Running Down A Dream

Laurel had Hardy. Abbott had Costello. Wayne had Shuster. Earle has Dot. Bonnie had Clyde. Thelma had Louise. Ernie had Bert.

And Wendy has Gill.

And Gill has Wendy.

All quite comical in one sense or another. All experts in their field. All notorious.

We associate Wendy and Gill with music, and tequila, though rarely mixed together. It's a lesser known fact that Wendy and Gill both run. Up until recently they ran in separate provinces, but now the dynamic duo run together.

As the images illustrate, they take their running very seriously. A lot of stretches happen before they set out on the open road (image #1), and when they run they are 'in the zone'. They are completely focused on technique and not easily distracted, especially Wendy (see image #2). Gill has run a 26 mile marathon recently. Wendy is 1.923 percent of the way to completing her first marathon. Personally I'm 3.846 percent of the way there. That makes a marathon seems incredibly long, which it is. I'll never run one, mostly because I can't.

But as some wise Chinese philosopher once said 'a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step'. I've always liked that quote, because it's a very simple and obvious truth, though it's often overlooked by doubters. So.....good on ya, I say to Wendy and Gill, and to anyone who takes a step in the right direction.