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Marathon Maniacs News Letter – July 2008

July Highlights

28 new members for the month of July (total of 1051 members)

Wendy Terris is the female winner at the Foot Traffic Flat Marathon

Sancho Jake Lin wins the Rattlesnake Lake marathon

Cliff “quack quack” Richards and Van “pigtails” Phan are victorious at the Crescent Trail Marathon

Marathon Junkie wins the Grand Island Trail and Carrollton Charity Marathons

Grandfather Mountain: Matt Manning and Marathon Junkie Volcano: Wayne Wright, Wily Woo, Shaka Landeza and Les Omura

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The Marathon Maniacs…At the Races

The Seafair Marathon….Revisited

Bob Martin and Ginger Gruber Janet Burgess Ruben Contreras and Bryan Baroffio

June 29

Seafair Marathon: Joe Aguero, Herb Allen, Corrine Austerman, Keven Babbitt, Bryan Baroffio, Peter Bennink, Jonathan Bernard, Jessica Bienvenue,

Cowboy Jeff Bishton, Jim Boyd, Ken Briggs, Barb Bumann, Jon “Ice” Burg, Janet Burgess, Francesca Carmichael, May Cheng, Amanda Cohn, Ruben

Contreras, Bob and Lenore Dolphin, Vivian Doorn, Steve Ellis, Andy Fritz, Marc Frommer, Trevor Griffith, Ginger Gruber, Rick “Road Kill” Haase,

Mike Herrin, Yolanda “Walking Diva” Holder, Jill Hudson, Gianna “Tracker” Hughes, Ed Indvik, Pedro Infante, Tony Johns, David Jones, Tom

Karpowich, Kathy Kass, Dean Kayler, Mark King, James Klarich, Gary Kobold, Scott Krell, Phil “Uncle Philly” Kriss, Michael Larkin, Sarah Lynch,

Larry Macon, Jon “Coconutboy” Mahoney, Sherry “MMM” Mahoney, Jerry Mark, Gary “Red Rabbit” Marr, Bob Martin, King Arthur Martineau,

Greg “Plodalong” Miller, Little Leslie, Jess Mullen, Monica Nop, Amy O’Hara, Monte Pascual, Brian Pendleton. Piper Peterson, Van “pigtails” Phan,

Cheri Pompeo, Mel Preedy, Jeanette Quintana, Sharon Reese, Randen Richards, Bryan Robertson, Tom Rogers, Linda “Girlie” Rowe-O’Neal, Lorelei

Sadowski, Richard Sadowski, Tom Saunders, Sam Scoby, Adam Shank, Doug Shanks, Michael Shiach, Ana Short, Rob Roy Smith, Dale Shoup, Laura

Skladzinski, David “Marathon Diet” Spooner, Brian Starkey, David Stout, Steve Supkoff, Thomas Tan, Wendy Terris, Michael Wakabayashi, Gregg

Walchli, “Hollywood”, Mike Warren, Olaf Weckner, Shawna Wilskey, Barn Wnek, Guy Yogi, Marie Zornes . Race Report by Dale Shoup… The weather was great if you wanted to go to the beach, but not so good for running a marathon. It was 88

by the time I finished. Anyway I didn't have any high expectations so I quickly shifted to survival mode

(aka walking) and notched another marathon (#37) but also a new PW at 4:35:54 (unofficial watch time).

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I usually run at about 5am when the temperature is about 50, but this has been a colder than normal spring

and the typical morning has been closer to 45. It has been 2 months since I was running in Arizona, but

even then the early morning temperature was about 55. Consequently I was not very well acclimated to

running a marathon starting at 65 deg and rising to 88 at the finish. The weather service even issued a

weather advisory today telling people to avoid strenuous outdoor activities!

Dale Shoup David Stout Tony Johns Ken Briggs Mike Herrin

The first 5 miles were very pleasant and easy as we ran across the flat part of the Evergreen Point

Floating Bridge. I didn't see any mileage markers until mile 3, and was running only a little fast with a

42:42 split for the first 5 miles.

My wheels already started to come off for the second 5 miles. With the temperature, my HRM was already

beeping as I ran up the gentle rise to the east high rise. However when we climbed up the steep hill my HRM

went over 150 and I decided it would be best to give my heart a break and walk up the hill. That was only

the first of many hills and many walks. Eventually they weren't necessarily connected as I would succumb

to heat and exhaustion. The splits for my second and third 5 miles were 50:09 and 51:46.

