Sunday, May 25, 2014

For Marianna!

Friday's run was a typical example of why your donations are so important to me. If Marianna hadn't generously donated, here are all of the reasons why I would have stayed home.


  1. It's getting hot in Delhi. Damn hot.
  2. I have a bit of a knee thing happening.
  3. I'm staying up late trying to catch up on work.
  4. It's hot.
We try to run early to avoid the heat, so we left at six hoping for the best. I know it's whiny, but the heat really effects my training. One more week in Delhi, then it's back to cool Minnesota for another three weeks of runs!

As you can see in the map below, this run is themed! After miles and miles, the roads start making shapes in my head. Occasionally, after staring at the maps for hours, the shapes just make sense. This is the result - The Giraffe 4 Miler. The head is formed by taking an alley behind the State Visiting Houses on Kautilya Marg. The ear is formed by taking a lap around the Police Memorial Park. Take a moment to click on that link and read about the park's controversial history. Keep reading to find out why it's so creepy.

The park was never finished. In the center of the park is a large, raised platform. Underneath, there was meant to be a museum. Instead, there is nothing. It's completely abandoned. The staircases still take you down to the dark, creepy space. Picture any abandoned parking garage, half-finished apartment complex or the like from any zombie, drug addiction, kidnapping movie and you have the idea. Bernie and I went down to check it out and with each step we took into the darkness, our hearts beat faster and our steps became slower. It's creepy. Really creepy.

We surfaced, alive, and continued back to school.

This run belongs to Marianna!

I'm dedicating runs to raise money for a campship in memory of our friend Ty Taylor at YMCA Camp Miller. Click here or here to donate. Please make sure you choose the Ty Taylor Campship option. And please let me know if you've made a donation so I can thank you!

RUN STATS:
Distance - 4.13 miles
Time - 33:24
Soundtrack - BS 2000, Simply Mortified



Wednesday, May 21, 2014

For Faze!

The donations have poured in over the past two days, and I'm determined to give each of my generous and supportive donators a dedicated run. My plan was to do it in the order they came in, but today something special happened and I had to switch gears.

One donation came with a request - "think goats, negative splits, and a Ty inspired playlist"

I wasn't planning on dedicating this run to Faze, but when I saw this, I knew I had to whip out my camera and change my dedication plan.

Look Faze. Goats!

Sorry, the playlist wasn't Ty-inspired, but one will be soon; it's a great idea.  Splits? Again, I wasn't planning on this being your run, but they came close-ish to negative splits.

Except for that ugly Mile 4 - almost fully negative splits.

Faze's request for negative splits may very well be due to the fact that like Jess, she's a member of Team Tinto. Remember, Team Tinto - "Kiss my shiraz!" Stay tuned to the blog in July for Fueled by Fine Wine 1/2 Marathon updates.

The run today was a five miler variation of the Dhobi run. A dhobi is a launderer and this run passes through a dhobi colony near school. The dhobis live together, collect laundry from their clients, head back to the colony and wash, dry and iron the clothes. If you get there at the right time of day, the run passes through hundreds of meters of clothes drying on the lines. It's a cool sight.

Ted joined me and we had a good strong run. Yesterday, Ted broke the Nehru Loop record. By a lot. It's going to be tough to beat. I'll keep my word from May 13's pledge post, though. Give me a good pledge and I will do everything I can to break the record to collect the pledge from you! Although Ted is tall, strong and fast, he's not a big fan of monkeys. In fact, they might be his only kryptonite. He has requested no monkeys on all runs, but today as we were passing one on my side, Ted started edging me toward it. Thinking he was just being cruel, I let him know that I wasn't too keen on getting that close. That's when he informed me (looking straight ahead) that it was because of the two monkeys on his side. "Be brave, be brave..." Narrowly escaping rabies, we continued on. The next animal encounter was with a dog that tried barking at us, but sounded like it had been smoking cigarettes all night long. He just wasn't selling it.

The final stretch home is another course and Ted managed to break that record too. You know, maybe I shouldn't have taught Ted about MapMyRun courses...or maybe I need to pick up the pace and take some records back. Challenge accepted. I'll consider it Team Tinto interval training.


This run belongs to my dear friend Faze!

I'm dedicating runs to raise money for a campship in memory of our friend Ty Taylor at YMCA Camp Miller. Click here or here to donate. Please make sure you choose the Ty Taylor Campship option. And please let me know if you've made a donation so I can thank you!

