Getting Chicked

On Wednesday, I went running at big local park. As I was getting started, I saw a woman running like a gazelle closing fast. I let her pass, then made chase, and managed to hang with her a few miles, though it took some work. She was cranking along pretty good, and all I could do with her was 2.5 or 3 miles. She's one of the top runners in the area, though she's out of shape by her (very high) standards. (She wins big area races and often beats guys who win some of the smaller races.)

I've seen the term "getting chicked" used, usually by younger male runners, to describe being beaten in a race by a woman. Here in practice, I was handed my head. She kicked my butt, and deserved to, she works damned hard at her running. So, yep, I got chicked, and it's OK with me.