I see her every day - running confidently, perfect long lean body, not too thin, did I mention perfect? Fast pace, awesome running posture, pretty blonde hair, pretty face, athletically fit to a tee. I love watching her fly along with her knee socks on... I have wondered all summer about her - is she a professional soccer player? Why does she run with knee socks on and why is she training so intensely? Today as I headed out for my run, I saw her in the distance coming toward me. As she got closer, I thought maybe I was mistaken because this girl was not wearing knee socks. When I realized it was indeed my idol, just as she was about to pass me I said "where are your socks?" and I motioned to my calves since we were both wearing headphones. She blew by me with a smile and I figured that she didn't have a clue as to what I said. About 10 minutes later, I was startled as she ran up next to me and started chatting away about how I must be out there as much as she, which made me laugh out loud. She introduced herself and we ran for abit together. I told her she is an inspiration to me and we talked about the upcoming Dog Day Race this weekend, etc. I found out that she is a professional triathlete (sponsored and all), trains 5 hours per day and is a part time lifeguard. I was thrilled to find out that in addition to her physical perfection, she was a lovely person with a great personality! When I run the race on Sunday, I will look for her in the lead when the front runners circle back toward the slower runners... and I will shout out "GO JENNA" as she will surely be the female leader, but I am still left to wonder why she wears the high socks because I completely forgot to ask her about that!
