Palin Challenges Obama To Race In "Runner's World" Interview
Alaska governor challenges the president to a foot race.
RUNNER'S WORLD: Our president, I'm told, is a runner. Would you ever run with him? PALIN: I would, absolutely. I would and people have asked if I'd ever challenge him to one-on-one because we both love basketball. But look, he towers over me and I wouldn't be complaining about an unfair advantage there, but maybe I'd do better playing H-O-R-S-E with him than one-on-one. RUNNER'S WORLD: What about in a race? Could you beat the president? PALIN: 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
