You Can Now Find Me, Down By The River

That's right, as of late tonight I am a partial owner of a minivan.  So, I'm thinking of parking it down by the river and becoming a motivational speaker.  It seems like that is a void that has gone unfilled long enough.  Guard your coffee tables!



For this weeks workout - discuss and find like minded individuals at the start of TRY.  That seems to be working well, so why change it?  If you feel you are not having your needs met, please let me or an experienced TRYer know and we'll do what we can to help out with your current running regimen.

I fully admit, I have NOTHING for you this week.  So, just a couple of reminders.

This coming Saturday morning is TRY's favorite local fundraising race of the year - Paige's Butterfly Run.  We are fielding two centipede teams again and this years teams include 6 of the 10 slots as first time 'peders', so there should be a lot of laughs.  For everyone doing it, it is a good idea to read the 2014 centipede team rules.  (Even though I'll make sure we are street legal, so you do not HAVE to read it if you don't want to.)  The biggest change I see is that the antenna and the stinger are now "encouraged" and no longer mandatory.  The connection and the length have not changed over the years.  Something that continues to change from time to time is the course.  They are at the mercy of downtown construction, so it looks like this years course will revert back to what we ran the first year - starting and finishing on Franklin street.  Unfortunately I think this course is a bit narrower in key spots and will mean a little more coordination will be needed within the teams.  (It also means that we will not get to walk past Kristen's favorite "Five Sisters" houses.  :-(

In two Saturdays - on the 14th - is the "Joe LaGuardia Amyloidosis 5K Run/Walk".  As a friend of the organizer (Joe's daughter) I currently have signs out on my yard advertising the event but I also promised to attempt to recruit participants or volunteers.  Its starts and finishes at the Inner Harbor so will be a course that most of us have ran before.  (And will overlap slightly with the Paige's course, actually.)  Since everyone is on their own running schedule, is there anyone that would come out and volunteer with me and help get a local event with a heartfelt, family, cause off and running.  (Now in it's second year.)  Let me know and I'll provide details to you as we get closer.

Remember - it's great to be on the other side of races once in a while as a reminder of how much difference a friendly racer is versus a rude, inconsiderate, and only in it for themselves racers.  It definitely will keep you thankful of all the volunteers at the races you run in.

That's it.  Short and sweet and no photos of Berms - just as I promised.  If you need anything, come knock on my van, down by the river.  Here is a full version via Hulu.