I know we are called as Christians to go against the flow but this is ridiculous. Going to church today all prim and proper in best coat and husband with big black Bible under his arm we came face to face with something like this crowd coming the other way.
It was the occasion of Ashby 20 - a very popular annual event for runners for miles around. Crowds were gathering on Bath Grounds ready for the start. The starting hooter was being tested for the big start. The little quiet lane we normally walk along was full of very fit looking people all with earnest looking faces as they stretched, took pulses, jumped about and generally prepared themselves for the big challenge. Some of them actually looked very funny with black bin liners on to maintain the correct temperature, others wore very odd looking skinny shorts and vests. But the funny thing was, because there were more of them, they were the normal ones. And here we were as 2 decent church-going citizens walking along on a Sunday morning, yet we were the ones who looked eccentric! Ah well. I guess that is the story of my life. Always the odd one out!
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