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(gordon k chace x2367) writes: | When you suspect your stopwatch is busted cuz’ the numbers are too low. When you’re sure your favorite course must be getting shorter because the numbers are so low…    (Only relevant for those who measure workouts in terms of distance…)    rb

  When you think the speedo in your car must have been playing up when you measured that new course you just tried, ‘cos you *can’t* have gone *that* fast…. Scott P.S. Good thread – keep it up! Maybe there’s a canonical list in this topic… — Scott McCamish "Any resemblence between what is written here and the opinions of this organisation is purely coincidental and should be viewed with the appropriate disdain and indifference that is required of it.  Apart from that, don’t believe a single word."

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Happiness is:     doing an LSD in monsoon-like rain, no wind, warm temperature, splashing     through the puddles – a true joy.     It brings out the kid in me.  I have never enjoyed running as much as     during conditions like above.  Anyone else share this?  Distance is no     object and pain is non-existent.  There are moments during such sessions     when I feel like an over excited puppy, springing and splashing from     puddle to puddle. Oh well, back to work …   Paul Menon,   Dept of Computer Science,   Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology,   124 Latrobe Street,   Melbourne 3001,   Victoria, Australia. ph:    +61 3 660 3209/2348 fax:   +61 3 662 1617

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A whole month without any "r*nn*r vs j*gg*r" postings in wreck.running.

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When you’re sure your favorite course must be getting shorter because the numbers are so low…     (Only relevant for those who measure workouts in terms of distance…)  

Interestingly enough, this very thing happened to the venerable Boston Marathon course in the early 1950’s. I’ve been reading Tom Derderian’s book, _Boston Marathon_, and it seems that in the early 50’s runners started turning in unexpectedly fast times. At first, this was attributed to better training, good weather, etc., etc. Well, they finally remeasured the course between the 1956 and the 1957 running of the Marathon, and found the course was short by 1,183 yards, or about 4 1/2 minutes of running time for the front-runners. The reason? As roads were reconstructed to accomodate more and more automobiles, many of the curves were eliminated. Since this happened in piece-meal fashion over several years, it was never noticed, except that some people were suspicious of the faster times, especially some of the split times between various check-points. —   Terry Linhardt                …!wupost!jgaltstl!terry   "Pride lasts longer than pain"

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   A whole month without any "r*nn*r vs j*gg*r" postings in wreck.running. Hey, what an really interesting topic for a new thread …  :-)

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sippinSamuelAdamsandrootinforthe1994worldchampionMETSinLongBeachCalifornia wheretheearthmovesundermyfeet.

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: Let’s start a thread … here’s one: : Happiness is :    snot-sicles forming on your face on a 5am run in February.

Realizing you can’t open your mouth easily because it is frozen over with snot-ice that formed while you were concentrating on breathing through your nose… —                            mine.  This doesn’t automatically mean I don’t C.R.S. Schanck             like yours, so don’t get upset, ok?" – Me

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Happiness is someone who has a sprinkler on at the end of a long run on a 95 degree/humidity day. Happiness is the first cool autumn day after a long, hot summer. Happiness is the first spring day when you can wear shorts after a long, cold winter. — Dave Wiesenhahn                               IDA

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| | When you suspect your stopwatch is busted cuz’ the numbers are too low. | | When you’re sure your favorite course must be getting shorter because | the numbers are so low… UNhappiness is when you know your new PR doesn’t count cuz the numbers *couldn’t* have been so low.  (that happened to me, my supposed 10K PR was set on the final leg of a 1.5/40/10 triathlong on a hot humid day just a few weeks after I had marathoned.  Had to be a 9K!)

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Let’s start a thread … here’s one: Happiness is    snot-sicles forming on your face on a 5am run in February.

How about, happiness is:      thank god! That Doberman IS on a leash. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Rich.

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Blowing by someone who used to blow by you and pretending like you do it all the time. Bill Toner                  | (503) 685-3350              | Tektronix                   |         — Reggie Jackson

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When you suspect your stopwatch is busted cuz’ the numbers are too low.

This has in fact happened to me.  But the happines is short-lived, because what it really means is that the course was short. Kurt Bray P.S.  My idea of happiness is running pain-free after finally getting over a nagging injury that threatened force you to give up running forever.

