Running Man
I stroll around the park, mulling over my next 100-word story.
A scrawny bald man hurtles towards me.
“Ian?”
“Bill?”
He stops.
“10K training, 8 laps of the park – my 99th half-marathon’s on Sunday.”
“Wow!”
“But no full marathons now after my knee surgeries.”
“Really?”
“Yeah, impact injuries.”
Divorced, kids grown up, running has been the constant in his life.
“Still running, Ian?”
“Just jogging and some yoga.”
“Get back into it!” he says fervently.
Telling me his Facebook address he sprints off.
Leaving the park, I watch him running around in circles, the perfect subject for my story.
From Guest Contributor Ian Fletcher
Born and raised in Cardiff, Wales, Ian has an MA in English from Oxford University. He has had poems and short stories published in Schlock! Webzine, 1947 A Literary Journal, Dead Snakes, Short-story.me, Anotherealm, Under the Bed, A Story In 100 Words, Poems and Poetry, Friday Flash Fiction, and in various anthologies.
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