You were getting onto the 19th floor elevator at a downtown Chicago hotel with your wife around 7:30 a.m. Green sweatshirt. Newly shaved head. Blonde, tall and pretty dang skinny. If I had to guess, I would say that you ran the Chicago marathon on Sunday, you won the Olympic trials in 2008, placed 10th in the Beijing Olympics and you hold the US half marathon record at 59:43. Just a wild guess. If I wanted to take a stab in the dark, I would say that you look like a “Ryan” and I would bet your last name is “Hall.” No, no, I’m not a creeper, this is all pure speculation.
I was coming off of the elevator, too consumed with how I probably stunk up the thing with my post-run stank. As I walked off, I looked up and for the first time in my life, saw you and your wife, and my mouth wouldn’t work. My mind was racing thinking, “Holy shiz, that’s Ryan Hall! Should I say hi? Should I say congrats? Should I ask for a photo? Should I leave him alone because he’s totally a celeb?” By the time these thoughts raced through my head, the elevator doors shut and you two were gone.
What was wrong with me?! I’ve seen Ryan Hall more times than I could count at race expos, but seeing him here was the difference between seeing a lion at the zoo and then a lion on an African safari. I’ve never been star struck, I’ve never not known what to say, but dang you Ryan Hall, you got me.
Happy Running!
How funny! That’s awesome that you saw him! I think I would be the same way.
you are too cute! I would have attacked him and informed him we were going to become bffs.
Happens to me all the time…but with regular people.
Page, I literally LOL at this: difference between seeing a lion at the zoo and then a lion on an African safari. Hahahahhahahaha!
oh wow that’s crazy that you saw him. That’s awesome!
Ok, now that just made me laugh. I’m usually too clueless to even know who I’m seeing- although I might have been able to figure that one out. Come visit me in January (Olympic Trials), and we’ll see if we can stalk him again and you can speak this time 🙂
My hubs works for a marathon sponsor- believe me, I’m seriously working that angle for a primo volunteer spot at the trials.
this is so cute&creative.
i think i would have FREAKED out at him and he would have gotten scared. i saw kathrine switzer at a race in nyc in june and i’m pretty sure she couldn’t wait to get away from me! whoooops.
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I would have said something embarrassing — its a good thing it wasn’t me.
I just shrieked out of jealousy – is that wrong?