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Greetings Fellow Runners!
Welcome to the Second Annual Phedippidations
World Wide Half Marathon Challenge and Kick
the Couch 5K. By participating in this free event,
you are joining a community of over a thousand
runners from 46 different countries, across 6
continents. Each of us is running in the spirit of
camaraderie and friendship, with the intention to
"Think Global, Run Local".
It would be easy to explain the concept of this event to our non-runner friends by calling it a "virtual race", but
that phrase incorrectly implies a sedentary experience. We hear so much about "online parties" and "Second
Lives" which enable "near life like" encounters with other human beings across a globally connected Internet,
but the Phedippidations World Wide Half Marathon and Kick the Couch 5K is an actual, tangible, genuine and
very real event.
By registering for this race, you have agreed to take to the road (or trails), either on a certified course, or a self
created course, and run a distance of 13.1 miles (21 km) or 3.1 miles (5 km), after which you will record your
finish time and we encourage you to share your experience in words, with photos, in an audio message or
through an entry in your own blog or podcast.
The World Wide Half is all about sharing your experience with others. It's a way for you to set an example for
others, especially your non-running friends and acquaintances. This race is a free, fun and friendly way to
introduce those who you come in contact with locally to join us on the road. Without pressure, inhibition or
cause for embarrassment, you can take someone for a run or even a "run-walk", and complete this event
without fear or trepidation and with the promise of achieving a powerful sense of accomplishment with others all
over the world.
It's a beautiful world, but one that often asks much of us. Corporations and manufacturers of products and
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earned money on too many things that we rarely need. It should not surprise you that, when you try to invite
someone to run with you, they'll be conditioned to expect "a catch". Subconsciously, they'll most frequently
wonder "How much will this cost me" or "What's in this for the other guy?"
Your answer should be clear: "It will cost you nothing, but your reward will be great" and "My gain is to have
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Running IS something that we all need, not for the alleged promise of endorphins and a svelte healthy
body…but for the experience of living our lives in a way that enables us to find happiness, satisfaction and
fraternity. Running teaches us how to live within our bodies; to become what Dr. George Sheehan calls "the
good animals we were meant to be", and to share ourselves with others in a baseline way that transcends
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We owe it to ourselves and to others to spread the good word about how to live that good life, and how to be
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The Phedippidations World Wide Half Marathon and Kick the Couch 5K is a way for us to invite and include
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Have a fantastic run today, fellow runners, wherever you may be. Remember that you're not alone out there
and that the tiny blue bubble we're running upon is more than just the home of all of humanity, and the tiny
speck in an ever expanding universe…today it is our race course, and today we will do great things.
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THE FOUNDATION
The CF Foundation, named as one of the most efficient
charities in the United States by Forbes magazine, is a
donor-supported, nonprofit organization and is committed
to improving the lives of those with cystic fibrosis, finding
new therapies and ultimately a cure.
When the CF Foundation was established in 1955, few
children with cystic fibrosis lived to attend elementary
school. Today, because of Foundation-supported research
and care, people with CF are living to a median survival
age of 37 years old, and 43% of all patients are age
18 or older. But there is still much work to be done as
we continue to lose precious lives to this
devastating disease.
RUN FOR THEIR LIVES.
Cystic fibrosis is a scary, life-threatening genetic
disease that affects the lungs and digestive
systems of over 30,000 people in the U.S.
But what’s more scary is that more than
14 million Americans are symptomless
carriers of the defective CF gene.
WHO COMES FIRST
DOESN’T MATTER,
THE CYSTIC FIBROSIS
FOUNDATION WINS.
IT’S NOT YOUR NORMAL 5K.
HONORARY CHAIR PEOPLE
Becky Freemal
Channel 9 reporter, Becky Freemal grew up with two
cousins who lost their battle against the debilitating
disease at a young age. Their lives were riddled with
hospital stays and missed family gatherings. She
continues to be inspired by the strength and optimism
they always showed, and hopes such courage will
be rewarded by the CF Foundation's untiring search
for a cure.
