Dorothy and Toto? No Trip To Kansas
Why did I run the Mercer Island Half Marathon the weekend before last?
Probably because I was going to run either the Knoxville Marathon last weekend or the Eisenhower Marathon in Abilene, Kansas tomorrow to get state #10. However, the race day lows for much of the race time was going to be in the low 20's (with a wind chill of in the teens.) Plus it was supposed to be snowing there today!
Thanks, but I'll pass. Probably will head down to the Resurrection Run 5K tomorrow and then get a trail half marathon next Saturday in Washington state, close to where Dr. Bob Hoekman, HARRA's Medical Director, has a winter home and then the Vancouver Sun Run 10K on Sunday.
None of that, though, is as exciting as Sarah's Half Ironman finish from last weekend!
In other news, well it isn't really "news", I have acquired some more old running magazines.
Awhile back, I was able to obtain about 13 years worth of Runner's World, Running Times, Inside Texas Running and Runner Triathlete News from Seven Hills Running Club president and Huntsville Half Marathon RD Ken Johnson.
Today, I met, in person, for the first time, Denton "Denny" Morse, who is on the Board of the Houston Marathon Committee.
Denny had sent Sarah an e-mail, through HARRA, stating a desire to give these magazines to somebody that was interested before he decided to recycle them.
I obtained Runner's World magazines from mid-1976 through to 1984, including one from 1975.
Runner's World had some competition from a New York City-based magazine called, "The Runner." There were copies of that magazine from January 1979 to July 1986.
And there was even four copies in 1980 and 1981 of a publication called, "Running," that was published out of Portland, Oregon. The July/August 1981 issue had an article, "Hanging Out With Lydiard" as well as an interesting article of how Don Kardong covered the 1981 Boston Marathon by calling - from his hotel room - close to 30 public pay phones along the course route!
Fascinating stuff!
Probably because I was going to run either the Knoxville Marathon last weekend or the Eisenhower Marathon in Abilene, Kansas tomorrow to get state #10. However, the race day lows for much of the race time was going to be in the low 20's (with a wind chill of in the teens.) Plus it was supposed to be snowing there today!
Thanks, but I'll pass. Probably will head down to the Resurrection Run 5K tomorrow and then get a trail half marathon next Saturday in Washington state, close to where Dr. Bob Hoekman, HARRA's Medical Director, has a winter home and then the Vancouver Sun Run 10K on Sunday.
None of that, though, is as exciting as Sarah's Half Ironman finish from last weekend!
In other news, well it isn't really "news", I have acquired some more old running magazines.
Awhile back, I was able to obtain about 13 years worth of Runner's World, Running Times, Inside Texas Running and Runner Triathlete News from Seven Hills Running Club president and Huntsville Half Marathon RD Ken Johnson.
Today, I met, in person, for the first time, Denton "Denny" Morse, who is on the Board of the Houston Marathon Committee.
Denny had sent Sarah an e-mail, through HARRA, stating a desire to give these magazines to somebody that was interested before he decided to recycle them.
I obtained Runner's World magazines from mid-1976 through to 1984, including one from 1975.
Runner's World had some competition from a New York City-based magazine called, "The Runner." There were copies of that magazine from January 1979 to July 1986.
And there was even four copies in 1980 and 1981 of a publication called, "Running," that was published out of Portland, Oregon. The July/August 1981 issue had an article, "Hanging Out With Lydiard" as well as an interesting article of how Don Kardong covered the 1981 Boston Marathon by calling - from his hotel room - close to 30 public pay phones along the course route!
Fascinating stuff!
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