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2) Tidbits *** we will sell old Mudfest shirts and mugs there and Shiver the River shirts too. Bring cash! **** I will have the extra finisher mugs from the Dirty Bird. If you did not get one at that time, just ask. **** BOY, will those 4 creek crossings be COLD!!! **** The race director of the Shiver will have all awards that were not picked up there as well. Look for her that morning or ask me **** Ken Shelton of www.kenshelton.com will be there taking in-race photos and finish line photos. Go to his site as early as Monday to purchase what you like **** BOY, will those 4 creek crossings be COLD!!! **** We will also have a video crew at the race for the first time. They too will have videos of the event to sell. More on them after the race **** Don't forget to enter the raw egg carry contest before the race. 1st place for the lucky people who's names are drawn is 8 lbs of Godiva Chocolate, an approx $280 value. Last place is 2 lbs ******** BOY, will those 4 creek crossings be COLD!!! **** Our start this year will be as unique as you've ever seen. One of our enterprising annual entries has been working on a "starting line extravaganza" for the past year and a review of his progress last week at the Quakertown race has all of us giddier than Lindsay Lohan right before rehab **** Diane, the clothing lady, is supposed to be there. We will have a tent set up for the first time so weather shouldn't impact her decision. Again, bring cash!! So will Sugar and Spice, AARP's most beloved garage band. They are, to music, what Eliot Spitzer is to affordable nookie! **** BOY, will those 4 creek crossings be COLD!!! *** If you are bringing apps to put out at the race, please have a rubber band on them or put them in a baggy. We don't want to have to scour the woods for all your apps that blew away. **** And did I mention the creek crossings?

3) The results of the Quakertown events, the Blue Marsh Trail Run and Vinny's 5k have been on this site since this weekend. REALLY thrilled about being involved with the Vinnys Run in its first year. They REALLY hustled when it came to sponsorship and surpassed their goal of "$20,000 raised" by several thousand. And, get this (I think I was told this before but forgot). The Vinny's Kids charity that raised that amount has been in existence for 4 years. Why is that noteworthy? Vinny Cheery, that started it himself, is JUST NOW 18 years old! We need more kids like that!

4) A woman went to a pet shop & immediately spotted a large, beautiful parrot. There was a sign on the cage that said $50.00.

'Why so little,' she asked the pet store owner.

The owner looked at her and said, 'Look, I should tell you first that this bird used to live in a BROTHEL and sometimes it says some pretty vulgar stuff.'

The woman thought about this, but decided she had to have the bird any way. She took it home and hung the bird's cage up in her living room and waited for it to say something.

The bird looked around the room, then at her, and said, 'New house, new madam.'

The woman was a bit shocked at the implication, but then thought 'that's really not so bad.'

When her 2 teenage daughters returned from school the bird saw and said, 'New house, new madam, new girls.'

The girls and the woman were a bit offended, but then began to laugh about the situation, considering how and where the parrot had been raised.

Moments later, the woman's husband Keith came home from work.

The bird looked at him and said,

'Hi Keith'

5) Lots of activity late this month and going into next. Two races on 2 consecutive Saturdays in Pottstown; the Coventry Challenge 5k and the Pottstown Y "Spring Forward" 5k. Both are REALLY nice events. Well organized, lots of spiffs & goodies, lots of awards and both timed by Pretzel City. The same day as the Spring Forward, I'll be at a neat 1st year race in Warminster held by the Willow Dale Elementary (5 yr age groups!) which we hope is successful enough to turn into an annual event and Big Wayne will be up North of Doylestown at a race that he thouroghly enjoyed last year; the Great Grizzle 5k. On April 6th, we have the RACC Run here in Reading; Berks Co's fastest 5k (showers available so you can go to the outlets afterwards-you can register online on the Pretzel City site if you'd like) while TriMax will hold their 2nd trail run of the Spring in Ridley Creek park near Media. All timed by PCS. Be sure to check out all of these apps on www.pretzelcitysports.com; check our online calendar to get to the apps for the Grizzly and TriMax races.

6) Belated StPatrick's Day to all. We spent it at Trooper Thorn's, home of the Third Thirsty Thursday Summer 5k Series here in Reading. You'll want to download that app from www.pretzelcitysports.com because we do not mail that app and, if we decide that we will for the first time, will only mail it to past participants. A few reminders of this all-important holiday:

An Irish priest is driving down to New York and gets stopped for speeding in Connecticut . The state trooper smells alcohol on the priest's breath and then sees an empty wine bottle on the floor of the car.

