On Running

In grammar school, I attended a local summer camp. My friend and I were teased by older guys for holding hands and people would think up "daring" things to yell while doing cannonballs off the diving board. The memory that sticks with me most though was witnessing a relay race around the outdoor track. A girl was running around the corner when she somehow tripped and fell. She was down on the ground for a while and an ambulance took her away. I was told she was going to be paralyzed for life. I've never really been a runner.