I now laugh inside

I've said it... uno, dos, tres, catorce times.

For some reason, people I don't see very often only have one thing to talk to me about.  

This prior week, I ran into several friends I hadn't seen in quite a while; 4 during the week, then 3 more over the weekend.  Heck, for 2 of them, it was a good 2+ years since I'd last seen them.  What cracked me up (and this is nothing new) is that all they had to ask me about was my running.  Now this isn't a bad thing, but it's funny to me that it repeatedly is the only topic they have to ask me about.

I'm sure you other runners or triathletes that read this get the same treatment!

Well fellow "athlete" friends, I think I finally figured out why they do it!   You see, after the normal small talk and exchange of pleasantries about me, you, how's the family, you still at ACME company?, etc.  There really is nothing more to talk about.  However, this is where they get REALLY excited, because we are able to avoid the awkward silence of having nothing to say to each other, BECAUSE we can ask me about my running!

Even better, they also get to practice their comedy routine, by joking about how far i've run, how many marathons I plan on running next week, what an apparent freak I am, or heck, maybe I ran up to Dallas instead of driving!

It's too bad that I have absolutely nothing to talk to them about... because... well.... *insert awkward silence here for 5 seconds*... there isn't much to talk to ask them about, except maybe just say: "So... what have you been up to?"  But then again, we all know the answer to that question is: "Oh, nothing much, same old same old."  

So what's the point?  hahaha   ; )