To avert disqualification, because all five runners must run in order for the team to be scored, two minutes before race time I went to the scorer's table, picked up the last bib and pinned it on. "Just call me Andy," I said to Greg. (I was a volunteer at the race in 2010, and I met Meb for the 2d time.)
Greg was delighted. "Do you think you can pace the commissioner to a 7:30 first mile?"
"Sure," I said, "but that's as good as it gets with me these days and it will use me up for the rest of the race, Greg." I really hadn't trained or prepared myself for a fast three miles but I was going to try to get the team captain off to a good start while the three burners on the team jack-rabbited off. (The 2010 team was captained by Commissioner Brill, white-framed sunglasses.)
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