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A Rare Bird, A Strange Duck, One Funky Blog
random thought of the moment:
So far as a man may be proud of a religion rooted in humility, I am very proud of my religion; I am especially proud of those parts of it that are most commonly called superstition. I am proud of being fettered by antiquated dogmas and enslaved by dead creeds (as my journalistic friends repeat with so much pertinacity), for I know very well that it is the heretical creeds that are dead, and that it is only the reasonable dogma that lives long enough to be called antiquated.
— G.K. Chesterton
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2007 Pittsylvania XC Challenge
Thisentryis part 11 of 13 in the series 2007 RunningOn November 10, I ran in WPTC's XC Challenge and finished in a sluggish 34:06. Last year I finished in 32:03, and I'd hoped to break 30:00 this year. Oh well, I can't expect much considering how badly screwed up my training has been due to […]
One Less Headache
West Penn Track Club recently held its annual election for its board of directors. Of the 130+ members in the club, ~35 returned their paper ballots (I'll have a better count after the next board meeting). There were eight nominees for seven positions. I lost. I'll soon no longer be the chair of the membership […]
Shameless Plug for Self and Club
Western Pennsylvania Track Club, for which I am recruiter and membership committee chair, has a new website. It's not quite complete, but I think I've gotten it to the point of being usable. Many thanks go to Nina Ehmer, the previous webmaster, for all the work she did on the old site.
For the curious:
The Western […]
2007 Brentwood Firecracker 5K
Thisentryis part 6 of 13 in the series 2007 RunningOn July 4th, I volunteered for and ran in my first Brentwood Firecracker 5K. It was very well organized, especially considering how large it was (~1300 runners). Registration went smoothly, the race started on time, there was plenty of food (and beer!), and the door prizes […]
2007 Us Too Fathers' Day 10K
Thisentryis part 5 of 13 in the series 2007 RunningWell, this year's Us Too Fathers' Day 10K wasn't entirely as bad as last year's (which, BTW, seems worse in hindsight than it did at the time). It wasn't great, either.
Pros:
It was a lot cooler than last year.
The […]