Wes Nedham
Wes Needham is a 24-year-old grad student at UC, who
has personally benefited from many pharmaceutical
breakthroughs made possible by funds raised at events
exactly like Run Like Hell. He has enjoyed raising
funds with the CF Foundation for several years, and
is excited about the future improvements to his daily life,
and a cure. He also likes to drink a beer every
now and then!
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RUN LIKE HELL XVI
Join the masses of other costumed runners
REGISTRATION:
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AND MAIL IN THE ATTACHED FORM
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$35 - IN-PERSON REGISTRATION
10/22 - 10/26 AT PACKET PICK-UP LOCATIONS LISTED
BELOW OR AT THE EVENT ON RACE DAY
an all out Halloween bash featuring live
$15 - HALLOWEEN BASH ONLY
for a nighttime 5K through the Walnut
music from the band Forehead and a costume
contest emceed by WEBN's Dawn Patrol.
Register by October 1st and you could win:
A stretch limo to and from the event for you and 13
of your friends. Courtesy of All Stretched Out
limousine service.
Pick up your race packets including your free t-shirt at the
following times and locations:
10/22
10/23
10/24
10/25
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3-7PM
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CINCINNATI BELL, CRESTVIEW HILLS
CINCINNATI BELL, NORTHGATE MALL
CINCINNATI BELL, HYDE PARK PLAZA
FLEET FEET SPORTS, 9525 KENWOOD RD
Registration and race packets will also be available at the
race site on October 26th from 10 AM to 7 PM.
SPECIAL NOTE: B cepacia—Because of risks to people with cystic fibrosis (CF),
individuals with a confirmed positive sputum culture for Burkholderia cepacia complex
shall not attend this event. This is because B. cepacia can be passed between individuals
who have CF through close proximity. B. cepacia infection in a person with CF can cause
serious respiratory illness and, in some patients, may lead to death. Despite this policy,
there might still be some individuals with B. cepacia in attendance. B. cepacia is not a risk
for otherwise healthy individuals. For alternative ways to participate and for information
about this policy, please contact the CF Foundation at (800) FIGHT-CF or visit our Web site
at www.cff.org. Consult your CF care center physician with medical questions.
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all claims of any nature arising from my participation in RUN LIKE HELL XVI and hereby release Don
Connolly, Inc., Greater Cincinnati Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, WEBN, and all sponsors, workers,
officials and volunteers from any claim whatsoever arising from participation in this event. I agree to
abide by all of the rules of participation and acknowledge that the Race Committee may refuse or
return my entry at their discretion. I understand the risk for such a run and have trained adequately in
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to the CF Foundation to use any pictures, video footage, etc. that is taken at the run to use in future
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You Know You’re an Ultra Runner If...
By: Various Authors
Submitted by Mary in England (racer #177)
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Your wife tries to introduce you to your three children and you reply "Three?"
You spend more time in the drug section than the food section of the local market.
You wonder why they don't make all running socks a dusty brown color.
You have more dirt on your shoes than in your garden.
You think that flagel and ibuprofen belong on the breakfast table.
You get more phone calls at 5:00 AM than at 5:00 PM.
You don't recognize your friends with their clothes on.
You have more buckles than belts.
You postpone your wedding because it will interfere with your training.
You keep mistaking your boss for Norm Klein.
6am is sleeping in.
Your feet look better without toenails.
Your idea of a fun date is a 30-mile training run.
You're tempted to look for a bush when there's a long line for the public restroom.
You don't think twice about eating food you've picked up off the floor.
You can expound on the virtues of eating salt.
You develop an unnatural fear of mountain lions.
When you wake up without the alarm at 4AM, pop out of bed and think "lets hit the trails".
When you can recite the protein grams by heart of each energy bar.
You don't even LOOK for the Porto-sans anymore.
Your ideal way to celebrate your birthday is to run at least your age in miles with some fellow crazies.
