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Went for a long run along the Hudson today. Started out below the George Washington Bridge (which is humongous seen up close!) under a summery sun, beautiful views of woodsy slopes of the Jersey side riverbank, sailboats on the river, the whole thing. Beautiful. After 1.5 miles, an elderly Chinese man, who was visibly excited about something, waved me off the path, pointing at something in the water. "Looka" he said, "looka like animal." There was a little white body being washed up against the stones on the riverbank. I realized it was a dead piglet, ears flapping in the waves, tail uncurled. The other remarkable sighting on this run was the largest flag I’ve ever seen (and I’ve seen a few impressive ones in the past 9 months) – a helicopter pulled it across the sky. The flag was twice as high as the helicopter was long. That was my Goodbye NYC Run. Adequately off the wall. I will return. nina

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Hi Nina, I almost tripped over a red belly snake the other day while running in the bush, scared the **** out of me! I’ve come across some interesting wildlife out running (some dead too unfortunately). So back to Switzerland then? Viel Glueck! Phil

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I guess your going back to Switzerland then. Boring, totally flat and no of Europena travel and Switzerland is the only country we’ve dedicated the bulk of two trips to. We were in Lagano on 9/11. On that one day think all Swiss were American.  Just set up your running music with Billy Joel’s "New York State of Mind" and somehow I think you’ll be in NYC on every run. Doug Burke – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Went for a long run along the Hudson today. Started out below the George Washington Bridge (which is humongous seen up close!) under a summery sun, beautiful views of woodsy slopes of the Jersey side riverbank, sailboats on the river, the whole thing. Beautiful. After 1.5 miles, an elderly Chinese man, who was visibly excited about something, waved me off the path, pointing at something in the water. "Looka" he said, "looka like animal." There was a little white body being washed up against the stones on the riverbank. I realized it was a dead piglet, ears flapping in the waves, tail uncurled. The other remarkable sighting on this run was the largest flag I’ve ever seen (and I’ve seen a few impressive ones in the past 9 months) – a helicopter pulled it across the sky. The flag was twice as high as the helicopter was long. That was my Goodbye NYC Run. Adequately off the wall. I will return. nina

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I guess your going back to Switzerland then. Boring, totally flat and no

Yeah I’m taking off tomorrow afternoon. Not too bad… will work another 6.5 weeks then take a long summer vacation… guess where Oh Nina, I think I told you once before, we’ve done a lot of Europena travel and Switzerland is the only country we’ve dedicated the bulk of two trips to.

Whee! Ticino is beautiful, isn’t it? Everytime I’m there, which is like once every few years, I could slap myself for not going there more often… We were in Lagano on 9/11. On that one day think all Swiss were American.

What was the reaction like in Switzerland? From what I heard from friends and family, the shock and sympathy went quite deep there as well? (I was in Brooklyn.) nina

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The reaction was pretty much like that in the States from what I gather. Of course I wasn’t here (in the USA). But no one could beleive it  You probably know though, in traveling, there is always a moment or two that always stands out for what ever the reason. On that trip the moment occured two days later when we arrived in St. Moritz. We got to our hotel and I looked down on the valley and town below. In the center was the grand old hotel and atop the building on two side by side flag staffs  where the Swiss and American flags, both at half mast. Pretty moving sight for me anyway. Even took a picture.  It’s a great counrty you hail from. But get used to hill running. Doug Burke . – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I guess your going back to Switzerland then. Boring, totally flat and no Yeah I’m taking off tomorrow afternoon. Not too bad… will work another 6.5 weeks then take a long summer vacation… guess where Oh Nina, I think I told you once before, we’ve done a lot of Europena travel and Switzerland is the only country we’ve dedicated the bulk of two trips to. Whee! Ticino is beautiful, isn’t it? Everytime I’m there, which is like once every few years, I could slap myself for not going there more often… We were in Lagano on 9/11. On that one day think all Swiss were American. What was the reaction like in Switzerland? From what I heard from friends and family, the shock and sympathy went quite deep there as well? (I was in Brooklyn.) nina

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 It’s a great counrty you hail from. But get used to hill running.

Thanks. It’s funny – running in NYC again this week, I realized Switzerland has already taught me a different definition of "hill." I used to think the ones in Central Park were evil. Now I was breezing over them. Well, most of the time, anyway. nina

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The old man runs the chinese restaurant near the river.  If you only had understood that he needed your help to get that day’s

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 It’s a great counrty you hail from. But get used to hill running. Thanks. It’s funny – running in NYC again this week, I realized Switzerland has already taught me a different definition of "hill." I used to think the ones in Central Park were evil. Now I was breezing over them. Well, most of the time, anyway.

It bares repeating – hills, hills and more hills!  Hills make you stronger and yes, faster and even faster if you add formal speed work to a hills base.   — Caveat Lector "the further you go outside, the further you go inside" – B. McKibben Doug Freese

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It bares repeating??  Isn’t that streaking?? snip It bares repeating – hills, hills and more hills!  Hills make you stronger and yes, faster and even faster if you add formal speed work to a hills base. — Caveat Lector "the further you go outside, the further you go inside" – B. McKibben Doug Freese

– Regards, Dave

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