young schoolkids were "volunteered" as well. I called to every runner in the first 50 or so by name. A young girl looked at me and asked "Do you know ALL the runners?" Joan, thanks for all the wonderful songs of experience, and I look forward to reading and hearing more. George Joan, you are the best writer in runnerland. I love every one of your articles, even when they are not about running, especially when you talk about family. I grew up in foster homes and never got to experience what you describe in your family.

Anyway, on to how life revolves around running. I had been running since the 70s and devoured every book or magazine I could get my hands on. It got to the point where I could look at a row of racers on the track, see only a leg of a particular runner and know who it is. Also, in many race results, they would print the first letter of the persons name and I would know the first name of most of the top runners. Once, I volunteered at a race where some young schoolkids were “volunteered” as well. I called to every runner in the first 50 or so by name. A young girl looked at me and asked “Do you know ALL the runners?”

Joan, thanks for all the wonderful songs of experience, and I look forward to reading and hearing more.

George

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