Your ideal way to have fun is to run as far as you can afford to with some fellow crazies.
You know the location of every 7-11, public restroom, and water fountain within a 25-mile radius of
your house.
You run marathons for speed work.
You have more fanny packs and water bottles and flashlights than Imelda Marcos has shoes.
You visit a national park with your family and notice a thirty-mile trail connecting where you are with
the place your family wants to visit next, which is a 100-mile drive away, and you think "Hmmmm".
Someone asks you how long your training run is going to be and you answer "seven or eight ... hours".
People at work think you're in a whole lot better shape than you think you are.
You actually are in a whole lot better shape than you think you are.
Your weekend runs are limited by how much time you have, not by how far you can run.
You always have at least one black toenail.
You buy economy-sized jars of Vaseline on a regular basis.
You tried hashing, but felt the trails were too short and easy.
You think of pavement as a necessary evil that connects trails.
You rotate your running shoes more often than you rotate your tires.
Your friends recognize your better dressed in shorts than in long pants.
You really envied Tom Hanks' long run as Forest Gump.
You carry money around in a zip lock bag because store clerks complained that your money's usually
too sweaty.
Any time a plain old runner talks about her aches and pains, you can sympathize because you've already
had that at least once.
You put more miles on your feet than on your rental car over the weekend.
You don't need to paint your toenails; they're already different colors.
You start planning the family vacation around races, and vice-versa.
When you start considering your next vacation location on the merits of its ultras only.
You spend you entire paycheck on running gear, ultrabars, and entry fees.
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You miss a work deadline cause you just had to have that "one more minute" on-line writing to the list.
You become a quasi-expert on different detergents so as to not "hurt" your tee shirts.
You leave work early to hit the trails.
You wear t-shirts based on if you've had good work outs when you've worn them before.
Have a trail shoe collection that would make Imelda Marcos envious.
You walk up the stairs and run down them.
Peeing in the toilet seems unnatural.
You start wearing running clothes to work so you're prepared for afterwards.
Running trail is better then sex. (even if you don't get any)
Vaseline isn't just for fun anymore.
When the start of a marathon feels like a 5K and you're wondering "Why is everyone in such a rush?
Where the ##@@**!! is the fire?"
As an infant you were dropped on your head.
Nobody recognizes your power T's. Met a guy at the market the other day who was wearing an AR50 T.
So was I. I gave him a hearty, "Ta-da." He said, "Oh yeah, I tell people we were all acquitted and the
charges were dropped."
You sign up for a 10K and
o you strap on your fanny pack because you never know where the aid stations are.
o you bring your own drinks.
o you bring potatoes and salt.
o you start fast and a six year old passes you.
o you are the only one walking the up hills.
o you run it a second time because its not far enough to call a training run (and you were racing
the first time through).
o you are the only one around who is eyeing the bushes THAT way.
o you punch the lap button on your watch instead of the stop button at the finish.
When "NEXT GAS 36 MILES" signs start sounding like tempting runs.
Your pedicure kit includes a pair of pliers.
Your number of toes to toenails doesn't match.
You drink from a water bottle at the dinner table.
You consider the mold and mildew in your bottles extra electrolytes.
You just found out Poison and Oak are words by themselves.
You see a 1 quart water bottle colored like an Advil bottle, and don't realize that it's not in fact an Advil
bottle.
You know you're married to an ultrarunner when Valentine's gifts come from Ultrafit.
You know you're married to an ultrarunner when she helps you up and says, "Come on, suck it up, keep
moving!" and you know she means it in love.
You know you're an ultrarunner when a prospective employer asks for a photograph and all you have is
race photos.
You know you're an ultrarunner when the races you enter end in a different area code. -and pass through
several different Zip codes enroute.
You know you're an ultrarunner when your crew tries to keep you motivated by saying, "You're in
second place and only 6 hours behind first with 25 miles to go!"