I thought seriously of turning off with the half-marathon folks and settling for a DNF since the finishes

were in the same place. Instead I went for the second half loop with ever increasing heat. Several of the

stops had run out of cups, while others had hastily procured substitute cups, which thankfully tended to be

larger. By now the temperature was in the 80's and I eagerly went out of my way to accept any offered spray

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of water. Initially I resisted the urge to grab two cups of water out of courtesy to the slower runners,

but then I had to relent. As the heat went up, my splits went up, first to 54:03 and then to 1:04:25, as I

replaced more and more of the running with walking.

“Walking Diva” Holder Tom Rogers Mark King “MMM” and “Coconut Boy” – aka the Mahoneys

I expected to be passed by lots of folks, but I guess a lot of other runners were suffering the same fate

as me. You would think that someone from Scottsdale would not be bothered by a mere 88 deg, but yet I heard

the announcement as someone from Scottsdale finished behind me.

The new course is interesting and has some beautiful views, but I think it is rather hilly. On a better day

that may not be so bad, but today I resented every one of them. They need to improve the logistics a bit.

There were nowhere near enough port-a-potties at the start line, and there was some problem with police

security getting the roads closed causing a 15 minute delay in the start. That worked out at least for me

since I could not get in and out of my port-a-potty before the scheduled start.

July 6

Rattlesnake Lake Marathon: Michelle Barnes, Steve Barrick, Jonathan Bernard, Valerie Beyer, Jim Boyd, Jon “Ice” Burg, Mark Dahlby, Steve Duncan,

Rick “Road Kill” Haase, Jill Hudson, Barefoot Jon, James Klarich, Michael Lacombe, sancho jake lin, McLovin, Amy Mathis, Little Leslie, Jess

Mullen, Andre O’Donnell, Stacy “PoSSuM” Otter, Van “pigtails” Phan, tp!, Nic Plemel, Cheri Pompeo, Mel Preedy, Marilyn “Mare” Pyke, Jeanette

Quintana, sLuG, Narv, Scott Sebelsky, Terry Sentinella, McGyver, David “Marathon Diet” Spooner, Joseph Tompkins, Linda Walter, Steve

“Marathon Freak” Walters, Shawna Wilskey, Jon Yoon. Check out more of Brain’s photos from the Rattlesnake Lake Marathon webpage.

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sLuG, Possum and tiptoes Top two finishers sancho Jake Lin and Jonathan Bernard Narvie

Taciana “Ty” Yonkovich Grandfather Maniacs Jenkins, Brosi, Rice, Min, Mel, Rayman and Pattison JJ Jessee

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July 12

Grandfather Mountain Marathon:Richard Ervais, Lynne Evans, Sara Hacker, Matthew Jenkins, JJ Jessee, Matt Manning, Maniac Mel, Phil Min, Don

Pattison, Steve Rice, Amy Yanni, Taciana “Ty” Yonkovich

July 13

Missoula Marathon: Kevin Abraszek, Linda Ambard, Deanna Ashby, Dave Bell, Ken Briggs, Tim Collins, Martha Corazzini, Steph Eldore, Mark “

Elvis” Ellis, Susan Glesne, Greg Goebel, Kenneth Hart, Jane “camelback” Herzog, Yolanda “Walking Diva” Holder, Donna “Tater” Jacobs, Chester

“Southernmost Walker” Kalb, Kathy Kass, Rob Klein, Ron “runnyknose” Knecht, Mary Lenari, McLovin, Danny Lyon, Dotty Maddock, David

Malone, Denis McCarthy, Cyndie Merten, Don Pemberton, Piper Peterson, Jennette Quintana, Robert Roach, McGyver, Gary Sparr, David

“Marathon Diet” Spooner, Deydre Teyhen, John Teyhen, Robert Towne, Dick Vogt, Michael Wakabayashi, Darwin “runninguy” Weimer, Terry

“Rocket Girl” Weimer

Martha Corazzini, Dave Bell, Ken Hart, Kathy Kass, Greg Goebel More Maniacs at Missoula…photo courtesy of “camelback”

July 18

Make it By Midnight Marathon: Deborah Botkin, Matthew Jenkins, Phil Min, Andrew “Tighurt” Strickland