RUN STATS:
Distance - 4.98 miles
Time - 38:39
Soundtrack - Architecture in Helsinki, In Case We Die

One more animal reference (what's the deal with all of the wildlife in the city?) - today's run might be retooled into a route that becomes called the Squirrel ___ Miler. See for yourself.







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Monday, May 19, 2014

For Ben!

In a day of intense donating, Ben's was the first one in. This run's for you Ben!

Like most runs lately, this one started bright and early. It seems like only a few weeks ago at 6am it was dark and cold. Turns out, that was in February. It was 52 degrees Fahrenheit and dark as night. Today it was bright as midday and a pleasant 78 degrees. Mind you, it was 6am.

Usual suspects Keir and Bernie were reporting for duty this morning, so I knew I was in for a fast one. We set out for a 5 miler on the Bus Depot 5 Miler route. It's not a special route, but it's one that hasn't been done in a while, so we headed out.

Ever in search of coverage (see below), I took a turn I don't normally take. Turns out, I've run that street.

Pictured: Every street I've run in Delhi

This run goes down a street that I've affectionately(?) named Poop Street. There are soooo many street dogs on this street, it's crazy. Most of them are pretty chilled out, but the first few were pretty barky. I attempted the Jedi Mind Trick - "We don't need to bark at them. Move on."

Spotting an open gate as we hit the roundabout at Netaji Nagar Market, instead of calling out my normal "going right" "going left," I was inspired by a bit of silliness. I suggested that Bernie head right, that Keir head left and that I would split the roundabout straight down the middle.


It was all fun and games until there was no gate on the opposite side of the roundabout and I almost caught my shorts climbing the fence! Luckily, decorum prevailed and I was able to get over the fence without losing my cool (or my pants).

The next segment of the run traded dogs for monkeys, but they weren't interested in us. A few uphill segments and we were on the home stretch. Another turn designed to add to my coverage yielded an unmarked, but probably pre-run street. Time to take my Sharpie to my map!

This run belongs to Ben!

I'm dedicating runs to raise money for a campship in memory of our friend Ty Taylor at YMCA Camp Miller. Click here or here to donate. Please make sure you choose the Ty Taylor Campship option. And please let me know if you've made a donation so I can thank you!

RUN STATS:
Distance - 4.99 miles
Time - 37:51
Soundtrack - Sharon Van Etten, Tramp







Oh-and also, this. What a great day


Since March of 2012. Not bad.

For My Colleagues!

Wow! The people I work with are incredible. I mean, really incredible.

In the title of the post, I call them my colleagues, but really at International Schools, the people we work with are much more than that. They are friends, support systems and chosen family. Life can be tough being away from "home," but the special people I work with make it much easier.

Yesterday I put out a request for donations to my staff and I was pleased to see two donations waiting for me when I woke up. As always, it was a motivation to run this morning.

During school today, another donation made its way to my desk. I immediately went to offer my thanks and yet another person was able to hear my story about the difference Camp Miller and Ty Taylor made in my life.

Feeling gratified, I started to think about how to honor these three donors. One dedicated run for all of them? One for each?

Ten minutes ago, I sat down at my computer and started scrolling backwards through my messages. I was amazed to see another donation. Then another and another and yet another!

That makes seven donations in one day! Every penny earned is another step toward creating an enduring campship in the honor of my friend, and I truly believe that every donation big or small deserves a giant celebration. The kicker? These six donations have brought an extra $430! That's equal to almost 40% of what I've earned so far. I'm starting to believe that $7000 is possible!

The generosity of my friends is truly humbling. It's comforting to know that their kindness will be paid back many times over when future counselors are able to teach needy campers the joy and wonder of Camp.

See the joy and wonder on my face?


ps. There is no way that I could possibly lump all of these donations into one dedicated run. They will all get dedicated runs. Seems there are lots of extra miles in my future.

Sunday, May 18, 2014

For Julie!

Today's dedicated run is a very special one! It's for Julie, a fellow camp counselor and friend of Ty Taylor. He's the reason I'm raising money this year - read more about him here.

It's an appropriate donation for today's run, because there are a lot of parallels between camp life and the way we international school teachers live life "over here."