You know you're an ultrarunner when you go to your 8:00 a.m. college geology class and you can use
the salt crystals, still caked on your glasses frames from your early morning run, in your talk on the
category of sedimentary materials called evaporites (and I'm not making this up).
You know you're an ultrarunner when, on the night of a bad thunderstorm and downpour, you ring for a
cab, and your announcement that this is the *first time* you're not getting home under your own steam
causes a stunned silence in the office.
You bother to argue about (discuss the meaning of) what an UltraRunner is!!!
when you don't finish on the same day as the winner.
your dogs can drink out of water bottles
When you meet the opposite sex you see:
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A possible pacer.
A possible search and rescue team.
A possible race director.
A possible source of race entry fees.
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correct, taking hold of only those, and running with 'em.
78. Your wife asks you the morning after your first 50 miler if you're still planning on that 100K in five
weeks, and you say "Sure!"
79. You strap on your water bottles and walk the hills... in a 5 K race and consider that your 10 minute pace
is a blistering pace.
80. People praise you to the high heavens for being able to finish a marathon, and you feel insulted.
81. You do a triathlon and it is your RUN time that is slower than the years when you specialized in
triathlon.
82. You are told *not* to run another marathon during the next few months (because that would be bad for
your health), and you really follow that advice - by immediately sending off the entry form for your next
50/100 miler.
83. Somebody asks about the distance of an upcoming race and you, without thinking, say, "Oh, it's just a
50K."
84. You're running a marathon and at mile 20 say to yourself, "Wow, only 6 more miles left, this is such a
great training run!"
85. You know you are a clumsy ultrarunner when after running headfirst into the trail for the third time get
up and continue running even though you are bleeding and covered in maple syrup where your gel flask
exploded and you have another 20k to go.
86. You go for an easy 2 hour run in the middle of a Hurricane and think it is fun to get wet, muddy and run
through the rivers that were once trails.
87. You get to the 81 mile point of a 100 miler and say to yourself, "Wow, only 19 miles left!"
88. You try to tie double knots in your Oxfords.
89. You pass a swamp towards the end of a run and think 'How bad could it be?"
90. Livestock salt blocks look good after a run.
91. You're embarrassed that you've only done 50K's...
92. You go down a flight of stairs, uh, backwards, after an ultra and everybody laughs.
93. No one believes you when you say "never again".
94. You refer to certain 100 mile races as "low-key."
95. You number your running shoes to distinguish old from new, since they all look dirty.
96. Prior to running a difficult race, you check to see if local hospitals and urgent care centers are in your
PPO.
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98. Everything in your life, everything, is organized in different sized zip-loc bags.
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You think a 100-mile race is easier than a 50 miler because you don't have to go out as fast.
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You say, "Taper? Who's got time to taper? I have a race coming up this weekend."
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You're tapering/recovering, and you'd rather drive 50 miles to watch Ann Trason's heavenly
running style for 20 seconds than the Super Bowl.
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You have to rent a car to drive to a major event because you and your pacer own stick shifts and
neither will be able to drive them on the return trip.
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You actually DO drive a stick shift home with a severely pulled left hamstring
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You meet someone of the opposite sex on the trail of a 100 and all of conversation is about what
color is your urine, can you drink? and were you able to dump.
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Ya know you're and ultra runner when a girl changes her tank and her bra in front of you and all
you do is take another drink of water, look at your watch, get up and tell your pacer "Let's hit the trail."
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On a long drive you see the road signs listing various mileages to different places and think of
how long it would take to get there on foot rather than by the car your driving.
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during the early morning hours on the second day of a 100 miler; and it feels so comfortable. Finally...
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You know your an ultrarunner when you actually sit down and read all of the postings about,
"You know your an ultrarunner when..." and can laugh and relate to all of the comments.
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I Have, I Can, and I Will Run
Summer miles bring Autumn smiles!
Run hard or walk home
Dream BIG, Run fast!!!
