Just finished reading the 50/50 book by Dean Karnazes. Unlike his first book, I don't think I'll be re-reading this. But rather than giving it to the first person to reply to this thread, we'll make it a lottery of sorts, to see who gets an extra Christmas present this year.
If you are interested, just reply to this thread (no PM's, I'm a notoriously negligent 'logger-inner'). Come Sunday night (13 Dec), I'll write down the names, throw them in a Santa hat, and have a trusted second party (my son) pick a name out of Santa's hat.
Let the festivities begin!
Who wants a Christmas present?
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AirForceRunner
- Bill Crothers
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Who wants a Christmas present?
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2011 Wishlist
Sulphur Springs 50 miler
Dirty Girls 12 hr night run
Haliburton 100 miler (gulp!)
"Try the meditation of the trail, just walk along looking at the trail at your feet and don't look about and just fall into a trance as the ground zips by..."
-Jack Kerouac
"I am no longer a runner, I am now a father who runs. I will let the running come to me and I will make the most of every km I am fortunate enough to receive."
-Smack
2011 Wishlist
Sulphur Springs 50 miler
Dirty Girls 12 hr night run
Haliburton 100 miler (gulp!)
"Try the meditation of the trail, just walk along looking at the trail at your feet and don't look about and just fall into a trance as the ground zips by..."
-Jack Kerouac
"I am no longer a runner, I am now a father who runs. I will let the running come to me and I will make the most of every km I am fortunate enough to receive."
-Smack
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Darth Tater
- Lynn Williams
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Re: Who wants a Christmas present?
I'll throw my name in the hat!Darth Tater
"Wherever you go, there you are."
"Wherever you go, there you are."
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CdnMarathonGirl
- Tom Longboat
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Re: Who wants a Christmas present?
I'm in!!!
Re: Who wants a Christmas present?
I'm in!
It's not the size of the dog in the fight...it's the size of the fight in the dog! 11K Marker post - 2010 ATB.
Introducing 2017
GoodLife Half Marathon.
TBD
Introducing 2017
GoodLife Half Marathon.
TBD
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AirForceRunner
- Bill Crothers
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Re: Who wants a Christmas present?
I'll also add that if there are any short-term or long-term lurkers out there who have been hedging on becoming an active member of RM, what better reason to register. You can throw your name in the hat as well!
http://www.itsmyrun.com/?display=myrace ... orceRunner
2011 Wishlist
Sulphur Springs 50 miler
Dirty Girls 12 hr night run
Haliburton 100 miler (gulp!)
"Try the meditation of the trail, just walk along looking at the trail at your feet and don't look about and just fall into a trance as the ground zips by..."
-Jack Kerouac
"I am no longer a runner, I am now a father who runs. I will let the running come to me and I will make the most of every km I am fortunate enough to receive."
-Smack
2011 Wishlist
Sulphur Springs 50 miler
Dirty Girls 12 hr night run
Haliburton 100 miler (gulp!)
"Try the meditation of the trail, just walk along looking at the trail at your feet and don't look about and just fall into a trance as the ground zips by..."
-Jack Kerouac
"I am no longer a runner, I am now a father who runs. I will let the running come to me and I will make the most of every km I am fortunate enough to receive."
-Smack
Re: Who wants a Christmas present?
Put my name in there, please.
I wanna live like there's no tomorrow
Love, like I'm on borrowed time
It's good to be alive, yeah....Jason Gray
Running is a conversation with your body. Sometimes you listen and sometimes you tell it to stop whining and do something. - Ian
Love, like I'm on borrowed time
It's good to be alive, yeah....Jason Gray
Running is a conversation with your body. Sometimes you listen and sometimes you tell it to stop whining and do something. - Ian
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AirForceRunner
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Re: Who wants a Christmas present?
Habs4ever wrote:Put my name in there, please.
Only if you change your user name to 'Sens4ever'...LOL!!!
http://www.itsmyrun.com/?display=myrace ... orceRunner
2011 Wishlist
Sulphur Springs 50 miler
Dirty Girls 12 hr night run
Haliburton 100 miler (gulp!)
"Try the meditation of the trail, just walk along looking at the trail at your feet and don't look about and just fall into a trance as the ground zips by..."
-Jack Kerouac
"I am no longer a runner, I am now a father who runs. I will let the running come to me and I will make the most of every km I am fortunate enough to receive."
-Smack
2011 Wishlist
Sulphur Springs 50 miler
Dirty Girls 12 hr night run
Haliburton 100 miler (gulp!)
