Newbie Master,,... excellent stuff, I am still laughing. Regarding Amby's post, I can report that a few weeks ago I was awestruck to be racing against him. Although I am a master, I am more than a few years younger than he is so I felt somewhat safe that I would beat him to the line, go home and tell my wife I ran a race with Amby Burfoot! Boy was I wrong; somewhere around mile 4 he came blowing past me like I was crawling. I am no Pete Magill by any stretch but I am no slouch either - that Burfoot guy is gifted and an inspiration.