I run because I like to; I win because I have to
you better read fast becouse i'm leaving you behind
Running Begins Not With the Feet But With the Mind
If you can read this, you should give up now.
Whoever said it's not wether you win or lose that count's...probally LOST!! You ask me why I run? The same reason I breathe, I have to!
It hurts alot less when you win!!!
Everyone gets knocked down. Champions get back up.
How does my butt look like from back there?
May the course be with you.
Trample the Weak. Hurdle the Dead.
Running is my girlfriend
I will do today what you won't, so tomorrow I can do what you can't.
Everyone looks up at the stars in the sky, but a champion climbs a mountain and gets
one.
Running is a mental sport and we're all insane.
The faster you run, the quicker you get done.
Girl's Cross Country: you don't need balls to do it.
Love the hills and they will love you back.
If you want to run with the big dogs, you can't train with the puppies.
Rage against the course.
Roads, where we're going we don't need roads.
Live to run...run to live!
"By His Power, For His Glory"
We're the fast girls your mother warned you about.
I am told there is a hill, but I didn't find it. Fatuma Roba after winning 1st Boston
Marathon 97
It's not the size of the dog in the fight it's the size of the fight in the dog.
no one can say, 'You must not run faster than this or jump higher than that.' The human
spirit is indomitable. Roger Bannister
In a world of give and take, give what it takes.
To give anything less than your best, is to sacrafice the gift. Steve Prefontaine
Cross-country runners do it in the woods.
If you have to ask us why we run, then you will never understand.
Cross country is about where you are going, and who you left behind.
Seven days without running makes one weak.
Run, eat, sleep, repeat.
In my mind, I am a Kenyan.
Some Quotes To Think About During Your Next Run:
I always loved running... it was something you could do by yourself, and under your own power. You could go in any
direction, fast or slow as you wanted, fighting the wind if you felt like it, seeking out new sights just on the strength of your
feet and the courage of your lungs. ~Jesse Owens
Jogging is very beneficial. It's good for your legs and your feet. It's also very good for the ground. It makes it feel
needed. ~Charles Schulz, Peanuts
The only reason I would take up jogging is so that I could hear heavy breathing again. ~Erma Bombeck
Most people run a race to see who is fastest. I run a race to see who has the most guts. ~Steve Prefontaine
You don’t run against a bloody stop watch, do you hear? A runner runs against himself, against the best that's in him. Not
against a dead thing of wheels and pulleys. That's the way to be great, running against yourself. Against all the rotten
mess in the world. Against God, if you’re good enough. ~Bill Persons
To a runner, a side stich is like a car alarm. It signifies something is wrong, but you ignore it until it goes away. ~Author
Unknown
I don't jog. If I die I want to be sick. ~Abe Lemmons
It's unnatural for people to run around the city streets unless they are thieves or victims. It makes people nervous to see
someone running. I know that when I see someone running on my street, my instincts tell me to let the dog go after him.
~Mike Royko
Only think of two things - the gun and the tape. When you hear the one, just run like hell until you break the other. ~Sam
Mussabini
The trouble with jogging is that the ice falls out of your glass. ~Martin Mull
Finland has produced so many brilliant distance runners because back home it costs $2.50 a gallon for gas. ~Esa Tikkannen,
1979
Blink and you miss a sprint. The 10,000 meters is lap after lap of waiting. Theatrically, the mile is just the right length beginning, middle, end: a story unfolding. ~Sebastian Coe
There are as many reasons for running as there are days in the year, years in my life. But mostly I run because I am an
animal and a child, an artist and a saint. So, too, are you. Find your own play, your own self-renewing compulsion, and you
will become the person you are meant to be. ~George Sheehan
If God invented marathons to keep people from doing anything more stupid, the triathlon must have taken Him completely
by surprise. ~P.Z. Pearce
Everyone who has run knows that its most important value is in removing tension and allowing a release from whatever other
cares the day may bring. ~Jimmy Carter
The difference between a jogger and a runner is an entry blank. ~George Sheehan
There is an itch in runners. ~Arnold Hano
I believe that the Good Lord gave us a finite number of heartbeats and I'm damned if I'm going to use up mine running up
and down a street. ~Neil Armstrong on jogging, in an interview with Walter Cronkite
I don't think jogging is healthy, especially morning jogging. If morning joggers knew how tempting they looked to morning
motorists, they would stay home and do sit-ups. ~Rita Rudner
Runners just do it - they run for the finish line even if someone else has reached it first. ~Author Unknown
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John J. Ellis
Brighton, Massachusetts. USA
Years Running: started chasing my Dad over one mile at a time in 1973. Secretariat was a big influence.
