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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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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Ours is a life of constant reruns. We're always circling back to where we'd we started, then starting all over again. Even if we don't run extra laps that day, we surely will come back for more of the same another day soon.
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I've lived nearby since 1981 and probably have averaged one run a week there. That's more than 1000 repetitions, and I have yet to tire of this course.
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When instinct kicks in now, he bolts into high gear and dashes invisible laps for a minute or two before dropping back to my pace.
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Since Buzz joined my runs, I too have run more laps - slower and bigger ones than he might otherwise do, but laps just the same.
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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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Yet the home courses are where you spend dozens to hundreds of hours a year. You must choose them well.
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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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That time is important. It gives a comforting illusion of permanence not found in running by the mile.
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That's how most of us would feel. But the sport has a few deviants without consciences.