running

i took up running
the other day. just
a half a mile though.
i'm not sure how many
k's that might be.
the metric system
still confuses me.
i'm working towards
a full mile, but the
starbucks is only a
half a mile away,
some fraction of a K,
and so i logically
stop there for coffee
and a scone and to
talk with fred, my
barrista. he likes
to run too, but he
goes much longer.
sometimes he goes
as far as 26.2 miles
and gets a t-shirt.
he's always entering
a 10 k, or a 5 k,
or a 3.2 k and gets
even more t-shirts
and sometimes a very
nice hat. i tell him
they have t-shirts
and hats up at wall
mart. just a mere 1.2
miles away and he
laughs and laughs.