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Say Naromiyocknowhusunkatankshunk Ten Times...Quickly
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Check out this sign from Route 39 between Sherman and Gaylordsville in Connecticut. Anyone surprised the sign is stolen just about as quickly as it's put up?
That's AMAZING! I can't even say it one time let alone ten times fast!
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My mom and my aunt both have a similar (custom made) sign in their yards to go with the discarded pieces of an old bridge that they rescued which used to cross "the brook" on 39 just south of the town garage. They're pretty neat.
Don't have the official mileage yet, but I finished 18+ this morning in 3:14:30. Thank you to everyone who sent good luck wishes via the comments or email!
Sarah wrote this terrific story about our family's two cats and I wanted to share it with all of you. I encourage you to use the full screen view so you can fully appreciate Sarah's work.
Enjoy!
Haruki Murakami has written a memoir titled What I Talk About When I Talk About Running that is worth checking out if you are a runner (full disclosure - I work for the book's publisher). The book will be released July 29th. The quote I used for the title of the post comes from this passage, where Murakami writes about a mental aspect of running marathons - having a mantra: One runner told of a mantra his older brother, also a runner, had taught him which he's pondered ever since he began running. Here it is: Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional. Say you're running and you start to think, Man this hurts, I can't take it anymore. The hurt part is an unavoidable reality, but whether or not you can stand any more is up to the runner himself. This pretty much sums up the most important aspect of marathon running. An excerpt from the book was published in a recent issue of The New Yorker, but unfortunately all that's online at this point is an abstract . You ca...
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