I’m going deep into the 3 channel, black and white archives for today’s title. A phrase was in my head and I had to google from whence it originated. So I did and was transported back to my 1960s couch watching the good guys always win. “The Guns of Will Sonnett.” Walter Brennan played a tough guy, mentor, and sage in the Old West.
“No brag ma’am, just fact.”
That was the quote that surfaced like fat on broth and prompts today’s column.
But first, good effort on Saturday by Kathryn Merrill at the Brookings SD Half Marathon. Gun or chip? Her 1:34:30 was bested by a single second for 3rd overall. The 1:34:29 that eclipsed her was based on chip time instead of gun. There’s actually a rule about award places being based on gun times only but you know me and rules and all the friends they make me.
Now to the meat and potatoes. In my world, Pete Kostelnick and Jessica Pape were the first Nebraskans to finish Lincoln. Amber Sargent was the first Nebraska female to finish at Boston. Cameron Cummings was the first finisher representing any club from Nebraska at Boston. So, the top male and female finishers from both Boston and Lincoln represent Nebraska Run Guru Elite.
Slice it, dice it, what if all about it, shake it, bake it, any way you want it, just sniff it, whiff it, c’mon get with it.
NRGE, for the first half of 2015 at any rate, can lay solid claim as the best marathon club in Nebraska. I should say marathon and beyond given their accomplishments in the ultra discipline. Our mates hear the call of a tough guy, mentor and sage. And toe the line.
Me and Kyle. An Old Wrangler teaching a Young Gun the art of Straight Shooting.
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