Tuesday evenings
There’s no better pace to be
Than circling the track
With Intermediate Group 3
We are late-comers
Who gab between laps
And, well, okay --
During intervals perhaps
One of us
Is getting better
But leave the group?
No, we won’t let her
The faster runners
May pass us by
But we hang tight
and sometimes sigh
(Records, we won’t ever break
We’re Group 3, for heaven’s sake!)
There’s something
Special about this pack
Seeking better splits
and PRs from way back
Our timer once said,
“Tonight you are Group 2.”
Till someone said
That just won’t do.
For now and for always
This is “Group 3”
And I thank my lucky stars
That group includes me.
16 comments:
3 is a great number! It's one of my lucky numbers!
A very nice poem for the backofpackers.
A fine bit of prose
from the tip of your pen.
Proves one need not be first
in order to win.
Anne, you are so witty! I love it! I am so happy to be part of this group number three! I think the Dr Seuss Race must have rubbed off on you.
Oh how this resonates, how it recalls those wonderful, special and precious times spent running in circles with friends. There's a unique connection that a runner has with those who share huffing and puffing and digging down deep to do one's best. Well done, Anne. You are the voice of many a runner!
I miss coming out to track practice. I will be running in the back of the pack soon enough though!
Where is your daughter going in Europe?
I love your poem!
cute!!
sounds like
THE Best PACE to BE,
is to be in GROUP "3"
:-)
Now that's a hard post to follow. It makes the rest of look like we are only tossing words randomly into the ether.
I love that!
oh my, did you write this?
it's super!!!!!!!!!
nice diity ryhme. The number 3 is lucky in alot of cultures... Hey, sounds like a fun group to run with..
Yes, Anne! I too have pack pride - mine's in Lane 4.
I have to agree, but it took all I had to smoke your ass at the end there...okay so you were walking at the time and finised, but damn I looked good finishing!!
very good. :)
i'm very tall. it's easy to see the front of the pack and everyone in between from where i run
That's actually pretty good!
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