Newsletter for June 2008
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Running With Scissors

News item from 1984 a local 27-year old runner who was injured in the 1984 Hospital Hill Run.  He was running north on Oak St, approaching Meyer Blvd, when a car driven by a confused 84-yr old man who was not from the area and was searching for the church which he was to attend, pulled onto the course from a little-used side street.  He drove up behind Lewis and a group of several other runners, all of whom scattered except Lewis, who was run down from behind, and then the driver hit the accelerator instead of the brake and ran over Lewis.  Dennis was seriously injured, had two surgeries and was in the hospital for several days, ...runner was wearing headphones according to race organizer s...more inside

The headphone controversy ...safe? irrelervant? take a look...our Blog, discussion here too!

Running on Ice by Ziggy Webster

Great Report of the February "Wyco Psycho" by the Trailnerds in 2007...a most memorable experience for those interested in cross country in the woods and winter of Wyandotte County Lake. Read here

Do runners pay attention?

Evidently we do, according to YAEL T. ABOUHALKAH of the The Kansas City Star. Runners do pay attention and, by the way, remember, the good and bad ...read here...good about SeeKCrun, MARA, B.J. Taylor, and, the bad, you will see

See you next month... remember, you are the good guys !! Dick Ross rosmd@everestkc.net