Or chicken scratching. Having to compose today’s musings on the droid, the desktop apparently infected with the bird flu, crap.
Had a hell of a weekend at the Bar None and beyond. Group run on Saturday morning, me hammering studette Stacy Mangers into a submissive Sunday. Walt and Pete going long, Dr. Bill hanging on and Linda finding her legs. Kyle and Jerrod showing up in the wee hours yesterday morning to practice their headlamp running. Jerrod is pacing Kyle the last 40 miles of Rocky Raccoon.
Saturday afternoon brought local trail legend Ivan Marsh out for his first visit to the ranch. Good to see my old friend and set the record straight on some foul whisperings. Quiz: how does $250 turn into $6000? It doesn’t. His house warming gift appropriate and appreciated. And I don’t care how big of an ass you have, you just can’t fit everyone into your back pocket.
Congratulations are in order to Michael Rathje. He held his very first LDR meeting yesterday in Lincoln and did a fine job. There are now some good people working to make sure the program keeps pointed in the right direction. I attended along with Linda and Kyle from NRGE. Representatives from LRC Racing and Team Nebraska were also present. Nice to finally meet Steve Cross, a decent masters runner translating an extensive background in competitive bike racing to Team Nebraska’s board of directors. You could see his wheels turning and he’s not afraid to speak up.
I was able to provide answers to many of the pressing questions, some posed by me, the group comprised almost completely of new blood. I don’t mind turning over information to Michael at all. The 2014 Grand Prix was discussed. So were association championship events. And how to increase membership. Ben Cohoon made salient contributions, as did Jason Zakaras. So did Mike Hajek-Jones. Many others respectfully kept quiet and listened, only a smirk or two kept it from being a most civil meeting. The program I like to call my own will thrive if/when I decide I’m done.
How about another one of those beers Ivan?
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