1. We make strong friendships quickly and work hard to maximize time with each other.
2. We cherish time spent together.
3. We push our boundaries and try new things.
4. We have to say goodbye to friends that we may never see again.

Over the three school years that I've been running actively in Delhi, we've formed a great group of running friends. We've covered a lot of ground together, pushed each others' limits and enjoyed hours and hours of oxygen deprived conversations!

Being the second to last weekend before the end of the school year, this was one of the last two chances to run with members of the group that are leaving us this year. Advertised as such on our Google group, I was expecting a good turn out. But I wasn't expecting the final tally. As we were waiting for Lee and Tara (two of those leavers), runners just kept showing up. By the time we left, there were eleven of us! This is by far the biggest group run that I can remember in a long time.

A ten miler was planned through some of the usual scenic spots in the neighborhood. Lee wanted another chance to see the familiar sites that have propelled us through the miles over the last few years-I can't blame him. It's like the last lap around camp before we headed home at the end of each summer. Goodbye Paddle Shack, Goodbye Initiative Course, Goodbye Dining Hall...Goodbye Lodi Garden, Goodbye India Gate...



I'll refrain from getting too mushy (it's that time of year again) and I'll write my goodbyes next week.

The run itself was a good one. After the 18 miler from last week, this was a surprisingly easy-going run. Nothing too crazy happened on the run, lest one small monkey-rich street. This run was all about spending some time together, having a few last conversations and beginning the inevitable countdown.

At the same time we were focused on finishing the run.

Finishing, because we had planned breakfast and pool time at the club. Is that the same thing as a kitchen raid? ;)

Good times friends, good times. More to come next week-weepy goodbyes and all that.


This run belongs to Julie!

I'm dedicating runs to raise money for a campship in memory of our friend Ty Taylor at YMCA Camp Miller. Click here or here to donate. Please make sure you choose the Ty Taylor Campship option. And please let me know if you've made a donation so I can thank you!

RUN STATS:
Distance - 10.05 miles
Time - 1:28:31
Soundtrack - Wu-Tang Clan


Friday, May 16, 2014

For Ted!

I usually put the map last in my posts, but this one makes me so proud that I have to lead with it.




Although the route is call the Tughlaqabad 20 Miler, I didn't run all twenty miles. I did run 18 though, and it's the longest run I've ever done. Thanks to Ted for the donation and thanks to Ted and Bernie for sticking with me for the whole distance. Adam and Keir came with too, which helped a lot.

I owe a lot to you guys, so without getting too gushy, I just want to say thanks for everything you do for me. I appreciate it.

There were some definite highlights to this run. First of all, the distance. Running 18 miles is tough, but super rewarding. The finish point was an absolute highlight, but I'll talk more about that later.

The first highlight happened just before Mile 4. We were running through a narrow lane when we maybe inadvertently started a "stampede." If you've read my blog for a while you know that we have our fair share of cows in Delhi. Usually they are present, but not a real nuisance and certainly not dangerous. Last Saturday, I was afraid of them for the first time. As we were running past a group of 2 or 3 cows, one got spooked and started running. The other joined and suddenly we were leading the Running of the Bulls in reverse. Not sure what to do, we kept running. A few more cows joined the others and a full-on stampede was happening. At one point, I'm pretty sure one cow decided to take the narrowest path possible and squeezed between a car and the wall. Maybe a rearview mirror was broken. Nobody knows for sure.

The next highlight was a subterranean pedestrian underpass! We crossed under the Ring Road and ended up in a really nice neighborhood. I think we made a wrong turn in there somewhere, but it wasn't too bad.

I can't remember exactly when my next highlight happened, but I think it was around here somewhere. I was the frontrunner, so everyone behind me got a great view of me getting punched in the face. Well, not punched exactly, but as I ran past a bus stop, a guy with his back to me took a big stretch and released just as I passed him. I took a fist right in the face. Unfazed, I ran on while all of my "support team" had a good laugh.

The next stretch took us through a major slum colony, Kalkaji. From there, we left the packed urban landscape and almost immediately hit a dirt road and forest scrub. A quick consult of the map and a question or two to the local chai wallah and we were off to Tughlaqabad Fort. The contrast of the density of the slum and the seemingly countryside environment was crazy. We avoided a few hogs that were cavorting in the mud and the fort was in full view. A short dogleg took us around back into another neighborhood where another highlight of the run happened. A guy chilling on his front stoop talking to his buddies saw us run by and said, "Oh my god. There's the entertainment for the day." I've often wondered what people think of us when we come marauding through these neighborhoods and now I know what at least one thought. OMG.