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Happiness is   snot-sicles forming on your face on a 5am run in February.

Happiness is:    when a workout’s so hard that you’re constantly on the verge    of throwing up and having pain in your legs for half an hour.  Department of Physics, University of Stockholm — Sweden (Scandinavia)

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Excerpts from netnews.rec.running: 17-Feb-94 Happiness is … by Happiness is    snot-sicles forming on your face on a 5am run in February.

hmm how about a 60 degree sunny day after months of snow, ice, and 20 and below temperatures. jen

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Having a throne available when it’s time for an emergency pit stop. Running a 20-miler non-stop and no ankle pain finally and no pit stops. — Ken Papai, Sunnyvale, California   — Runners do it on the road —

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Happiness is …. Slowly catching up to a MOTOS with excellent calves. -Curtis

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 (Thomas Carr) writes: Happiness is …. not having your favorite shoe discontinued.

Even better:  Having your favorite shoe discontinued, and then re-introduced the following season! – A Nike Skylon Faithful Dave Sullo      U. of Rochester                               _  O      / "..let us run with perserverence the race marked out for us,  _ /   / looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith.."-Heb 12:1-2   / — Dave Sullo      U. of Rochester                               _  O      / "..let us run with perserverence the race marked out for us,  _ /   /

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When you suspect your stopwatch is busted cuz’ the numbers are too low.

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| When you suspect your stopwatch is busted cuz’ the numbers are too low. When you’re sure your favorite course must be getting shorter because the numbers are so low…     (Only relevant for those who measure workouts in terms of distance…)   rb

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Happiness is …. not having your favorite shoe discontinued. a dab of vaseline. (to prevent chaffing) — *Thomas W. Carr                          -*  44888             *   *Special Project in Nonlinear Science    ph: 202-767-3195      * *Washington, D.C. 20375-5000             fx: 202-404-8357      *

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passing wind with every footstrike …  Steve

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: Let’s start a thread … here’s one: : Happiness is :    snot-sicles forming on your face on a 5am run in February. Melted snow gravel in your shorts. Sweat freezing in balls in your ears. Eyelashes freezing together. A ladder set. polar bear — i think i’ve lost the art of conversation, let’s start throwing things                                              -ned’s atomic dustbin

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Let’s start a thread … here’s one: Happiness is    snot-sicles forming on your face on a 5am run in February. Rich.

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(snip) Who *IS* John Galt?? {humor folks – no serious replies accepted} Denny

Dag(ny) Denny.  Not only a speedster, but a funny one at that. Patrick

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Ain’t ambiguity awesome? Actually, the list started as a last futile attempt to get to sleep that night.  I had already tried LaBaan breathing, meditation, late night infomercials, reading John Galt’s speech, and a 2:30am jog followed by a

Who *IS* John Galt?? {humor folks – no serious replies accepted} Denny

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night.  I had already tried LaBaan breathing, meditation, late night infomercials, reading John Galt’s speech,

  Try the first 100 pages of ‘Tale of Two Cities’ or anything by John Locke.  Don Quixote is also pretty good for it, at least the 300 pages (of 1000) that I slogged through.  ’Report on the New England Whaling Economy of the 1800’s’ is also good for sleep (again, as far as I reached), though you’ll find it more readily under the name of ‘Moby Dick’.    (Side note: I do have some lists of books folks have recommended from the days when I frequented rec.arts.books more than here.  See my web page under ‘Books and Reading’. ) — Robert Grumbine http://www.radix.net/~bobg/ Science faqs and amateur activities notes and links. Sagredo (Galileo Galilei) "You present these recondite matters with too much evidence and ease; this great facility makes them less appreciated than they would be had they been presented in a more abstruse manner." Two New Sciences

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what is a PB???

 Must be a Power Bar, if it gives you the extra energy you need for sex. Before you buy.

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 negative splits  splits given at the half-way point of a 5k  Energy bars that actually taste good  free post race pizza  not going out too fast  not coming in too slow  running behind beautiful women  running very well after getting drunk the night before  cool breezes in the heat of August  leaving work early to travel to a early evening race  10,000 meter Olympic Final on national T.V. ( I’m sorry I’m dreaming!) * Sent from RemarQ http://www.remarq.com The Internet’s Discussion Network * The fastest and easiest way to search and participate in Usenet – Free!