July 19

Great Cranberry Island Ultras: David “Maine-iac” Goodrich, Larry Macon, David Nevitt

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Deborah Botkin Phi Min, Matthew Jenkins and Andrew Strickland David Nevitt, Larry Macon, Gaty Allen and “Maine-iac”

And here is one inspirational story from the husband (future Maniac?) of Maniac Amy Yanni

HOW RUNNING GAVE ME TIME TO DO THINGS RIGHT

On June 1st, 2008, I found out how I was supposed to die. Happily for me, things did not turn out quite that way, and I have running to

thank for that. Now it's up to me to make the most of the additional time I have been given.

That morning my heart stopped without any warning. I was closing in on the finish line of a 10K race in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.

Suddenly my legs became weak and it seemed like someone was dropping the curtain at a theater. There was no pain, and within 2

strides I was down on the ground, totally unconscious. I had time for two thoughts, as I recall: first, “I don't think this is supposed to

be happening,” and second, “I hope this isn't the Big One.” I later learned that I was basically correct in both accounts: no, this was not

normal; and yes, although this was not technically a heart attack, it was indeed “sudden cardiac arrest” and was certainly as serious as

any heart attack can be. Many people die from sudden cardiac arrest, which my doctors described to me as an electrical short-circuit

that causes the heart to stop. The reason I didn't die is because I was within 2 blocks of a finish line at an organized race event.

Paramedics were providing assistance to me within 20 seconds. My heart was restarted with an artificial electrical defibrillator (an

AED, common now in airplanes, airports and other public facilities); CPR was performed; and I was whisked off to the local ER

where I was quickly stabilized and was in good spirits in remarkably short order. Yes, good spirits: I wasn't dead! And I knew I could

well be, maybe even should be.

I am 52 years old, born and raised on a farm near Sioux Falls. My parents were good, simple people, providing our family with a

good, simple life. Every Saturday night was pancake night, every Sunday dinner a pot roast of some sort. Lots of meat and potatoes

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with some vegetables and fruit (usually in canned syrup) on the side. We learned later that there was a history of heart disease in the

family. Indeed, my Dad had a minor heart attack at age 54 (which seemed a lifetime away for a 16-year-old boy); his second one killed

him about 20 years later. About that time, as a teen-ager, I was offered choices that I did not deal with very well, leading up that

beautiful Sunday morning in Colorado when it was supposed to be over for me.

Amy Yanni at Grandfather Mountain Don Pemberton at Missoula Bryan Baroffio at Koenig Ludwig (Germany)

Can you imagine Sioux Falls without a single McDonald's Restaurant? I can, because I remember the first one opening on South

Minnesota Avenue. The same is true for Pizza Hut and many of the chain franchises that work so hard to attract our business. Believe

it or not, when these places opened they held themselves out to be mere treats for the family. They were places to go on special

occasions, not part of our regular diet. Regular food still came from a grocery store and was prepared by somebody at home.

Somehow this changed. I am not here to argue the merits of lawsuits trying to hold the fast-food industry responsible for America's

obesity epidemic. All I know is what happened to me: I went off to college and took a job delivering pizza, in the process developing

quite a taste for it. Indeed, I developed quite a taste for lots of things that were not good for me, including cigarettes. For no good

reason, I interrupted my studies one day and bought a pack; I finally put the last one down some 30 years later. But at the time I was a

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a strapping young man with my whole life ahead of me. I knew I shouldn't smoke, but I had lots of time to quit. My dietary habits

could also change in time.

But it takes time and energy to quash old habits and form new ones, and I was devoting my time and energy to a career and a family.

Soon enough I was in my 40s, still smoking and eating very poorly. In the meantime, the arteries surrounding my heart were clogging

up. I began to experience bad numbers from my blood tests and received medications to address high cholesterol and blood pressure. I

finally started watching my diet and cut way back on my tobacco use. But a couple of the arteries supplying blood to my heart were

clogged and nobody knew that – not until the day after my heart stopped in Colorado.

Running saved my life because it revealed a condition that existed before I started running this past January, and also because my

heart was better able to deal with the trauma it underwent. Because I had begun running again, my heart was in fact quite strong. It

avoided the muscle-damaging “heart attack” in favor of “cardiac arrest,” a tremendous bonus as I begin my rehabilitation. I was

immensely pleased when my cardiac surgeon said I had a “runner's heart” -- this despite the horrible choices I'd made in the past and

the fact that I'd only been running for some 5 months or so.

