Yesterday's NY Times had an short article about Galen Rupp, who ran the mile at the Boston Indoor Games last Saturday, and is scheduled to run in the Wanamaker Mile at Madison Square Garden this Friday.
Young Runner Lets a Champion Dictate His Pace
The article talks about Alberto Salazar, who is coaching Rupp to focus on shorter distances now, and think about marathons later in his career. at the end of the article, there is this tidbit about Salazar, who grew up in Wayland:
"Salazar, 49, still runs. On Sunday, on snowy and icy paths alongside the Charles River in Boston, he ran seven miles at an 8:30 pace. If that sounds a bit slow for him, consider that he had a heart attack June 30 and had a defibrillator implanted in October."
So... if you weren't running at the McIntyre relays, were you out running on Sunday in the snow? If Salazar, who nearly died last fall from his heart attack was out there "cranking out" 8:30's, what possible excuse do you have?
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He was spotted at Gordon track on Friday eve last as well, and looking well
I was out for a long run in the worst of the snow, but at the last minute I decided to run Comm Ave instead of going down to the river. If I'd only known I could have run into Salazar on the river!!
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