a little bit country

A lovely cool morning, temperatures just above freezing, a hoar frost on the low lying areas.
Left the house and ran into the forest preserve through the gap by the generator on Crestwood Circle on the other side of Randall Road.
Up and down to the heart of Leroy Oakes round the blacktop route and back agin.
I [...]

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signed up for gilberts cross country challenge

Gilberts (near Elgin), Illinois on Sunday, December 02, 2007 10:00 AM (Central Standard Time).

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A beautiful fall evening …

… and a great time to run.
My habit says I’m a morning runner but today, my day off, I set out at around 5pm on the Great Western trail.
Fabulous running weather, mid-50s, gentle breeze and long shadows from low sun.
I’m thinking that I may do the Gilbert’s Cross Country Challenge on December 2nd. I [...]

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is this supposed to be an apology?

Open email to Mr. Pinkowski, as response to his email (below)
Is this supposed to be an apology????
The only thing you got right was canceling the race. Whoever was in charge of water/Gatorade needs to be fired.
I’ve heard all of your sidestepping / buckpassing and I just don’t buy it – sorry.
The hottest of weather [...]

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no, there wasn’t enough water, marathoners say

Rob Olmstead of the Daily Herald could’ve interviewed me and got the same story … http://dailyherald.com/story/?id=53633 … he did a good job.  Thanks Rob.
It’s farcical watching all the race organizers scrambling to cover their butts and shift blame … extreme heat, the lead runner’s used to much, what BS.  These guys need to apologize or be [...]

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and I shaved my chest for this?

the down side
If you followed the Chicago Marathon 2007 you’ll know that it was a brutal affair.
At the start the temperature was 80+ with humidity to match, as noon approached it was pushing 90 degrees which on the city streets felt more like 100. Of the 45,000 registered runners about 10,000 didn’t start and [...]

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20 degrees above average

so here’s the forecast for tomorrow.  It’s been sip and drip for the past 24 hours and we’ll be working hard to make sure that we drink enough of the right stuff over the next 24 hours.

Ran my last 2 miles before the marathon this morning around the neighborhood – where I started out 6 [...]

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rain shine heat humidity

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obsessed with weather …

We’re all watching the weather for Sunday morning.  The forecast seems to change every time we look at it.  The options in the past 24 hours have been. 

mid- 80s, clear
mid 60s and cloudy, no rain
mid 60s clouddy 60% chance of rain
everything in between

I think we’ll take those trash bags and use them as raincoats before [...]

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