So I’m running in the Scarecrow Scamper 5K in St. Charles, IL over the weekend - I graduated in 1992 and have not kept up the physique I had in college - and I’m getting close to the end, about to make my last big push to the finish line. I come lumbering down the hill and make the final turn into Pottawatomie Park right on the Fox River. I have less than 200 yards to go, and I start to feel my legs getting really heavy. Just then I see a lady walking her dog toward me and talking to someone on her cell phone. As I get closer, I also notice she’s wearing an Auburn Football T-shirt. Right as I pass her I shout a big “WAR EAGLE!” not knowing whether she could hear me over her phone conversation. I’m about 20 yards past when I hear her response: “WAR EAGLE!! WAR EAGLE!!” - I had no problems motoring to the finish line after that.
War Eagle!
David