Not one to voluntarily give lengthy interviews, former Vice Presidential Nominee Sarah Palin, did just that for the August issue of Runner’s World magazine. The feature interview, given just a few weeks before her recent and bizarre resignation, also comes with a seven shot photo-op. And while the photos don’t actually show the Governor (can we still call her that?) running, they do show her in tight spandex and running shorts, stretching and posing throughout several different landscapes.
The most interesting shot, however, was the last and final shot. Taken in what appears to be her office (maybe house?), the former beauty queen is shown in a classic pageant pose – hand on her hip, slightly turned, knee up and with a big smile – complete with a conveniently placed American flag at her side. All that’s missing is her famous wink.
As to the interview itself, it mostly sticks to running, but the interviewer, Dan Simmons, did ask one or two questions relating to politics. Asked if she could beat Obama in a race, she replied:
“I betcha I’d have more endurance. My one claim to fame in my own little internal running circle is a sub-four marathon. It wasn’t necessarily a good running time, but it proves I have the endurance within me to at least gut it out and that is something. If you ever talk to my old coaches, they’d tell you, too. What I lacked in physical strength or skill I made up for in determination and endurance. So if it were a long race that required a lot of endurance, I’d win.”
(photos courtesy of Runner’s World magazine)
And to think, she was almost our vice president!… gotta love America
lol, love the wink ———————————————————————^