... slow us in our present running. We may take them out of our memory storehouse only on occasion, but we do so not to rest on our laurels, but to be energized for the race ahead. Jeri and I, my wife and I, had the exhilarating joy of seeing Eric Heiden win 2 of his 5 gold medals at the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid in 1980. I’ve never witnessed anything quite like it. Through the skintight gold suit, you could see the rippling movement of almost every muscle in his body, especially his legs, as he made his ...