I write this in hope of preventing somebody from experiencing what I have experienced these past several weeks. Yet I look around

and see that my choices are not all that uncommon. Do you really need that extra cheese in your pizza's crust? I hope you are smarter

about all this than I was; in that case you won't need to have the tremendous amount of luck that I had by having heart failure in a

crowd of people and paramedics. In the meantime, I am learning the pleasures of new foods and I no longer suspect, deep inside, how

I'm going to die.

(Dan Jongeling is a Rapid City Legal Aid attorney and the husband of Amy Yanni, the regular columnist.)

July 25

Around the Lake Marathon, Ultras: Dave Bell, Cowboy Jeff Bishton, Frank Colella, Lauri “The Kid” Fauerbach Adams, David “Maine-iac” Goodrich,

Angela Ivory, Etienne Jaulin, Todd King, Red, Evelyn Smith. See “The Kid” with some of her favorite Maniacs.

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Angela Ivory, The Kid, Maine-iac, Larry Macon, Dave Bell Charles Sayles David “Maine-iac” Goodrich

Maniac Alert…from Scott Krell

Great local opportunities for back-to-back Maniacs:

- Blanchard Mountain and Light at the End of the Tunnel on August 16th and 17th

- Baker Lake 50k and Harvey Manning 50k on September 20th and 21st

- Ghost of Seattle Marathon and Seattle Marathon on November 29th and 30th

- PigTails Flat Ass 50k and Tiger Dumb Ass 50k on December 20th and 21st

Two local back-to-backs within a 4 week period. Two local 50k back-to-backs. June 26

Volcano Marathon: Alfredo Aromin, Jim Collins, Mark Essenberg, Jeff Fong, David Hammes, Claude Hicks Jr., Johnny “Shaka” Landeza, Kurt Lauer,

Gregory “chinky” Lum Ho, Gary “The Red Rabbit” Marr, Heather McCafferty, Jeff “Maverick” Nakasone, Les “Maniacles” Omura, Henry Rueden,

Wyatt Waro, Michael Willets, Wily “Coyote” Woo, Wayne Wright

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Les Omura, Heather McCafferty, Wily “Coyote” Woo Harvey Nakasone and Shaka Shaka with Kurt Lauer

Gary “Red Rabbit” Marr, Heather, Wily, Steve, David Hammes, Shaka Shaka, Heather and Mark Essenberg

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Noteworthy Accomplishments / Promotions / Omissions / Maniac Stuff: Please let the Prez know if you reached a higher Maniac level and want the recognition in the Newsletter!

Iridium (4 star) Maniacs: Kathy Kass (10 marathons in 10 states in 10 months)

Hmmm, was Kathy really the only Maniac to get promoted during July??

New Members for the Month of June

7/01 – Carlos Hideaki Fujinaga #1024 (Sao Paulo, Brazil):

7/01– Muriel Rotheram #1025 (Surrey, British Columbia, Canada): Muriel comes in as a 2-star Silver Maniac with her best hardcore streak of 9 marathons in

one year. With her husband Tony, whom joined the ranks of the Insane last month, they comprise the latest of the many wife and husband Maniac combos.

Tony Rotheram Muriel Rotheram Mary Patch

7/02 –Mary Patch #1026 (Pembroke Pines, Florida): Mary (posing proudly with her kids in the picture above) is a Bronze Maniac with her 2 marathons (Keys

50 miler and San Diego Rock and Roll). She has completed about just as many 50 miles (7) than she has marathon, running in 5 states and DC.

7/02 –Steve Hibbs #1027 (Brooklyn Park, Minnesota): Talk about someone who’s definitely run all over, Steve certainly fits that bill as a running jet-setter. Not

only is his best hardcore Maniac streak impressive (26 states in one year – 8-star Iridium), but has completed all 50 states, DC and all 7 Continents . Of course,

owning your own Marathon Travel Company (Marathon Adventures) provides him the opportunities to mix business with pleasure.

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7/02 –Bob “BobO” O’Brien #1028 (Vancouver, Washington): Having briefly mentioning to us that Seafair was going to be the race that would qualify him for

insanity and voila…he’s in! His Maniac streak of 3 in 3 months consisted of Boston, Newport and Seafair. BobO has run 11 total marathons in 4 states.