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-watching the sun rise as you finish a morning run -feeling healthy and energized after a workout -having a better body at 40 than you did at 16 -being part of a very positive running community -watching a dog run away at the mere sight of a raised container of pepper spray -running shoes with a roomy toebox -having the stamina and desire for all types of physical activity -setting a good example for your children -enjoying the strange looks of passers-by when your face mask and hair begin to freeze on a wintry run -running injury free -the support of a spouse who doesn’t run but encourages you to do anything that makes you happy -running Michelle

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Ain’t ambiguity awesome? Actually, the list started as a last futile attempt to get to sleep that night.  I had already tried LaBaan breathing, meditation, late night infomercials, reading John Galt’s speech, and a 2:30am jog followed by a long hot shower.  No dice.  Last night wasn’t so bad.  Hopefully my sleepless nights are behind me. "Penchant for Babbling?"  No thanks.  I’ve already got one. Patrick what is a PB???

A PBJ without the J?  (If you miss this one, ask a 6 year old).

"PB" stands for "personal best" (e.g. the fastest you have ever run a particular distance, course, etc…) To add to the list: hell, I would have been happy w/ANY February sex, whether or not I got a PR

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Power Bar? Poppyseed Bun? Proportioned Butt? Penchant for Babbling? Given the context, I’d guess "Personal Best," a corruption of the term "Personal Record" due to the PB  (perverse British.)

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My two cents, Happiness is….  -the delicious sleep you get after a good long run – that first full mile..at any pace! – feeling a breeze wafting over you as you cool down – finding "your" special shoes at a tremendous discount…and buying multiple pairs – a run during a rosy-gold sunset/sunrise – getting sound advice, from total strangers, on how to improve – coolmax anything – starting a real logbook – having nobody believe your actual age – the first drink of cool water after a run – no cars at the cross streets! – realizing you are on the final repeat of your speed session – feeling a whole body sweat..even the outer, upper arms – having like minded people to share all this enthusiam with, here on rec. running Thanks, all of you, Teresa

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-finishing strong -beating nature -having nothing left just at the very end. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – A belated rec.running tribute to Charles Schultz. Happiness is … – the sound of spikes on a cinder track. – a balls out, elite runner, 200m sprint at the end of a marathon. – a barefoot run on the beach. – wicking fabrics around your privates. – a December hot chocolate 5K. – Sunday brunch after a Sunday long run. – an unexpected February PB. – post PB sex. – running in the rain. – thick padded cotton socks fresh from the dryer after a run in the rain. – passing on the left. – an uphill pass on the left. – fully appreciating water. – eating like a pig and running like a greyhound. – showing up at your high school reunion in better shape than the former soccer stars. – coaching. – calluses where blisters used to form. – women with great form. – running as if, "falling and gracefully catching yourself." – finishing your morning run and realizing that the whole day is ahead. – your first racing flats. – hearing your previously non-athletic friend talk about his first race. – the final straight-away. – having more play clothes in your laundry than work clothes. – peeing long and clear. – realizing that the last four miles just, "sort of fell into place." – smiling because your wheels are shot from yesterday’s track work. – having the body to wear a swimsuit at anytime of the year. – the death of the "genetics" threads. – smelling your own stink. – learning your advice might have actually helped. – a logbook filled with workouts. – feeling fluid. – running. Please add to this list.  I really need to sleep. — Patrick

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what is a PB???

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – april showers may bring may flowers

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what is a PB???

  A PBJ without the J?  (If you miss this one, ask a 6 year old). — Robert Grumbine http://www.radix.net/~bobg/ Science faqs and amateur activities notes and links. Sagredo (Galileo Galilei) "You present these recondite matters with too much evidence and ease; this great facility makes them less appreciated than they would be had they been presented in a more abstruse manner." Two New Sciences

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"PB" stands for "personal best" (e.g. the fastest you have ever run a particular distance, course, etc…) To add to the list: hell, I would have been happy w/ANY February sex, whether or not I got a PR dave

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – what is a PB??? april showers may bring may flowers

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what is a PB???

