Joe Henderson
Joe Henderson
Joe Hendersonwas an American jazz tenor saxophonist. In a career spanning more than forty years Henderson played with many of the leading American players of his day and recorded for several prominent labels, including Blue Note...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth3 June 1943
CountryUnited States of America
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That time is important. It gives a comforting illusion of permanence not found in running by the mile.
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I'm in constant search of new information and ideas, and I want to make the best of this short time that we're out here on this planet living this nebulous thing called life. And I want to plant a few trees along the way and nurture some minds and watch them grow, as people did for me.
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The Chip also reduces the damage done by bandits. They still steal drinks and cheers along the course, but no longer scramble the paying runners' results. No entry fee, no Chip, no time or place.
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This act demonstrates graphically a turning away the past and moving ahead. You now get to refresh your time in a friendly way by running with the watch instead of against it or away from it.
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The results would have stayed on the watch face until the batteries died. But trying to make time stand still this way would have been a mistake. It is just as important to erase times eventually as to save them at first.
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The water's all the way up to the roof and it's just one of those things you've never seen. It's hard to describe,
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Our bond is our shared status as retired racers. Before joining my family, he had a brief professional career - on the greyhound track.
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These thieves defend themselves by saying, 'I was there all the time, and the officials missed me.' Favorite excuses for missing surveillance checkpoints: jacket covered the number took off the shirt with the number hidden in a crowd.
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They trained mostly by time periods, checking their pace for known distance only on special occasions.
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Our favorite: a former garbage dump converted into a riverside park. I first ran there more than 30 years ago when a marathon passed through this park that later became home to Pre's Trail.
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The records fell easily at first. Dozens of seconds peeled away with every running of a course, and I could hardly wait for the next chance to improve.
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When running to fill a time quota, however, the reverse happens. You can't make that time pass any faster by rushing, so you settle into a pace that feels right to you at the moment. Each minute above a quota is a little victory.
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Time means a great deal to every runner. It means everything to me, because most days miles don't count; only minutes do.
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Yet the home courses are where you spend dozens to hundreds of hours a year. You must choose them well.