"Try the meditation of the trail, just walk along looking at the trail at your feet and don't look about and just fall into a trance as the ground zips by..."
-Jack Kerouac
"I am no longer a runner, I am now a father who runs. I will let the running come to me and I will make the most of every km I am fortunate enough to receive."
-Smack
Re: Who wants a Christmas present?
Throw my name in too!
Mike . . . Do what you need to do NOW, so you don't deny yourself a future opportunity.
Upcoming Races:
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NewFinnLoper
- Jerome Drayton
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Re: Who wants a Christmas present?
Yes please (and if I win I'll give it to Darth when I'm finished reading!)
22 halfs (PR 1:42:02) 
5 full (PR 3:48:21)
...and a smattering of adventure and trail races thrown in for good measure!
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All running is on hold until further notice .... :0(
5 full (PR 3:48:21)
...and a smattering of adventure and trail races thrown in for good measure!
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All running is on hold until further notice .... :0(
Re: Who wants a Christmas present?
AirForceRunner wrote:Habs4ever wrote:Put my name in there, please.
Only if you change your user name to 'Sens4ever'...LOL!!!
I better win after that remark.
Maybe my chances are better than what the Habs are doing lately. 
I wanna live like there's no tomorrow
Love, like I'm on borrowed time
It's good to be alive, yeah....Jason Gray
Running is a conversation with your body. Sometimes you listen and sometimes you tell it to stop whining and do something. - Ian
Love, like I'm on borrowed time
It's good to be alive, yeah....Jason Gray
Running is a conversation with your body. Sometimes you listen and sometimes you tell it to stop whining and do something. - Ian
Re: Who wants a Christmas present?
I'm in
Jocelyn
I run because it's my passion, and not just a sport. Every time I walk out the door, I know why I'm going where I'm going and I'm already focused on that special place where I find my peace and solitude. Running, to me, is more than just a physical exercise...it's a consistent reward for victory!
- Sasha Azevedo
I run because it's my passion, and not just a sport. Every time I walk out the door, I know why I'm going where I'm going and I'm already focused on that special place where I find my peace and solitude. Running, to me, is more than just a physical exercise...it's a consistent reward for victory!
- Sasha Azevedo
Re: Who wants a Christmas present?
AirForceRunner wrote:Habs4ever wrote:Put my name in there, please.
Only if you change your user name to 'Sens4ever'...LOL!!!
or, "Leafs4ever"
Race Results: http://itsmyrun.com/index.php?display=p ... unner=HCiD
Re: Who wants a Christmas present?
I'll jump in. I'd like a gift to give my coach.
"I was thinking of you yesterday as I was running through the woods. As I jumped over a fallen tree I said "If I were [bruyere], I'd be bleeding by now"." - Turd Ferguson
Re: Who wants a Christmas present?
HCmD wrote:AirForceRunner wrote:Habs4ever wrote:Put my name in there, please.
Only if you change your user name to 'Sens4ever'...LOL!!!
or, "Leafs4ever"
Nothing wrong with a leafs fan....
Mike . . . Do what you need to do NOW, so you don't deny yourself a future opportunity.
Upcoming Races:
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Upcoming Races:
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Re: Who wants a Christmas present?
Lazagna wrote:Nothing wrong with a leafs fan....
Is today opposite day? Did I miss a memo?
"I was thinking of you yesterday as I was running through the woods. As I jumped over a fallen tree I said "If I were [bruyere], I'd be bleeding by now"." - Turd Ferguson
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CAW
- Lynn Williams
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Re: Who wants a Christmas present?
Put me in the hat too. Then I'll gift it to Scotty or Scadian.
~Kara~
"To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself."
— Thich Nhat Hanh
"To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself."
— Thich Nhat Hanh
Re: Who wants a Christmas present?
bruyere wrote:Lazagna wrote:Nothing wrong with a leafs fan....
Is today opposite day? Did I miss a memo?
Nope, I've just ALWAYS been a Leafs fan, and I am just waiting until one day when they actually figure out how to play the game, and then I can tell everyone.... I've always been a leafs fan.. That said, they do suck almost every year and I don't watch them very often, but they did win a game Wednesday that I watched. (barely, but they did win)
Mike . . . Do what you need to do NOW, so you don't deny yourself a future opportunity.
Upcoming Races:
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Upcoming Races:
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Darth Tater
- Lynn Williams
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Re: Who wants a Christmas present?
