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Tramping Home

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I was on a flight to Cleveland with Einstein and Heisenberg, learning about time dilation, length contraction, and the wave-particle duality of light. I was also thinking, a little, about my own duality. What am I? Depends on how you ask the question. This weekend I flew back north to meet my family and run the Athens Half Marathon. The weather was northern - frowning emoticon. I woke up Saturday morning to four inches of snow, which I shoveled in my wimpy kicks. Sunday, race day, I bundled up in layers of tee shirts, a new sweater I picked up at Wally World with my sister (along with a beet, by-the-by, which I ate raw for Greek, gladiatorial endurance), hat, gloves, etc., and braved the twenty-something cold. We ran the race in just over two hours ( 2:04:40 ).  I remember showering back at the hotel, and the hot water felt very good on me, except for my hands which felt oddly cold under the water. Princess Drinking Team crosses the finish line! The old bike path... spring an