Brian Peacock

May 16, 2009

Farewell Mountain Smilers, farewell, farewell

Pray read this last story I’m about to tell

I’ll miss the runs and the In and Out

The after run feast is what it’s all about

Au revoir mes amis adieu, adieu

May your legs ever be true to you

To Dan and Dan run hard and run fast

To Rob and Jim you must never be passed

Joi gin pang yau, joi gin, joi gin

Eating while running was never a sin

But Twinkies and Coke are rather extreme

Although for Ken they helped fulfill his dream

Auf weidersehen, mein freund (Heidi and Tim)

Keep me updated – is it a her or a him?

Remember that speed is always your friend

Come see me in Singapore or an e-mail just send

Vachchneta chingu, Heather this one’s for you

Good luck in grad school, it’s suited to you

Keep running the long ones, when you get bored you can spell

Move up to the front and shout “give me an L”

Sayonara tomadoshi to you Heidi 2

Do svidanja drug and Ciao amicos too

Come back and see us and bring that marine

We’ll look for you one day on the big screen

Adios amigos Serena the swift

Look for the strong current in which to drift

Work hard to make the best of your skills

And when you’re down in the dumps go for a run in the hills

To Steve my pace buddy, adios, adios

Next year I’m sure you will beat that horse

I enjoyed the walks when the going was tough

As a miler-smiler you’ve got the right stuff

Goodbye, farewell my friends on the run

Keep talking to turn the chore into fun

I enjoyed the company, most of the time

Except when Skull Valley and Jerome hills we did climb

June 6 two events to report the local Run for the Creeks and FSRS Sacred Mountain Prayer run.

I'm hearing pretty good reports from RftC for a first time event it pulled in a rather impressive 129 runners.  This untried course provided challenges and fun for all who ran, hopefully it will become an annual event (not clashing with another event, hint). If I missed anyone in the results please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it and I will happily include you, and my apologies for missing you in the first place.

3 Mile results:

4 534 Jim Pullaro 37 4/20 M 23:47

19 421 Deb Cowell 54 6/24 F 30:36

44 Runners total

7 Mile results:

2 541 Chris Bray 40 2/47 M 38:05

3 515 Rob Turpin 39 3/47 M 39:28

6 524 Michael Zengel 49 6/47 M 45:55

7 570 Patrick Schutte 46 7/47 M 46:21

15 563 Walt Smith 61 13/47 M 49:17

31 537 Steve Orth 49 25/47 M 55:30

85 Runners total

For complete results http://www.arizonaroadracers.com/Results/run_for_the_creeks_2009.html

Meanwhile in Flagstaff at the Sacred Mountain Prayer run my results are (10K):

58 128 DAN MUNSELL  47 43/93 M 51:34

171 Runners total

For complete results NATRA.org

This is a difficult race and I'm happy to say this is a 5 minute improvement over last year's time.

Next up Gaspin in the Aspen 6/20, Northland Hospice 6/27, both in Flagstaff, and don't forget Frontier Days 10K July 4th here in Prescott.

All for now, run happy.

Chino's Spring Fest was yesterday and 3 milers showed up plus our friend Walt and we cleaned up, Rob 2^nd overall, first in age in 18:12, Walt 12^th overall, first in age in 22:35, Me 14^th overall (always nice to keep Walt in sight throughout a race), first in age in 22:43, and Deb 28^th (?) overall, second in age in 28:xx.  It was great seeing Deb back out there running after her layoff.  Hopefully this race will be back next year, even though 5Ks are painful.

 Don't forget the Run for the Creeks next Saturday at Willow Lake.

I will not be updating the website until July unless there is a specific request from one of you.  Dan Munsell and Jessica Leary also know how to update the site and I will be happy to add anything sent to me...

Although I won't be attending our club runs until July, the club will still have runs on Wednesday at the Peavine (5:30PM).  See ya soon.  Ken