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He’s Running; Interrupt Him

If mayors don’t like being interrupted on their jogs, they may want to invest in a treadmill.
This anonymous jogger is far less likely to be interrupted than the mayor of Warren, Michigan, who jogs for 45 minutes twice a day. David Goldman/AP

On Tuesday, the Mayor of Warren, Michigan, announced that he’s running…well, actually, jogging—for 45 minutes, twice a day, and oh, he DOES NOT like to be interrupted during his run.

Now, as some replies to this tweet have pointed out, Mayor James Fouts’ lengthy statement leaves the reader with a lot of unanswered questions: How come he calls running “jogging”? How is he available 24/7 but also *not* available for the 1.5 hours he’s out there “jogging”? What kind of person “jogs” 45 minutes twice a day, anyway?