7/03 –Robyn Bassett #1029 (Vernonia, Oregon): Bronze

7/05 – Marci Martin #1030 (Hoquim, Washington): The next wife-husband combo to join the ranks of the Maniacs, Marci is the wife of Maniac 576 Bob

Martin. She recently met the Bronze qualifier by running 2 marathons (Seafair and Foot Traffic Flat) within 5 days. Her other lifetime marathon also came in

June (North Olympic Discovery).

Steve Hibbs BobO O’Brien Marci Martin (with Maniacal husband Bob)

7/05 – Cheri Damitio #1031 (Blodgett, Oregon): Bronze

7/05 –Rick Otani #1032 (Akron, Ohio): Bronze

7/05 – Mike Ash #1033 (Wadsworth, Ohio): Bronze

7/07 –Monica Nop #1034 (Centreville, Virginia): Iridium

7/07 –Mike Pruyne #1035 (Oak Harbor, Washington): Mike recently met the Bronze maniac qualifier by completing the Whidbey Island, Seafair and Foot

Traffic Flat within 3 months. Having started his marathon career last year at the inaugural Belling Bay Marathon, Mike has completed 6 marathons in 3 states

and DC.

7/07 –Laura Skladzinski #1036 (New York, New York): Laura spoke with maniac #3 tp! after the Seafair Marathon and as usual did his best sales job in getting

her to try to join the Maniacs . She did the Calgary Marathon the week after Seafair to meet the Bronze level criteria. And for her it seems to be working since

her times are improving with each successive race.

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7/07 – Kurt Spurgeon #1037 (Glendale Heights, Illinois): Bronze

7/08 – David Forbes #1038 (Kent, Washington): David recently met the Bronze Maniac criteria by completing the Tacoma City, North Olympic Discovery and

Lake Youngs Ultra within a soan of 5 weeks. He has completed 8 lifetime marathons/ultras in 2 states (Washington and Hawaii).

Mike Pruyne Laura Skladzinski David Forbes

7/09 –Sarah McIntosh #1039 (Abbottsford, British Columbia, Canada): Bronze

7/09 –Margaret Gorog #1040 (Kent, Washington): Bronze…Margaret and Sarah (#1039) are sisters, making them the 3rd

pair of Maniac sisters.

7/09 – Bryan Robertson #1041 (Bellingham, Washington): Bryan already knows a few of the Maniacs and he felt it was a good group to be a part of so what the

heck…he joined! By running the Yakima River Canyon, Eugene, Capitol City and Seafair Marathons within a span of 3 months, he’s a Bronze level Maniac. He

has run 20 lifetime marathons in 4 states and Canada and is looking forward to running Marine Corps and New York City later this year.

7/10 – Brian Roderick #1042 (Portsmouth, New Hampshire): Bronze

7/14 –Paula Erdle #1043 (Salt Lake City, Utah): Iridium.

7/15 – Kimbellee Fipps #1044 (Birmingham, Alabama): Bronze

7/15 – William Wilcox #1045 (Washington DC): William ran his first marathon in 1994 (Shiprock) and his best year was in 1995 when he completed 7

marathons and the Bronze criteria of 3 in 3 months twice that year. He took a break due to family, work and injuries and is now active again. His lifetime totals

include 14 marathons in 7 states and DC.

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Bryan Robertson William Wilcox Sharon Reese Cormac Burke

7/16 –Sharon Reese #1046 (Duvall, Washington): Sharon may have heard about the Maniacs and was tempted to join as her only 3 marathons happened during

the past 3 months (Capital City, North Olympic Discovery and Seafair). As they say in the Olympics, she wins the Bronze medal!

7/18 – Jean Reid #1047(Louisville, Kentucky): Iridium

7/21 – Cormac Burke #1048 (Portland, Oregon): A running buddy of Maniac #9, Cormac says he was both “encouraged” and “harassed” by Marc into joining

the Maniacs. This is probably true. This summer, he ran the Newport, Foot Traffic Flat and the Crescent Forest Trail Marathons to qualify for Bronze level in the

Insane Asylum. Cormac has 19 lifetime marathons to his credit, running them in 4 states.