NewFinnLoper wrote:Yes please (and if I win I'll give it to Darth when I'm finished reading!)
Right back at you...I was planning to pass it forward when I was done...it can make local rounds before being released into the wild!
Darth Tater
"Wherever you go, there you are."
"Wherever you go, there you are."
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Darth Tater
- Lynn Williams
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- Joined: Wed Mar 26, 2008 12:25 am
- Location: Winnipeg, MB
Re: Who wants a Christmas present?
Lazagna wrote:Nope, I've just ALWAYS been a Leafs fan, and I am just waiting until one day when they actually figure out how to play the game, and then I can tell everyone.... I've always been a leafs fan.. That said, they do suck almost every year and I don't watch them very often, but they did win a game Wednesday that I watched. (barely, but they did win)
What year was that?
Darth Tater
"Wherever you go, there you are."
"Wherever you go, there you are."
Re: Who wants a Christmas present?
I am always up for a good book so put my name in too!!!
Re: Who wants a Christmas present?
Count me in
ETA: Will there be a reputable accounting firm on site just to make sure everything is done according to the stated rules
Hey....I think DougG lives near you...I think he should be there for the draw
ETA: Will there be a reputable accounting firm on site just to make sure everything is done according to the stated rules
Hey....I think DougG lives near you...I think he should be there for the draw
Technophobe Extraordinaire
"Princess" J0-JO...The Awesome Running Machine.
"a precious, unique and quirky individual"...definition given by a Toronto Cop
An Ever Loyal and Devoted Official Doonst Fan.
"In the midst of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer" -Albert Camus
"Keep Going. Never Give Up." Spencer
"Princess" J0-JO...The Awesome Running Machine.
"a precious, unique and quirky individual"...definition given by a Toronto Cop
An Ever Loyal and Devoted Official Doonst Fan.
"In the midst of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer" -Albert Camus
"Keep Going. Never Give Up." Spencer
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AirForceRunner
- Bill Crothers
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Re: Who wants a Christmas present?
BUMP
http://www.itsmyrun.com/?display=myrace ... orceRunner
2011 Wishlist
Sulphur Springs 50 miler
Dirty Girls 12 hr night run
Haliburton 100 miler (gulp!)
"Try the meditation of the trail, just walk along looking at the trail at your feet and don't look about and just fall into a trance as the ground zips by..."
-Jack Kerouac
"I am no longer a runner, I am now a father who runs. I will let the running come to me and I will make the most of every km I am fortunate enough to receive."
-Smack
2011 Wishlist
Sulphur Springs 50 miler
Dirty Girls 12 hr night run
Haliburton 100 miler (gulp!)
"Try the meditation of the trail, just walk along looking at the trail at your feet and don't look about and just fall into a trance as the ground zips by..."
-Jack Kerouac
"I am no longer a runner, I am now a father who runs. I will let the running come to me and I will make the most of every km I am fortunate enough to receive."
-Smack
Re: Who wants a Christmas present?
Thanks for the bump! Please add my name to the hat! Thanks!
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Why fit in when you were born to stand out?
~ Dr. Suess~
Life is short. Drink the good wine first!
Why fit in when you were born to stand out?
~ Dr. Suess~
Life is short. Drink the good wine first!
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Mid_Packer
- Bruce Kidd
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Re: Who wants a Christmas present?
Please add me to this ever growing hat !
Dave
Dave
'10 ATB 2:27, Boston 3:43, Missga 3:42, Sulphur Spring 25k, Niagara 50, ITT,Toad 50, Marine Corp M,
09 Chilly 1:43; ATB 2:37, Boston 3:50, Missuga Mara 3:49, Run for Toad 25k 2:22, Oakville half 1:51, Detroit 3:45
'08 Chilly 1:42; ATB 2:31; Miss Mara 3:43, Westover, Erie (DNF), Detroit 3:36
'07 Chilly 1:45, Detroit 3:50
'92-93 Half 1:27; Detroit 3:10, Boston 3:56
09 Chilly 1:43; ATB 2:37, Boston 3:50, Missuga Mara 3:49, Run for Toad 25k 2:22, Oakville half 1:51, Detroit 3:45
'08 Chilly 1:42; ATB 2:31; Miss Mara 3:43, Westover, Erie (DNF), Detroit 3:36
'07 Chilly 1:45, Detroit 3:50
'92-93 Half 1:27; Detroit 3:10, Boston 3:56
Re: Who wants a Christmas present?
please put me in too! thanks for the idea, and I promise to pass it on to a good running home after I'm done
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