So Much Love for These Guys. Also Tughlaqabad Fort in the background.
As we worked our way around the Fort, I knew we had an ugly stretch ahead of us. We had a little less than 2 miles on fairly busy, open roads. Although we started at 5:30am to try to stave off the heat of the day, it was getting hot. Like 100 degrees hot.

As soon as we peeled off Guru Ravidas Marg into the Jahanpanah City Forest, the temperature dropped about 15 degrees. It was amazing and a welcome break. The 12 mile mark of the run was in the forest and I was again surprised by one of Delhi's green spaces. It was amazing. Very well-maintained spaces and trails. And we saw traces of one of Delhi's running hashes! There was shreddie along the trail. On on! We really took our time in the park. We were averaging about 9 minute miles over the course of the entire run, but one of our miles in the park was 11 minutes! We actually got passed by an ancient guy that was walking!

Recharged, we set out for the last 6 miles. These were mostly a blur for me. I might have even blacked out for a while. It had been 2 full weeks since my last big run and I was dogging it.

The last highlight came at Mile 18 as we stopped two miles short of home and got into an autorickshaw for a breezy ride home. Awesome.

Thanks again for the run guys, you're champions!

This run belongs to Ted!

I'm dedicating runs to raise money for a campship in memory of our friend Ty Taylor at YMCA Camp Miller. Click here or here to donate. Please make sure you choose the Ty Taylor Campship option. And please let me know if you've made a donation so I can thank you!

RUN STATS:
Distance - 18.36 miles!
Time - 2 hours 43 minutes 36 seconds. Are you kidding me?
Soundtrack - A special playlist created from track #18 songs from various albums

Kicked Out The House De La Soul 18 of 27
Flipside (BBC Session) The Breeders 18
Invisible Man (Demo) The Breeders 18
Soul Plan Tom Caruana 18
Brand New Beastie Boys 18 of 28
Intergalactic Beastie Boys 18 of 19
Push, Make it Work Princess Superstar 18 of 25
Big Dogs Method Man & Redman 18 of 19
Blue Flowers Revisited Dr. Octagon 18 of 20
Staying Alive Wyclef Jean 18 of 24
Batman & Robin Snoop Dogg 18 of 20
Project Talk RZA 18 of 21
War At 33 1/3 Public Enemy 18 of 20
Final Interlude Pras 18 of 18
My Favorite Things Outkast 18 of 21
Melody Mix  Oh No 18 of 36
Ms. Wallace (Outro) The Notorious B.I.G. 18 of 18
Eye Featuring Stacy Epps Madvillain 18 of 22
Through the Wire Kanye West 18 of 20
Jayou Jurassic 5 18
'Till I Collapse Eminem 18 of 20
The Actuators Antipop Consortium 18 of 19
Something Big Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 18 of 21
Video Killed the Radio Star (Live) Ben Folds Five 18 of 20
The Man Who Sold The World David Bowie 18 of 20
Something In The Air Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 18 of 18
This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) Talking Heads 18 of 18
The Transaction The Sea and the Cake 18 of 23
Hit Me With Your Best Shot Pat Benetar 18
I Hate You [demo] The Monks 18 of 19
Skin Trade Duran Duran 18 of 19
The drugs don't work (live 2001) Ben Harper 18 of 25
Short on ideas Less Than Jake 18 of 19
Sunless Saturday Fishbone 18
Who Holds The Power Ring- Less Than Jake 18
Are u Just Scared Big D & the Kids Table 18
The Dilemma BS 2000 18 of 22
Vuelve Edwin Rivera 18 of 18
Track 18 Café Tacuba 18 of 18
Indocumentados (Instrumental) Akwid 18 of 19
Aldemaro En Su Camaro Los Amigos Invisibles 18 of 19
Tema Del Zurdo Kevin Johansen 18 of 19
Medley:  Gipsy Kings 18 of 18
Desde La Prisión Akwid 18 of 19
Us (Live In London) Regina Spektor 18 of 22
Banana Co Radiohead 18 of 21



Tuesday, May 13, 2014

For Michele and Lynner!

