My passions are beginning to jive, melding like so many trickles into a stream. Meandering through my soul, depositing sediment of contentment round my silty shores.
Two good runs will do that. Saturday found an about face with the chronometer strapped to my wrist. My 6.5 mile testing ground, of the easy first half and tempo second, produced my 3rd best second half to date. Surprised the heck out of me considering how my ears have been up to my eyes. Sunday was an honest 12 miles with Stacy Shaw, Ashley Shurman, and my dear sweet Linda.
On both runs I felt like a runner again. After Saturday’s tour of Our Little Slice I noticed quite a bit of chafing. Prior to heading out yesterday Linda asked if I “needed some body glide?” I about spit up my coffee laughing. So here’s a personal conviction that let’s me know I still match my own description of a Real Runner: I would rather rub my flesh together and away through the pain and discomfort of hot sweaty training than apply a lubricant to mask my recent lack of training. I might be a Fatty McPhaterson today, but not for long.
Here’s why. Dad. No matter what I do or don’t do I’ve been blessed with good genetics and couldn’t be happier that I’m going to wind up looking pretty near exactly like my old man. Will be grateful for the dna when I’m in his 80+ age group. Linda too. We plan on living and laughing and loving for a Very Long time to come.
For the first time in 6 years I wasn’t the lead bike for the Lake Wehrspann 10K. Good to see Cory Logsdon take the win and our mates Mike Wasson (3rd) and Jimmy Doherty (4th) representing. Looking at the times I wonder if the new bike knew the course.
Thanks to Mike Hajek-Jones for the USATF Nebraska Association V.P. nomination. Mike is the only person in Nebraska with more USATF sense than me so that means a lot. I’m giving it serious consideration Mike. He posted the following on our USATF LDR facebook page (34 views, no comments):
“For your consideration, the LDR Committee is required to have an annual meeting. Technically this has been accomplished for 2014 since the committee met in January. From a practical standpoint I believe a meeting is needed by the end of this month or very early September. Probably Labor Day weekend following a race in Lincoln or Omaha. The practicality of the meeting is to be prepared for the Nebraska Association USATF Annual Meeting scheduled for the third Sunday of September. This is important because 2014 is an election year for Association Officers, President, 1st vice-president, 2nd vice-president, Secretary and Treasurer (in that order). The vote is taken at the annual meeting either by acclaim or ballot. If anyone has been following our association there is a major need for change in leadership. I believe there is a young professional in this group capable of handling the role of president for the association…that person is not me. I am more than willing to accept and serve as a vice-president and counsel for the association, I would nominate Will Lindgren for a vice-president role also. I don’t have a dog in the fight for LDR matters. We currently have one LDR member as an officer, Treasurer Logan Watley. Committee Chairs are only elected/selected during Olympiad years, 2012, 2016, etc…”
Should be interesting. Scuttlebutt has it that Mssrs. Watley and Rathje will not be running for their respective Treasurer and LDR Chair positions, but we know how rumor has it. I have heard first hand that Jason Zakaras is gaining interest, he’d be a good fit somewhere.
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