May Day

Happy May Day! What is the historical significance of May Day? Infoplease.com says May 1st "just might have more holidays than any other day of the year. It's a celebration of Spring. It's a day of political protests. It's a neopagan festival, a saint's feast day, and a day for organized labor. In many countries, it is a national holiday". I remember in childhood making little baskets out of paper cups, filling them with candy, and dropping them on the doorsteps of your friends on May Day. Maybe I'll just buy myself some candy. Sargent is in New Mexico on a cycling trip with his team, but if he was here, I might make him a basket. Instead I'll just buy him some candy. On second thought, I might eat it all before he gets back. Maybe the whole candy thing is a bad idea.

I haven't posted for a while because there is nothing much new on the running front. I've been taking it easy this last week. Last Saturday Scout and I ran 11, then 5 on Wednesday and just 3 today. I may run a few tomorrow and then I plan to run 8 on Saturday. After that, it's just whatever I feel like. My Garmin has been banished until race day. My running routes are programmed into my head and I know exactly how far I've gone and pace doesn't matter at this point in the game, so I don't need it.

On the scholarship front, I think we are making some progress. Jamestown College recently ran an article in the Alumni & Friends newsletter featuring this blog and the Rob Luecke Memorial Scholarship. Here is a link to that article. I want to again thank all of you who have donated to the scholarship. Your support means a lot. I will get you an update on what we have raised soon, I promise.