HRB Entries in the LP Run Limerick Competition

Well, we- the Houston Running Bloggers - didn't place in the 39th annual LP Run limerick competition; however, I submitted five (5) entries on behalf of the club.

The top two places went to Terlingua Track Club's Jack Lippincott and Bay Area Running Club president Mark Henderson. I've e-mailed Terlingua's Alex Galbraith to see if he can share with "Houston Running" the limericks of the top four (4) places.

In the mean time, here were the HRB-related limerick entries. The first one is by Jan Poscovsky and the final four (4) was sent in by Joe Breda.

In Houston there once were some joggers
Who not only ran, but were bloggers
They would run and would write
Be it daylight or night
And occasionally imbibe in some lagers

The weather in Houston is hot.
Run just a step? I think not.
I don't like to run.
I don't think it's fun.
Yet I do it, so sane I am not.

Only the best eat high on the hog
While all the rest chase the endorphin fog
So onward we stride
As we philosophize
I run therefore I blog.

I'll run in the park like a dog
Soon I'll get tired and just jog
Give me a road and a good pair of shoes
A fresh pair of legs that I can abuse
Then I'll write all about it in my blog.

The football field was my home as a tyke.
I'd call all the plays and say hike.
Then I found running
And the agony was stunning
Frankly, I'd rather be on my bike.

Speaking of Breda, he is considering what may be one of the more interesting feats in the 2005-2006 cycling and 2006-2007 running seasons -- MS 150's in Houston, San Antonio and Dallas followed up by marathons in each of the three (3) cities.

And this is a guy whose blog's URL is "ihaterunning"!