As a child I eagerly anticipated Christmas morning, fairly normal in that regard. Somewhere under the tree there was one gift that was always hoped for and never disappointed.
The WORLD ALMANAC and BOOK OF FACTS. This annual gem provided me more hours of entertainment/enlightenment than all the fire trucks and Hot Wheels and stuffed animals gathered beneath the tree.
My life long love of language and information, both monumental and trivial stems from this one simple gift. I hope you too have some simple gift or memory that ties you to Christmas past. And I hope you can pass that message on to one of your own loved ones.
Thanks to Mike Scott for the pictures below. He is the USATF Cross Country Chair, Meet Director, and photographer.
Linda and Stacy early on in the Women’s Masters race. Linda borrowed my spikes, Stacy borrowed hers.
Natalie Como and Haleigh Riggle finished in the same time, a great show of working together.
Alysha Davis promised to go “balls to the wall” from the gun and gave everything all the way to the tape.
Haleigh and Natalie chased Shannon early on. It was great to see the ladies running as a team.
Gary Wasserman towered over most of the competitors in the Mens Masters division.
Matt Pohren being chased early on by former mate Mike Morgan.
Megan Thomas’ strength as a Steeplechaser translates well to Cross Country.
Cory Logsdon is our fastest marathoner of 2012 having run 2:34 at Twin Cities in October.
Meghan Schneider in a pack of runners from across the entire U.S.
Eric Rasmussen always shows up ready to race.
The pain written on my face, I was actually very happy to see the finish line just ahead.
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