02.04.2009 11:16 am
Too cold to run: How about watching “The Long Green Line?”
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
I’ve used the weather as an excuse to skip a run two days in a row and am starting to feel really lazy, as if I’d rather watch a movie instead. So, why not a running movie?
Big River Running is sponsoring screenings of “The Long Green Line,” the story of cross country coach Joe Newton and his York Dukes in their quest for a 25th Illinois title.
The movie will be shown at 7 p.m. Feb. 25 at the Des Peres Theater and 7 p.m. Feb. 26 at the Moolah Theater. Tickets are $8.50.
Following the movie will be a Q & A with director and former York runner Matthew Arnold and a preview of Nike’s 2009 track spikes and shoes.
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Kathleen,
In the category of too cold to run I wanted to post something and see what others might reply with. This post was closest.
Monday had the nasty return to 20 degree temps that make it hard to get out and run in the dark morning. But I got out and took my run through GreenBriar golf course. At 6am the course is peaceful and the hills are challenging so I always am glad to be there but was stopped cold in my tracks(pun intended) by the unusual site of a tunnel which enable golf carts to pass under a railroad line. Weekend rain and moisture had been seeping through the roof of the tunnel overnight and was freezing into icicles that randomly had formed through the 60 foot tunnel Some of the icicles were 2 feet long, others were shorter. With the subtle light of daybreak at the end of the tunnel lighting the scene it was awesome.
Wouldn’t of seen it if I had been home.
Running is entertaining and enjoyable in a lot of ways people don’t appreciate it until they experience it.