Fan mail from across the river

Received this email earlier this week ...

"Pete, congratulations on another successful season. I am not surprised because your runners are just a hard working bunch. I see them running through Highland, especially on Tillson and Vineyard avenues. They have run completely uphill since getting off the Walkway and they do not seem the least bit tired. Keep up the good work and see you at the Mid-Hudson Bridge tolls."

The person who sent the e-mail is a toll collector on the bridge, and a loyal Red Fox supporter. I see him at Marist basketball games all the time.

It's nice for our athletes to be recognized in a positive fashion by members of the community.

Each year, without fail, we usually get one complaint call about "those damn Marist runners hogging the road and getting in the way of cars."

So positive e-mail about our running on the roads is always nice.