March 22

Happy Easter! No matter what the weather outside, Easter is always a happy day! Matt was home from college, Eric is in Atlanta with his Ultimate Frisbee team. Matt and his girlfriend Sarah made cookies last night. ;-)

Fetzer updates: Entry list has been posted. It will be updated weekly. Price goes up $5 on Friday, and those registered by that day will their name on their number, so get those registrations in! Shirt order has been placed. Looks like I guessed low on Mediums the way things are trending. One never knows year to year what to order. Total guessing game. I can still use volunteers. Volunteers get black skull caps embroidered with 'Fetzer 20K' in bright blue; matches the shirts. Email me if you can help. Thanks much. The RRCA Championship plaques arrived. They're very nice.

Med-City update: The 20-miler is back on! The only way to register is to download the entry form and mail it in. Shirt is included, but it's a non-timed event.

Zap fitness Read about a running camp in Outside magazine. It's in NC and is $720/week, sponsored by Reebok. Covers running form for hills and flats, yoga, massage. 3-10 miles/day.

Long run update: I made it 20.2 miles, by hook or by crook! I wore my Icebugs, which turned out to be overkill. Those buggers are heavy! I decided to weigh one when I got home: 15 1/2 ounces for one shoe! That's without my rigid orthotics inside. My asics weigh 12 ounces each. My hip flexor is sore again today, but doesn't seem quite as bad as previous weeks. Don't know if I'll try a mid-week run again this week or just wait 'til the long run next weekend. Can one run Boston on one long run per week?? We'll find out!! Hopefully the answer is yes. I just want to finish in 5:59 and get my medal. Lots of those running Boston from Rochester look to be in very good shape. My best wishes to all of you for a great run! Also read in Outside magazine: 90% of those running Boston are from out of state.

Yesterday afternoon, my friend Kathryn had her annual Vernal Equinox party. That's a fancy way of saying she held her annual cookie feed! Photo in the album above. Also at the party, RTC member Fred Woolman.

I got my baby fix again today. My new little 5-day old nephew and family were over for dinner. He's so precious. I love watching sleeping babies and all the faces they make--pouty, smiley, etc. So cute. 7 1/2 pounds of pure wonderfulness. (Pictured above with my youngest son, Matt)

Let's meet Reggie Oeltjen, pictured at left above along with Tim Geise, Mona Geise and Jay Gatzloff. Reggie's wife Rosemary was the volunteer at water stop 2 and 3 yesterday, along with Bev. They even had homemade cookies for us!

Family? Wife Rosemary, son Quentin, daughter Natalie, 4 grandkids

Hobbies? We farm a couple of hundred acres which allows me to spend time enjoying the outdoors without leaving home

Languages you speak? I have a lot of trouble with English, so I haven’t attempted anything more daring. Even after traveling worldwide for 30 years, I’m still verbally challenged.

How did you get started in running? My daughter asked me to run a half marathon in Indianapolis after she finished grad school at Purdue. (The draw was that part of the race was around the Indy track.)

Miles per week on average? 10 to 30 depending on if I am in town or working on the road.

Your defacto, comfortable as a broken-in shoe training route? Country roads for about 6 miles round trip from my house with hills in every direction.

How often do you run it? 2 times / week

Favorite carbo loading food? What are carbs?

Favorite indulgence food? Ice-Cream (We make our own)

Next race? Fargo

Running goals? To finish a marathon without leg cramps.

Running dream? To run long enough to race with my grandkids.

Again, Happy Easter!!