The Ledge (From Now On)'s 5 Miles

This morning, I ran 5 miles for The Ledge (From Now On) aka Brian aka The Flyin' Hawaiian. The Ledge and I like to do sweet stuff together, like watch Philly sports, talk about how Philly is better than Boston, drink Yuengling instead of Sam Adams, be Tough Mudders (even though he threatened to kill me during it because I had convinced him it was a good idea), run Reach the Beach, make up nicknames, and develop elaborate business plans (College in Pajamajeans). We also one time had an epic Day of Fun. This consisted of a variety of activities, such as a trip to Target's toy section, eating pizza, and watching Rocky II. 

Most of my run with with Back on My Feet this morning, but I did log about 2 miles solo, and picked some jams specifically for Brian. So the tracklist included "Gonna Fly Now" from Rocky, some Flight of the Conchords, and "Barbra Streisand" by Duck Sauce, which was a repeat track for our Reach the Beach van. "Gonna Fly Now" was particularly helpful as I was scaling a monster hill.

Slight dramatization

Back when I had one of those "job" things (that is, before going back to school), we used to work really close to each other. That was awesome, because we could meet for coffee/lunch/the happiest of hours. Once we went running after work, which was tough because he's faster than I am. And his shoes are jazzier, which make me self-conscious.

In case you cannot tell already, Brian is one cool dude. I'd say maybe even cooler than The Dude:

The Ledge > The Dude

But now we don't get to see each other as much, which is quite sad. We need to fix that. (Day of Fun Part Deux?)  It's awesome to have a Philly friend (phriend?) in this land of "steak and cheese" sandwiches and weird hot dog rolls. So thanks, The Ledge, for the support, and for being you (i.e., super cool)!

Natalie

(The Kratz/Carlos)