How COOL is this?

Our advisor, Dr. Gene Johnson, met PAUL TERGAT who not only made this year's New York Marathon exciting by winning it by a hair in 2:06, but also holds the world record at 2:04:55 from 2003.  I mean, I have the picture of him from the New York Times crossing the finish line on my bedroom door!  He also makes me feel special because I ran my HALF marathon in 2:03...   Wow.