Mr. Gould gets a W!

I have a new hero, and his name is Chris Gould. Yes. That’s right. Mr. Gould, as in Kelley’s dad (Kelley’s a junior on our xc team).

Aside from being an incredibly nice guy, he also happens to be an excellent runner. On Sunday, Mr. Gould proved that “middle age” does not have to mean “middle of the pack.” Chris turned 50 this year – sorry, that qualifies as “middle age” by any standards.

But how many 50-year-olds do you know that win road races outright? That’s what Chris did on Sunday at the 18th annual Putnam County Classic Half Marathon – his hometown race. Chris placed first overall in 1:32:36. Although I’ve never done this race, knowing that terrain from running the Sybil 50km a few times back in the day, it had to have been a course with some hills.

No matter. At 50, Chris Gould is a winner. Literally. And he’s my hero today. NICELY DONE MR. GOULD!

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