Make someone smile today!

As I was checking some of the other “ultra” loggers’ sites….ultra as in someone who runs-a-lot, not as in conservative…I happened on one posted by Dean Karnazes (http://dean.runnersworld.com/ )that rang loud and true.  Dean by the way is on a mission to get the whole world running, which of course I support whole heartedly.  Anyway, [...]

One man’s voice was heard !

This bridge was going to come down, at great expense to the State of South Dakota.  One man, Jerry Cole, Director of Parks and Recreation for the city of Rapid City hopped in his car and drove to the state capitol to a meeting and said; “Hey, wait a minute, I’ve got an idea.” [...]

Habitat Home for Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Day is a harvest festival.  Traditionally, it is a time to give thanks for the harvest and express gratitude in general.  While perhaps religious in origin, Thanksgiving is now primarily identified as a secular holiday.
 
Last Saturday I was privileged to attend the dedication ceremony of the first ever Habitat for Humanity home (note that [...]

Nothing gets in the way

I received an email today from Lt. Donal Dryer.  D J, as he refers to himself, is currently stationed in Iraq.  DJ is a marathon runner.  DJ contacted me this April and wanted to know if he could be an “official” participant in the 2009 Deadwood Mickelson Trail Marathon.  The only catch was that he needed [...]

Training for ‘93

After reading a little blurb in Men’s Health Magazine in the Fall of 1991 that stated the most marathons run in a single year was 87, I decided I could top that number.  A month earlier I had just completed my Shore To Shore In 104 cross country trek from San Fran to D.C. for Habitat for [...]

Projects & Passion

As noted in Scott Ludwig’s new book A PASSION FOR RUNNING, “Jerry Dunn is a man on a mission.”
I suppose I’d have to agree with Scott.  It does seem that I’m continually creating new “missions” for myself.  Take 2010 for example.  In October of next year the inaugural Run Crazy Horse Marathon & Half Marathon will make it’s [...]