7/24 – Seth Elsheimer #1049(Winter Park, Florida): Seth has had a busy last 12 months as his 17 events in 17 states will attest, putting him in the upper class of

the Insane Asylum (6-star Osmium level). He has completed 50 marathons and 5 ultras in 29 states and has run overseas in Prague and Athens.

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Seth Elsheimer John Hargett Alex Jorna

7/27 –John Hargett #1050 (Pollock Pines, California): John started running races in the fall of 2005 and has completed distances from 5 km to the

Miwok 100 km. Besides Miwok. His impressive 2008 resume includes the Death Valley Marathon, Way Too Cool 50 km, Rucky Chucky 50km and the

American River 50 miler. Add in the North Face Challenge 50km from last year for John’s best Maniac streak of 6 in 6 months, thus earning him 2-star

Silver status.

7/28 – Alex Jorna #1051 (Bailey, Colorado): Alex joins the Maniacs as a Bronze member by streaking with 3 marathons in 3 months, which happened last year

at St. Louis, Fargo and Deadwood=Mickelson. He has completed 28 marathons and 1 ultra in his lifetime.

Maniac Photos From Members Whom Joined in June

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Crystal Ramstead Danika Wadell Jerry Thayer

Rhetorical Revelations and W(Rites)…from the Rambunctious Rev

Dear Mr. President,

BIG Trouble.

Did you see this, right there on the home page?

I can‟t believe it.

“Mike Warren, member 1,002.”

After all these years of “good old #2, „Hollywood‟ Warren,” telling us “you can do it!”, and another time “you can do it!”,

and then when we‟re all limping and hurting bad, and our backs are getting sore, and bionic-man-creating doctors are living

large off of our bods, and CW is chirping and smiling, “aww, you can do it!,” after all these years of believing him and suffering

through “two marathons in two weekends” so I will at least still look like, maybe, I kind-of sort-of belong in this club, after ALL

THIS TIME, finally a “Mike Warren” becomes member one thousand two?

You mean to tell me Chris couldn‟t get his own brother into this self-flagellation before this?

But he got me to be cuckoo for these last five years?

I have been HAD. Punishment is a must for Mr. Horrorwood.

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1) In his next marathon, he MUST wear around his neck every one of the pile of medals I‟ve suffered through. ON TOP OF

wearing all forty-six of the shirts. The warmer the marathon we choose, the better.

2) HE MUST immediately sign-up for every race he will need to qualify for the Hall of Fame. That‟s right. 99 one hundred

milers. Sign him up. Now.

3) And the topper: if he EVER talks some sister or cousin or somebody else on his family tree again into following him down

this addictive path, then he has to fly to Texas every Friday and carry Macon‟s luggage to wherever Mr. M is running that

weekend. Man, he will see more airports than “you can do it!” signs inside a month.

Alright. Part two. Mike Warren, and all other newbies: Welcome! Rev‟s Advice: Make friends with somebody not named

you-know-who quick though, somebody in the club who isn‟t nuts, for guidance sake. (Beware of, say, a relative.) Sane, sane

is good. I‟d make a recommendation, but, well, with all due respect to my happy buddy Stevie Yee, and the apparently gentle

TP Phillippi, um, I can‟t think of one.

Part three. To my mini-maniac friends who continue to read the bulletin board with jaw half open: I heard from Santa

Claus, who is bound and determined to return to his youthful glory days. He managed four consecutive running miles under

ten minutes each this past Sunday. I know, hard to believe. Evidently, resurrection is possible. He asked me to tell you: the

words “you can do it” are applicable to some sane next goal whatever your current status. Be encouraged. You are welcome

here.

Love ya,

Rev

[email protected]

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Larry Hermann – the SPRINT! McGyver- Maniac for Life Tattoo Did these guys BONK?

Maniac Ongoing Discounts

$10 off marathons put on by Bob Green (his next one is the Halloween Marathon?).

15% off shoes, apparel at the Balanced Athlete (Kent, Wa); ask for Eric Sach

10% off any running shoes, apparel at the Foot Zone store (Bellevue location only, ask for Jenny)

discount on CROC sandals (contact Tony at [email protected] for details)

More to come in the August 2008 Newsletter and to the web site soon. The President has written…

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Cheri Pompeo…I dare you, try to get me out of this chair All is good at Rattlesnake Lake with Chef Monte at the helm