By cyktrussell on 8/28/2009 4:08 PM

What is it that separates those of us who love running?

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By gcattarin on 8/13/2009 10:52 PM

Ours is a gentlemen’s sport.  Sure, we sweat like pigs (metaphor of course, my daughter the pig fan points out that pigs don’t sweat).  Sure, we get caked in mud on the trails.  And even blood sometimes, too.  But outside of the realm of big name competitors’ vocal rivalries, we’re kind, helpful, and gentile to others even as they’re thrashing us soundly.  You won’t see that in a hockey game.

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By gcattarin on 8/7/2009 11:00 PM

Yes, I know that races are held every day, twice on Saturday, and it’s no big deal.  But when it’s your own race, when it’s your first full-scale event, it is a big deal.  And it was.  The First Annual Running With the Wolves 10K went off with a howl, and came off like, well, clockwork Wednesday night, and there was great rejoicing.

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By gcattarin on 8/3/2009 11:20 PM

It’s a good thing I don’t have many readers.  When I go two weeks without a posting, I get no complaints.  My excuse?  I’ve been absorbed with race planning, which seems simple, except that it’s not.

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