I'm a bit behind on my dedicated runs. Sorry! This run happened last Thursday. It's dedicated to Michele and Lynner! I sent out an impassioned plea for $15 to reach the $1000 milestone and they both stepped up independently to push me over my goal. Thanks so much ladies, without your help hitting the pavement is so much more difficult.

This year I've been really lucky to have a lot of company on my training runs. Most mornings when I head down to the gate to leave campus, there's someone there waiting to run with me. Given my occasional flakiness due to off nights with the baby, it means even more to me that my friends are around to help. Thanks guys!

Back to Thursday. When I got down to the gate, there was nobody there. After waiting for about 5 to 10 minutes, I took my solitude as a sign to attempt to break the Nehru Park record. When I have company, we can't really run Nehru, so I haven't been pushing myself as much lately. Since I've managed to hook all of my running friends on trying to beat the record, the competition has ramped up.  The previous link shows my March 24 attempt of 11:10, which was then seven seconds behind the record. My next effort was a massive one, taking 24 seconds off of the record, pushing it down to 10:46. That record held until April 17, when Bernie managed to steal my record away. His time? 10:45. My best time in April was a measly 12:06, so when I set out on Thursday, I knew I had some work to do.

I headed out on my 4 mile route of the park and entered with a mindset to break the record. I was focused on my pace and tried my hardest to push my limits. It felt good in the park, I was running fast and I felt like I had a chance at the record. After the last sprint to the finish, I left the park and felt tired. I mean, really tired. So tired that I stopped my run. My plan was to walk back to school and call it a day. Wednesday is my soccer night, so any Thursday run is a bonus. I quickly looked at my phone to check my time on the loop and saw two things. First, I didn't break the record. My time was 11:05. Second, I saw that I had only run 2.64 miles. I was disappointed with both.

I decided to run home despite my tiredness. When I got home, I spent about an hour analyzing my run looking for a way to cut time. I identified four areas of the run where I can try to push a little harder, but overall, it's getting hard to cut the seconds.


I hope to do it. Maybe it will be on another dedicated run. Maybe we can make a wager, readers. How much would you donate if I can break the current record? Leave your pledges in the comments of this post and when I break the Nehru Loop record, I'll collect. ;)


This run belongs to Michele and Lynner!

I'm dedicating runs to raise money for a campship in memory of our friend Ty Taylor at YMCA Camp Miller. Click here or here to donate. Please make sure you choose the Ty Taylor Campship option. And please let me know if you've made a donation so I can thank you!

RUN STATS:
Distance - 2.64 miles first, then .69 miles more
Time - 18:28, 5:49. The pace on the first run 7 minutes/mile. The last bit, 8:28 minutes/mile.
Soundtrack - The Pixies' new album, Indie Cindy!



Tuesday, May 6, 2014

For Anonymous!

My anonymous donor has struck again.  He (or she) donates every year in the most humble way with a small disclaimer - "Please don't mention my name or anything."

If you want to be anonymous you can be too. Just donate here.

It's been three days off from running.  A huge group of us went to see the "world's oldest zero" in a temple in Gwalior. It was a mathematically religious experience. I could have accompanied Keir on a run up to the fort where the zero temple is on Sunday morning, but I just couldn't bring myself to do it. Too tired and lazy.

50 Garlands!

Zero, my hero...


Today, we were back in Delhi and I was back on the streets. I was joined by Ted and Bernie, so the promise of a too-fast run was imminent. These are the guys that are probably going to kill me on the game-ified courses we compete on. I welcomed it (begrudgingly) and we headed out for the Poppy 4 Miler. On the way, we decided on a great way to prank the MapMyRunners on the Nehru Park Loop Course. I don't think we'll actually do it, so here's the set-up. One phone, three runners stationed at relay loops around the park. Full sprints for each of us and the owner of the phone takes down a seriously fast record time. Maybe if the readership of my blog stays flat, this reveal is no big deal?  Would it kill you to leave a comment once in a while, readers?

It was fun catching up with these guys as we made our way to Kushak Road. My training would be a real pain in the butt if it wasn't for my friends, in particular these two. Together with Keir, they are always willing to join me on a run whether it's a four miler or a long 18 miler to Qutub Minar and back. Thanks guys!

The run was good. It seemed to be threatening to rain, but didn't. The first half of the poppy is dog-rich, which is annoying. The dogs on this section of the route get really crabby. Oh, and we also had to split a group of monkeys - "Be braavvve, be brraavve...."

