Photo Finish For WL Men

The Hospital Hill Half Marathon was settled by a photo finish in the men's division...me and Bubba finished and our picture was taken...oh yeah, the front runners had a real photo finish with the top guy finishing the race by a step (imagine being beaten by a step after going 13.1 miles?).
Our trek wasn't about winning, just finishing in one piece...which we did.  It was warmer in the end than we would like, but that is racing, you deal with the conditions on race day.  My long distance running days are coming to a close so this one was special.  Our training course for the race was our "around the lake" course, great prep for the real deal.  Bubba did that and more on occasion...bless his heart (and legs).
Speed kills, at least that is our motto, so we finished in 2:45...a time that pleased us both considering conditions and training.

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• Photo by Megan True, KC Star

Head For The Hills!

Me and Bubba are off to the Start.
http://www.hospitalhillrun.com/

Just In Case You Are Curious

Image via Wikipedia

From a MO DNR  bulletin:

"The state water quality standard for swimming and related whole body contact recreation is a geometric mean of 126 E. coli colonies per 100 milliliters of water during the entire recreational season. A geometric mean is a statistical method used to analyze data collected over a period of time. Because the state standard requires data collected over the entire summer before a determination is made, the department reports monthly results as compared to EPA’s single-sample standard of 235 E. coli colonies per 100 milliliters of water.

E. coli is a bacteria found in the intestinal tract of warm-blooded animals, including humans.  While most strains of E. coli are harmless, some can cause gastrointestinal illness.  The testing process used in this study does not differentiate between strains.

These bacteria and other pathogens can reach lake water from many different sources, both human and animal.  For some people, such as children, elderly or those with weakened immune systems, even low levels of these bacteria may cause illness."

MIA in MIA

Image by Getty Images via @daylife

Busy in meetings so not much time to pay attention to WL...however, yesterday's USA Today had a tidbit for your consideration.  Front page article on " Cellphones and cancer".  Concerning exposure, it mentioned risks, in particular to "limit cellphone use by children under 10 or 12, whose brains are still developing"  If you are over 12, never mind,  I guess no worry because your brain is not developing...sobering thought.

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Closed, Really

Image by MOEVIEW is Aaron Molina via Flickr

Barry Road Update
Reliable sources indicate Potomac @ Barry will close sometime after Thursday.  Apparently the road was being kept open to accommodate the school buses.  All you Eastsiders sneaking past the barricades to get to the CC or all you Westsiders taking the short cut through the barricades at Potomac  & Barry will have to find another work around...enjoy the scenic ride down Hillside.  When does Road Closed mean closed?  Talking with a local limo service driver this whole Barry road thing has him cornfused...don't blame him.  We have the same difficulty in explaining to guests (not local) on how to get to our house.  Part of the mystique right?  Imagine Mike at the Grasspad...now going (shortly) on three years with the disruption.  No wonder he brags about being high on grass.