Welcome to the Extra-Terrestrial Enquirer! Between the lines you will find all your tabloid tales…some fact, some fiction but either way we’ve got ourselves covered in the event of errors and omissions! This is fact, not fiction; that the Beyond is now 75 strong, still growing and sent a meteor shower out on Portage roads and icy sidewalks last Saturday morning. Despite the slippery conditions, all our Meteors and Comets managed to stay vertical and made it back to their space station safely
At the post run landing spot, S-Pace leader and Boston qualifier Francine Bangs shared her saga about how she once did take a bad fall on ice and was out for several weeks. When asked if she broke her tail bone Francine admitted, “I don’t know, I didn’t go to the doctor.” What would they have done anyway, wrap my tailbone in a cast!” We always knew Francine was tough, but learned she had a keen sense of humor on top of it!
At the post run landing spot, S-Pace leader and Boston qualifier Francine Bangs shared her saga about how she once did take a bad fall on ice and was out for several weeks. When asked if she broke her tail bone Francine admitted, “I don’t know, I didn’t go to the doctor.” What would they have done anyway, wrap my tailbone in a cast!” We always knew Francine was tough, but learned she had a keen sense of humor on top of it!
Most marathoners run 26.2 at the END of a marathon training program, but not Gale Fischer, Peggy Zeeb or Neil Zeeb! The daring trio endured flood waters and the hills of another Galaxy to finish last Saturday’s Tecumseh Trail Marathon. Gale navigated his way through the challenging course in 3:34:49, Peggy in 4:07:14 and Neil in 6:19:09! Congratulations Gale, Peggy and Neil!
We all know S-Pace Leader Sherrie Mann is one of the busiest people this side of the Milky Way, so busy in fact, she arrived at last Wednesday’s Team Garmin Run….. without her running shoes. “I was going to attempt the bare footing thing,” reports Sherrie, but the freezing precipitation just wasn’t conducive to this kind of lunar experimentation!
Need to know ANYTHING about ANY marathon? The Beyond has its very own expert panel! Between the three of them, Bob Smola, Todd Raab and world space traveler Peter Gower have run almost every marathon in the universe; Peter has completed 8 just this year alone, not including the Grand Rapids jaunt with Dean Karnazes, where he was the first runner to break the tape. As a side note, next time you hook up with Peter and Todd during a run or at a Landing Spot, ask them to share the famous “Hummingbird” Story!
Accolades to Lori Ross who has been a source of great encouragement and inspiration to Marga Keizer! Keep spreading those warm fuzzies! Chuck Zahnow has lost his claim to fame and is NOT the last person on the Beyond roster. The Zeeb family trio rounds out the bottom of the list! We always knew she had that star quality about her. Vicky Mergen has once again been roped by the media on her Stroller Strides program. Check out the Kalamazoo Gazette article at http://www.mlive.com/business/kzgazette/index.ssf?/base/business-3/1163831739179500.xml&coll=7.
It’s the question of the day…..did “The Beyond” come before “Reach for the Stars” or did “Reach for the Stars” come before “The Beyond?” It appears that some other local run camp has chosen a celestial theme complete with Space Missions, Astronauts, Astrophysicists, Astronomers and Astrologers! Were Chief Astronomer Blaine Lam and Spaceship Captain Bonnie Sexton collaborating in secret? Was it telepathy, coincidence, divine inspiration or just plain idea robbery? You take your vote! Either way, spread the word to all your friends who DON’T want to train for a marathon, registration for “Reach for the Stars” Borgess Run Camp is now OPEN. Check out http://www.borgessrun.com/!