The other highlights of the run included a gigantic dead rat and a Skype call from Bernie's wife. Of course, it didn't slow him down.

The final section of the route was the Last Gasp Course, a course created by Gene to challenge runners to finish strong. It's the last .6 miles of most routes back to school. We turned into it and let loose. I gave up about half way and told the others to save themselves. They left me in their dust.

When we got home, cooled down and started our day, Ted sent an email showing that Bernie had not only beat each of us on the Last Gasp, but he set the course record. He beat Ted by one second. Ted said it was a birthday present.

Happy birthday Bernie!


This run belongs to Anonymous!

I'm dedicating runs to raise money for a campship in memory of our friend Ty Taylor at YMCA Camp Miller. Click here or here to donate. Please make sure you choose the Ty Taylor Campship option. And please let me know if you've made a donation so I can thank you!

RUN STATS:
Distance - 3.90 miles
Time - 29:34
Soundtrack - An Oldie but a Goodie.  Prodigy, The Fat of the Land





Friday, May 2, 2014

For Anja!

Yesterday's run is for Anja. She sponsored this 4 mile training run, so I'm writing it up. You can inspire me to run more and write more just like Anja did by donating here.

I was lucky enough to be joined by my friend Jess on the run. It was the first official "Team Tinto" sub-continental training run! A group of old friends are running a half marathon this July in Oregon wine country. "We've got legs."  Get it? And yes, this 1/2 is in addition to my full marathon in June.

As we left school, turned left and Jess said, "I've never gone this way!" I realized that I had chosen kind of a funny(?) run for us. I created it in August of 2012 and wrote the following description:
A scary route with lots of monkeys (Simon Bolivar Marg) and too much traffic (Upper Ridge Road). I probably wouldn't do it again.
And I didn't. Until April of 2013. Then again yesterday. It's not a great route, but I feel like I need to defend it. Given my recent experience with monkeys, it's not as if this is the most dangerous monkey route. In fact, today there was only one monkey in the road. Normally, there are more, especially when devotees of Hanuman, the monkey god, drive through feeding them bananas. Which brings me to the first funny(?) moment of the run. There was a guy selling bananas on the side of the road, but the monkeys weren't mobbing him. Whenever I see a car creeping along the street, passing out bananas, the monkeys can't get enough. They're practically rolling the car and setting it on fire to get one more hit. But this guy was chilled out, no stress. I wanted to camp out on the side of the road and learn his secrets.

Speaking of camped out on the side the road, the next funny(?) moment was on the traffic-y part of the run. The Upper Ridge Road dead ends at Dhaula Khan, a major cloverleaf connected the NH8 highway and the Ring Road. As such, there's a fair bit of road traffic (buses, cargo trucks, commuters) on the road. Evidently, one of the things those drivers love is coconuts. There are at least 2 different semi-permanent coconut booths set up along the one mile stretch of road. As we ran past observing the detritus of the roadside coconut business (100 meters of plastic straws and coconut shells), I noticed a guy sleeping under a mosquito net next to his stand. I turned to Jess and said, "Whoa, that's intense." And then I realized that the guy was in a tent.

Other Notes:  Dismayed with previous attempts to find a road to cut through the Ridge, I was on the lookout for a road into Dhaula Khan Enclave. I found a gated entrance that can probably be breezed through, ala Wednesday's run. I think there might be some nice possibilities for routes there...I also noticed a railroad station that I've never noticed before (Sardar Patel Station).

The last two miles don't feature any monkeys or irregular traffic, so there's not too much to report.

Except for this:


Jess is an absolute beast at running negative splits. Look at those beauties! There's almost a one and a half minute difference between the first and last mile. It's truly a thing to behold. I am worthless at running negative splits. I usually start too hot and pay for it later. Magical. Truly magical.

This run belongs to Anja with a shout out to Jess!

I'm dedicating runs to raise money for a campship in memory of our friend Ty Taylor at YMCA Camp Miller. Click here or here to donate. Please make sure you choose the Ty Taylor Campship option. And please let me know if you've made a donation so I can thank you!

RUN STATS:
Distance - 3.98 miles
Time - 38:21
Soundtrack - Dead End Friends, Something for the Kids. This is my cousin's straight up rock and roll band. Check them out, buy the album, support the scene, man.






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