<p>Morning and happy Friday.</p>
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<p>Big racing weekend, although it will be bypassing me as I simply run long (18) tomorrow. I would have been running Chicago this weekend, had it not been for all that unplanned time off in July and August. But I'll be ready for the next thing. <span><img alt="wink.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/wink.gif"></span></p>
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<p>Meanwhile good luck to RA as he romps through the Prairie!</p>
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<p>Speaking of racing, this is also Army Ten Miler weekend here. I didn't sign up this year, because obviously I had Chi-town in my sights. But here's a story, my company is now headquartered in the UK (we were bought a couple of years ago). A bunch of folks from the British subsidiaries are coming over here for a big Army convention that starts on Monday. You see where this is going...if not, read on. Over there in the London suburbs, someone thought it would be a right swell idea put a team in for the Army Ten Miler, you know since they were coming over anyway. But they forgot to recruit any employees on these shores. There's two Yanks this office who would probably have been the team studs. And would certainly have run if somebody else was paying their entry fee. Oh well.</p>
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<p>Chances - I've only had one biking spill. Went flying once last year when I skidded but was lucky enough to land on the grass alongside the path. I'm always amazed how those guys in the TdF finish races with a broken collarbone and the like. Those guys are tough all right. That said, good on you to get back in the saddle.</p>
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<p>4bm - enjoy the rest if you can call it that...guess you can't.</p>
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<p>MB - yeah, what are you tapering for? You put it out there, you know we're going to ask. <span><img alt="wink.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/wink.gif"></span></p>
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<p>Big racing weekend, although it will be bypassing me as I simply run long (18) tomorrow. I would have been running Chicago this weekend, had it not been for all that unplanned time off in July and August. But I'll be ready for the next thing. <span><img alt="wink.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/wink.gif"></span></p>
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<p>Meanwhile good luck to RA as he romps through the Prairie!</p>
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<p>Speaking of racing, this is also Army Ten Miler weekend here. I didn't sign up this year, because obviously I had Chi-town in my sights. But here's a story, my company is now headquartered in the UK (we were bought a couple of years ago). A bunch of folks from the British subsidiaries are coming over here for a big Army convention that starts on Monday. You see where this is going...if not, read on. Over there in the London suburbs, someone thought it would be a right swell idea put a team in for the Army Ten Miler, you know since they were coming over anyway. But they forgot to recruit any employees on these shores. There's two Yanks this office who would probably have been the team studs. And would certainly have run if somebody else was paying their entry fee. Oh well.</p>
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<p>Chances - I've only had one biking spill. Went flying once last year when I skidded but was lucky enough to land on the grass alongside the path. I'm always amazed how those guys in the TdF finish races with a broken collarbone and the like. Those guys are tough all right. That said, good on you to get back in the saddle.</p>
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<p>4bm - enjoy the rest if you can call it that...guess you can't.</p>
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<p>MB - yeah, what are you tapering for? You put it out there, you know we're going to ask. <span><img alt="wink.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/wink.gif"></span></p>
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