Power Bar? Poppyseed Bun? Proportioned Butt? Penchant for Babbling? Given the context, I’d guess "Personal Best," a corruption of the term "Personal Record" due to the PB  (perverse British.) april showers may bring may flowers

One of UJ1’s more remarkable statements.  Note how the use of subjunctive ("may") in contrast to the banal indicative of the well-known saying, reflects the ever present possibility that our training efforts may be nullified by injury just before fruition; how the repetition of the word "may" recalls the repetitive nature of the sport we all enjoy. Deep stuff indeed. — Terry R. McConnell   Mathematics/304B Carnegie/Syracuse, N.Y. 13244-1150

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- not catching a cold when now its in the 60 – 70’s outside and sunny! – sex anytime. – a perpetual tail wind.

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – A belated rec.running tribute to Charles Schultz. Happiness is … – the sound of spikes on a cinder track. – a balls out, elite runner, 200m sprint at the end of a marathon. – a barefoot run on the beach. – wicking fabrics around your privates. – a December hot chocolate 5K. – Sunday brunch after a Sunday long run. – an unexpected February PB. – post PB sex. – running in the rain. – thick padded cotton socks fresh from the dryer after a run in the rain. – passing on the left. – an uphill pass on the left. – fully appreciating water. – eating like a pig and running like a greyhound. – showing up at your high school reunion in better shape than the former soccer stars. – coaching. – calluses where blisters used to form. – women with great form. – running as if, "falling and gracefully catching yourself." – finishing your morning run and realizing that the whole day is ahead. – your first racing flats. – hearing your previously non-athletic friend talk about his first race. – the final straight-away. – having more play clothes in your laundry than work clothes. – peeing long and clear. – realizing that the last four miles just, "sort of fell into place." – smiling because your wheels are shot from yesterday’s track work. – having the body to wear a swimsuit at anytime of the year. – the death of the "genetics" threads. – smelling your own stink. – learning your advice might have actually helped. – a logbook filled with workouts. – feeling fluid. – running. Please add to this list.  I really need to sleep. — Patrick

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OutStanding Post Patrick.

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – A belated rec.running tribute to Charles Schultz. Happiness is … – the sound of spikes on a cinder track. – a balls out, elite runner, 200m sprint at the end of a marathon. – a barefoot run on the beach. – wicking fabrics around your privates. – a December hot chocolate 5K. – Sunday brunch after a Sunday long run. – an unexpected February PB. – post PB sex. – running in the rain. – thick padded cotton socks fresh from the dryer after a run in the rain. – passing on the left. – an uphill pass on the left. – fully appreciating water. – eating like a pig and running like a greyhound. – showing up at your high school reunion in better shape than the former soccer stars. – coaching. – calluses where blisters used to form. – women with great form. – running as if, "falling and gracefully catching yourself." – finishing your morning run and realizing that the whole day is ahead. – your first racing flats. – hearing your previously non-athletic friend talk about his first race. – the final straight-away. – having more play clothes in your laundry than work clothes. – peeing long and clear. – realizing that the last four miles just, "sort of fell into place." – smiling because your wheels are shot from yesterday’s track work. – having the body to wear a swimsuit at anytime of the year. – the death of the "genetics" threads. – smelling your own stink. – learning your advice might have actually helped. – a logbook filled with workouts. – feeling fluid. – running. Please add to this list.  I really need to sleep. — Patrick