What Happened that you became a runner: I ran the Heartbreak Hill Road Race in 1978 with my Dad. I was
hooked! I learned that if you ran faster in these road race things, that the post race goodies were still
available for you at the finish ... a motivating thing to a 12 year old! The goodies weren't as good at the
Little League games ... the caps were better, but I digress!
Favorite Run/Race: 2005 Boston Marathon. For years I dreamed of running past my family waiting for me between
miles 21 an 22, which is where I grew up. In the 70's my dad ran for the Boston Fire Dept.'s running club,
"The Steamers". Unknown to him, I wrote STEAMERS on my singlet the night before Boston in thick
black marker. I pointed to my shirt and to him when I ran by him, because he will always be my hero. I was
a lucky child. I still am!
Favorite Workout: 10x 400 meters with a 150 meter jog interval. I ran myself dizzy one summer with that workout
every Tuesday. It worked well, though!
Favorite Thing when you aren't Running: Going to the zoo with my wife and my 18 month old son. There's
wonder in those smiles!
"In order to win the race, sometimes you have to go a little berzerk." -- Bill Rodgers.
Ben Deutschle
Columbus Ohio
Years Running: Running for 3 years
What Happened that you became a runner: It was required to complete a triathlon
Favorite Run/Race: 06 WWHM, the only other run (exclusive) race I've done is the Columbus Half and I have to
say my run for the WWHM was much more fun.
Favorite Workout: Swimming, Especially in open water.
Favorite Thing when you aren't Running Spending time with my family.
"Some one busier then you is out running"
Terry Higgins
Knoxville, TN
Years Running: Almost 10
What Happened that you became a runner: A Great friend was visiting from out of state and asked if I wanted to
do an 8k when he was in town. I responded, “What’s an 8k?”
Favorite Run/Race: There’s just something special about the marathon distance. It does matter if it’s a big race or
small race, either way you are going to have the time of your life.
Favorite Workout: I love a good 6-10 mile Tempo Run, especially out on a trail (with big hills).
Favorite Thing when you aren't Running: Spending time with my family, with two active little ones, it’s great
cross-training
Once you're beat mentally, you might was well not even go to the starting line.
Mal James
Currently in Australia , then back to Israel before moving to London but running the WWhalf in Munich
Germany , in the true spirit of the WORLDWIDE half.
Years Running: Running for 8 years
What Happened that you became a runner: Started running to enter Adventure Races in Hong Kong & Asia
Favorite Run/Race: - The 6ft Track Off Road Marathon in Australia
Favorite Workout: I like brutal track sessions with a coach pushing you beyond your limits
Favorite Thing when you aren't Running: When not running, most likely cycling or swimming , then again I am
training for an Ironman in 08
"Pain is weakness leaving the body "
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Steve Runner
Oxford, MA.
Years Running: 8
What Happened that you became a runner: Looked at my then 6 year old son and decided I needed to lose weight
to keep up with him...then I ran my first 5K and was hooked!
Favorite Run/Race: Boston Marathon
Favorite Workout: 12 mile loop around my town.
Favorite Thing when you aren't Running: Watching baseball with my son.
"Success rests in having the courage and endurance and, above all, the will to become the person you
are, however peculiar that may be. Then you will be able to say, 'I have found my hero and he is me.'" Dr. George Sheehan