yesterday i went to a memorial service for a guy i grew up with, who died over the summer from colon cancer. he was 33, same age as my surviving brother. we weren't close -- my mom and his mom are good friends, which is most of why i went -- but it was surprisingly emotional for me, i cried pretty much throughout and felt kind of drained afterward. they had a bluegrass band playing as people sat down and before the service got underway, they led the whole crowd (~200-250 people) in "will the circle be unbroken," and i was done. i'm sure part of it is that i'm still grieving my own brother, but also i don't think there is anything more moving than people being kind to each other. and noah, the guy who died, was an exceptionally kind and generous person, so the whole spirit of the thing just got to me. really glad i could be there. but i did not have a run in me afterward.
did it today instead.
- run 1:14:50, 12.90 km
gf wanted to head downtown so this was very stop-and-start (fully eight minutes of waiting at lights, per my watch). not my favorite way to go but it's all good, especially for a run where the point is mostly to be on your feet for a long time.
