Wednesday, June 3, 2009

A new take on biathlon

Last "bid" (five-week schedule period) I flew with a captain who is an avid runner and recently took up golf. On several of our layovers, he would run to a nearby golf course (sometimes as far away as 4 or 5 miles), play a round of golf orhit balls in the driving range, then run back to the hotel. I know he had to move quickly through the golf course at times to avoid getting cold in his running shorts and t-shirt. I half-joked that he just started a new version of the Biathlon (running and shooting) that will soon be an Olympic sport! I always appreciate fellow crew members who get out and explore rather than join the ranks of the "slam-click"-ers.