Sarah Palin: A Runner

This post is kind of a fluff piece, but after all the serious posts lately (Obama on Honduras: More Evidence of a Bad President, Obama Says 'Just Die Already', Retailers Head for Exits in Detroit, Visiting the 'Model' High School), I wanted to post this. And I wanted to post the picture that went with it.

Did you know that Sarah Palin is a runner? I'm pretty sure you knew that Obama was a professional basketball player- magazine and newspapers covered that over and over, even though astute observers remarked that he actually plays basketball as much as I play hockey (a couple times a year). Seriously, a real athlete, someone who doesn't just pretend to be one, is former Republican Vice-President candidate and current Governor of the State of Alaska, Sarah Palin.

Sarah Palin was recently interviewed by Runners World. There is some good stuff there. I like this quote from her "Sweat is my sanity." Or this one "Running with [1-year-old son] Trig in the baby jogger is nice since I don't have to say anything. He likes to hear me sing." Her answer to 'What did your parents teach you about running?' is a solid "They taught me self-discipline and goal setting." This is revealing- "Sometimes you've got to call upon your rock to get through the tough times... (my rock is) my faith in God."

This is yet another point in her favor: When asked 'Do you listen to music during your runs?' her reply was " kick off my runs with the old Van Halen and AC/DC, then I get into my country music, then I always wrap it up with a couple of mellow Amy Grant songs."

Whatever you think about Sarah Palin's policy positions, one has to admit that she is a good person. She is decent, honest, respectful, honest, sweet, nice, cool, and a real person. She does not pretend to be better than me, which is good, because all men are created equal, and she isn't.

Enjoy the picture that went along with the story!