Here’s Jonah finishing off a local 5K race over Memorial Day weekend. 19.31 minutes. Not bad for a 14-year old. Actually, it was pretty excellent. He finished right after the Ethiopians.

In this race, Jonah may have been the second or third guy from our town to finish the race. The top twenty were travelling professional runners.

Yes, there are people who make a living by competing in local races. These races offer small pots of money to the winners, usually about $500. But I guess if you do two or three of these races per weekend, you can make a nice living. They are probably also sponsored by sneaker companies.

Professional running isn’t in my son’s future. He has the talent, but zero passion for the sport. (He did earn $10.) Well, one’s knees only hold out for so long.

UPDATE: My smart commenters tell me that I’m wrong. Now, I want to do some research on this topic.