As for elite...me, no. My nephew...yes. Me no...I just refuse to give up. I used to tell my kids, "You can run away...but I will eventually catch you. It may take 50 miles but I will catch you." They knew it.
Today, however, my sons are pretty awesome endurance monsters and can run circles around me. What do you expect--they are 18. One of them took his shirt off last year in the Snow Shoe Marathon and ran down the mountain side waving to everyone (my wife and I were climbing up the mountain at the time). It was 6 degrees outside. They are some of the toughest guys I have ever seen.
David
