Citizenship

Well, the 2008 summer Team in Training season officially ended with the Mayor's Marathon and ½ Marathon in Alaska and everyone successfully completed their event. Just from the brief conversation that I had with one of the coaches that attended, the tank trail (rocky terrain) took its toll on a few of them. I'm sure there are a few good stories to be told.

Non-running item alert! One of my co-workers became an American citizen over the weekend, so it was a celebratory feeling around the office yesterday. Can you imagine if you had to be admitted to this country instead of just being born here to become a citizen?

I'm sure that a lot of us have read or seen stories of third-world nations and the unbearable living conditions. So I'm giving a big plug to Engineers Without Borders (EWB) - a non-profit humanitarian organization established to partner with developing communities worldwide in order to improve their quality of life. This partnership involves the implementation of sustainable engineering projects. The Detroit chapter is having their inaugural Running for Water 5k August 10^th in downtown Detroit, so if you're in the area...........

Running item - my knees feel great because I'm not running!