Today’s run: 3.6 miles, 36 minutes. YT: 106.4. For two days running now, I’ve crossed paths with a man in a long, khaki kilt and yuppie combat boots, taking a morning stroll. Both times I’ve given him my customary smile. And both times he’s given me a look that makes me feel like he’s unsure how to interact with a woman while wearing a skirt.

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I’m about to present to you an idea that’s completely illegal — which is how you know immediately that it must be a GREAT idea.

Here it is:

Hiring managers should give job-seeking runners special preference. In fact, employment applications should have an “Are you a runner?” check box on them.

Why?

1. Runners are focused. They spend hours of their week in repetitive motion. They’ll carry out their projects with precision and consistency.

2. Runners are goal-oriented. They set plans and stick to them, through cramps and sun and rain and snow.

3. Runners are accustomed to suffering. You can work a runner to the BONE and he’ll keep on going. He ran 10 miles before you even got out of bed!!

4. Runners are a little bit crazy. Creativity and plucky spark, exactly what you need in an employee!

Hire a runner today!

Also: Here’s a link I liked, 5 Counterintuitive Running Tips that Actually Work. But I will never, ever take an ice cube bath. Unless maybe there’s a million dollars locked in the ice and only my body heat can unlock it.