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- – Daydreaming on your tempo run and suddenly realizing that you just ran two miles without noticing. – - Being able to hold an intelligent conversation while running uphill. – - A unexpected february PB AFTER sex. A belated rec.running tribute to Charles Schultz. Happiness is … – the sound of spikes on a cinder track. – a balls out, elite runner, 200m sprint at the end of a marathon. – a barefoot run on the beach. – wicking fabrics around your privates. – a December hot chocolate 5K. – Sunday brunch after a Sunday long run. – an unexpected February PB. – post PB sex. – running in the rain. – thick padded cotton socks fresh from the dryer after a run in the rain. – passing on the left. – an uphill pass on the left. – fully appreciating water. – eating like a pig and running like a greyhound. – showing up at your high school reunion in better shape than the former soccer stars. – coaching. – calluses where blisters used to form. – women with great form. – running as if, "falling and gracefully catching yourself." – finishing your morning run and realizing that the whole day is ahead. – your first racing flats. – hearing your previously non-athletic friend talk about his first race. – the final straight-away. – having more play clothes in your laundry than work clothes. – peeing long and clear. – realizing that the last four miles just, "sort of fell into place." – smiling because your wheels are shot from yesterday’s track work. – having the body to wear a swimsuit at anytime of the year. – the death of the "genetics" threads. – smelling your own stink. – learning your advice might have actually helped. – a logbook filled with workouts. – feeling fluid. – running. Please add to this list.  I really need to sleep. — Patrick   R. Walter,  CA

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april showers may bring may flowers

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- making entirely unrelated posts in newsgroups — Gavin Hodgson, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge UK. http://www.corpus.cam.ac.uk/~acapella ; ICQ 25932089    http://www.alladvantage.com/go.asp?refid=GTG986               I don’t meet competition. I crush it.

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A belated rec.running tribute to Charles Schultz. Happiness is … – the sound of spikes on a cinder track. – a balls out, elite runner, 200m sprint at the end of a marathon. – a barefoot run on the beach. – wicking fabrics around your privates. – a December hot chocolate 5K. – Sunday brunch after a Sunday long run. – an unexpected February PB. – post PB sex. – running in the rain. – thick padded cotton socks fresh from the dryer after a run in the rain. – passing on the left. – an uphill pass on the left. – fully appreciating water. – eating like a pig and running like a greyhound. – showing up at your high school reunion in better shape than the former soccer stars. – coaching. – calluses where blisters used to form. – women with great form. – running as if, "falling and gracefully catching yourself." – finishing your morning run and realizing that the whole day is ahead. – your first racing flats. – hearing your previously non-athletic friend talk about his first race. – the final straight-away. – having more play clothes in your laundry than work clothes. – peeing long and clear. – realizing that the last four miles just, "sort of fell into place." – smiling because your wheels are shot from yesterday’s track work. – having the body to wear a swimsuit at anytime of the year. – the death of the "genetics" threads. – smelling your own stink. – learning your advice might have actually helped. – a logbook filled with workouts. – feeling fluid. – running. Please add to this list.  I really need to sleep. — Patrick

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        … 70-degrees and sun on Wed. after snow and sleet on Monday … Kathy Harris In Colorado, where the weather is never boring

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Happiness is …  hearing that your favorite shoes are being discontinued but finding them at another store, on sale and you are there on an extra 20% off day! And they have TWO pairs in your size Life is good!

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Excerpts from netnews.rec.running: 4-Mar-94 Re: Happiness is … by         … 70-degrees and sun on Wed. after snow and sleet on Monday … Kathy Harris In Colorado, where the weather is never boring

yup sounds like pittsburgh except reversed sunny and 70 on saturday snowy and sleet on tuesday WILL IT EVER END? jen

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   … 70-degrees and sun on Wed. after snow and sleet on Monday … Kathy Harris In Colorado, where the weather is never boring

Hear Hear.  Although I like the 50s for running better.  Gonna do the Bolder? In Boulder  and happy about it.

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        … the crest of a long upgrade

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        …. a strong tail wind.

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Here’ my $0.02 worth . Happiness is….         …. running alone on a back dirt road in central Minnesota in              autumn.         …. the day I can smell track season in the morning air.         …. the day I can smell Cross Country season in the morning air.

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Here’ my $0.02 worth . Happiness is….    …. running alone on a back dirt road in central Minnesota in         autumn.    …. the day I can smell track season in the morning air.    …. the day I can smell Cross Country season in the morning air.

I came up with this one the other day while running along some back roads: Happiness is….           …….seeing that chainlink fence between you and that charging,                  frothing dog! Cheers, Frank

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Happiness is…. The day they take the cast off your broken bone or torn tendon.

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     …knowing you can taper for your marathon.  The work is over! — Ken Papai, Sunnyvale, California   — Runners do it on the road —

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Listening to your co-workers brag about a resting pulse rate of 65 … then scoring a 43! Rich.

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