I’m stimulated again. Fired up. In It To Win It. You all know the story. With an unhittable curve ball this time. The Wintheiser Twist.
I’ll preface with this: Grant is one of the nicest, most humble fellas you’ll ever get to know outside of a start and finish line. It’s between those two arbitrary points that you really don’t want to mess with this cat.
In 20 years experience advocating for elite runners, I count Grant as the most talented that I’ve ever had the pleasure of wearing my kit. Any kit. Think about that for a moment. There will never be another Mike Morgan, or David Adams, or Peter vd Westhuizen. Those three I call the Gold Standard. But Grant has something I’ve not seen before. An ease and confidence.
Grant has been training with Michael Rathje and Nolan Zimmer and Johnny Rutford of LRC Racing. Good for them. Lucky they live in Omaha. Omaha. Omaha. Say what? Its like tennis folks, you only get better by training with someone more talented, and those fellas will attest to the difference. I am so very grateful for Grant’s loyalty, it would be such an easy jump to any other program.
I got jacked when Jay Welp told me he was Ready to Race State Farm 5K. I smiled a mile yesterday when Grant indicated he was entering the 10 Mile. NRGE, Inc. ready to start shaking up the local race calendar. Run Guru style.
Grant was out for 14 miles yesterday. Ons at 4:50 pace, tempo at 5:20s, strong finish at 4:40s. Middle 10K in 31:12. Would have won Lucky Charms by a minute and a half. Another favorite son Luka Thor also out at the Bar None yesterday. I am thankful for both of these fine young men.
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