Cumulative today: 27 miles
Down with a dogged cold these last two days. Tried running even though I was quite indisposed and felt every mile towards the end. Self-doubt and physical weakness hobbled me the last two miles and I was lucky to have made it back into the fold without any cramps or injuries. I was feeling very proud of having worked out consistently for 33 days in a row and then this -- a call for penitence and humility. So, no more high-jinx or bravado until this cold works its way out of this weak sinews. Of course, if things get worse, there's always Vitamin M aka Motrin. Pills are a running pilgrim's progress.
Speaking on drugs, Marion Jones had to bid a tearful farewell to her reputation and athletic career. Now, the public's attention span is usually in milliseconds, so time will exonerate and rehabilitate her back into society. In fact, she had been forgotten by the media for a quite awhile until her recent disclosure that she had used performance-enhancing drugs during her Olympic record feats. The drugs were connected to already-embroiled BALCO which has been linked to Barry Bond's alleged drug use in baseball. BALCO's roster of clients in the sports industry, if ever revealed, might run like Heidi Fliess's list of Hollywood celebrities. Marion Jones may be given a slap in the wrist and allowed to go free because she seems to be cooperating with the authorities but what would be also important is to identify the athletes who came in second, third, or fourth after Jones in Olympics and award them their due medals. Jones may return her gold medals in a symbolic gesture but it is important to set the Olympic records straight and identify the people to deserved to win the first, second, and third places on the victory stand. There is no place for performance-enhancing drugs in the Olympics.
Return of the doggone doggerel...
Now and then, I can see,
That what is "I" is not quite "me",
Now and then, could it be...
That "us" in me is not like "we"
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