On the news this week they said it was the start of meteorological autumn. Even though Fall doesn't officially begin for two more weeks, and it's still a humid 95 degrees this week in Texas, I'm ready to kick off the celebration of the most wonderful time of the year.
While some might claim that the holidays are the most wonderful time, I think all runners agree that the season that follows a suffocating summer of running in the heat is indeed the most wonderful.
Won't you sing along?
It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year (A Song for Runners)
It's the most wonderful time of the year
The runners' hearts are all swelling
and everyone’s yelling, Autumn is here!
It’s the most wonderful time of the year
It's the hap-happiest season to run
With those hi-five race greetings and pace grouping meetings
When we all come for fun
It's the hap-happiest season to run
There'll be track meets to host
finish line beers to toast
And pacing long runs real slow
There'll be new PR stories
And tales of the glories of the
Races long, long ago
It's the most wonderful time of the year
Oh the lines we’ll be toeing
Our bling will be glowing
When the finish line’s near
It's the most wonderful time of the year
It's the most wonderful time
Yes the most wonderful time
Oh the most wonderful time
Of the year
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