Uncle!

I'm an Uncle again for the 6th time! Congrats to my little bro Neilie, my sis-in-law Julie, and little Josie on the birth of their daughter/sister Mandy Rose Solomon. I don't have the deets as she was born just a few hours ago, but I hear she's healthy, with a full head of hair. I couldn't be happier for the Crooklyn Solomon"s -- but boy Neil, that's quite a bit of estrogen you have in your life now, eh?
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I ran the Muir Beach 17k (just shy of 11 miles) this morning. Without a doubt this was the hardest 10 miler I have ever done; it featured 3,300 feet of climbing. Some of the hills were so long and steep I was literally laughing. That all being said, walking up the hills aside, I felt pretty darn good and finished in a respectable time of 1:54 (respectable for a race with this type of elevation gain, that is). Actually, I didn't really finish, or start for that matter. The race was sold out but I know the race director and she told me it was cool to run as a "bandit." Some of the prettiest trail ever, and with the fog in full effect today, it was really a spectacular run. Next week I am planning to do the Rodeo Beach 20 or 30k; I am still undecided.

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Lastly this is post number 200! When I started this thing I wasn't sure I was going to make it to 10 posts, so this is quite an accomplishment. Hope you continue to enjoy these pages. And for whatever it is worth I am contemplating a change of name/URL, in lieu of feedback from y'all coupled with results from my last scan.