by Rohn » Fri Nov 21, 2008 11:44 am
Hey, sorry Di and fladogfan for missing your questions!
Di,
I feel like I understood the significance of the whole citizenship ceremony, even though I was pretty young at the time. 2002 was an exciting year overall, with the record then the family snowmachine trip back down the trail. I remember pretty clearly my dad waving the American flag as he came through the chute, I thought that was cool.
I didn't talk to my mom at all during the race, technically I think its against the rules haha. I don't think she worried too much about me, but she was definitely happy to see me in Nome.
For the running shoes story, basically the idea is that If you are working hard enough, your feet won't get cold, so I put them on on a few hilly sections. I think where it was most talked about was on the Kuskokwim 300 in 07, because I had them on for probably a around 100 miles, and finished with them on so people asked about them (it probably attracted more attention because they were shiny silver Asics).
I've been running again recently, and am going to build up and start training for the Mayor's Marathon in Anchorage, at least that is the plan as of right now.
The thing I like best about college is probably the difference it has from anything else I have experienced so far in my life, there are lots of interesting people and things to do. I think the things I miss the most about home are probably the mountains and the dogs.
fladogfan,
I have not found any mushing in the area, and since I don't have a car here I am mostly restricted to the area around campus. When I go home I'll be able to get my mushing fix by going on a few training runs.
Sorry again about the delay for those questions!