Report: If Local Runner’s Date Doesn’t Show Up Soon, He’s Going to Start Carb-Loading Without Him
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A runner at a local restaurant is getting tired of waiting for his dinner date, Dumb Runner has learned, and intends to start carb-loading without him if he doesn’t show up soon.
The runner, Ward Bond, 36, arrived at the restaurant, a neighborhood Italian eatery, five minutes before the appointed time, according to a source, and requested a table for two.
“I’m meeting someone, but he should be here soon,” Bond told the server.
As the minutes ticked by, Bond ordered a nonalcoholic beer. By the time he’d finished it, 10 minutes later, his date still had not appeared. Besides being annoyed, the source said, the avid runner was growing anxious.
“Ward is training for a marathon, so he is super-focused on his fueling strategy,” said the source. “He’d really planned on having a big plate of pasta in front of him at a certain time.”
Checking his watch, Ward ordered a second drink and told the server he was giving his date five more minutes before going ahead and ordering.
“While I’m waiting,” he said, “can I get some bread or something?”