He says, 'Sir, have you been drinking?'

'Just water,' says the priest.

The trooper says, 'Then why do I smell wine?'

The priest looks at the bottle and says, 'Good Lord! He's done it again!'

Paddy was driving down the street in a sweat because he had an important meeting and couldn't find a parking place. Looking up to heaven he said,

'Lord take pity on me. If you find me a parking place, I will go to Mass every Sunday for the rest of me life and give up me Irish Whiskey!'

Miraculously, a parking place appeared.

Paddy looked up again and said, 'Never mind, I found one.'

Father Murphy walks into a pub in Donegal, and says to the first man he meets, 'Do you want to go to heaven?'

The man said, 'I do, Father.'

The priest said, 'Then stand over there against the wall.'

Then the priest asked the second man, 'Do you want to go to heaven?'

'Certainly, Father,' was the man's reply.

'Then stand over there against the wall,' said the priest.

Then Father Murphy walked up to O'Toole and said, 'Do you want to go to heaven?'

O'Toole said, 'No, I don't Father.'

The priest said, 'I don't believe this. You mean to tell me that when you die, you don't want to go to heaven?'

O'Toole said, 'Oh, when I die? I thought you were getting a group together to go right now!'

7). If you've done our events, you know that Pretzel City Sports loves the bizarre. Even right now, we're working on a new trail run with a twist that is sure to have some people shaking their heads and others salivating at the mouth. But that's in the future. What about now? Check out the 3rd annual Black Sheep Run app on the PCS site. That's the event in Oaks that ONLY allows entries that run with a dog, push a baby jogger or wear headphones. Now, the dog doesn't have to necessarily be alive, the baby jogger doesn't have to have anything in it (although a keg would be nice) and the headphones don't have to connect to anything. You just have to have one of these and the awards are ONLY in these categories. GREAT idea by Hilary Goodman of Born to Run, in response to the Road Runner Clubs of America guidelines that pretty much say that if you do any of these things for more than 3 seconds outside, you WILL die! Now, toward the end of the month, check out the Perk Valley Strides for the Cure. This is a BEAUTIFUL setting and really nice race plus at the end, anyone that wants, can enter the King/Queen of the Mountain UNfun Run. Here, you start at the very bottom of Spring Mountain Ski area and you SPRINT up to the finish line at the very top; then jog, roll or puke your way down. You will be sucking oxygen like a jet engine at 30000 ft. Now, THAT'S my idea of fun!

8) Not sure if I included this before but we have new readers all the time (now, over 9800 folks) and I LUV this joke so here goes:

An Amish farmer, walking through his field, notices a man kneeling down and drinking from his farm pond.

The Amish farmer shouts: "Trink das wasser nicht. Die kuhen haben dahin gesheissen." (Which means: "Don't drink the water, the cows have crapped in it.")

The kneeling man shouts back: "I am from Al Kahida. I only speak Arabic and English. If you can't speak in the sacred tongue of Islam, speak in English."

The Amish farmer says: "Use two hands, you'll get more."

9) Thanks to all for your responses to the water crossing issue on trail races. Without fail you all seem to want to get "wet and wild". Well, the Aug 30th new trail run in Birdsboro should make you smile. There are at least 2 crossings in the 8 mile course and possibily more; and climbs and drops a plenty! You also pass 2 reservoirs, 1 quarry and a few geese, deer and trout. It WILL one of the more runable trail runs around. The trails are fairly wide and clean for the most part and you can FLY if you're careful (and WILL "fly" if you're not!) Speaking of water crossings, I LOVE when a race is able to adapt to the wants and needs of its entries. Last year, the Faithful Friends 5k Trail Run in Wilmington didn't draw very well because it wasn;t very long and really wasn't a trail race either; mostly 3.1 miles of grass. Well, that has ALL gone by the wayside. The race, now known at the Brandywine River Trail Run has been lengthened to 15k and there are creek crossings throughout the entire course. And they are now using rustic trails, with rocks, roots and ruts. For the most part the "grass is in the past". You HAVE to give this race a 2nd (or 1st ) chance because I suspect that it's going to be a GOOD one!

10)An 86-year-old man went to his doctor for his quarterly check-up...

The doctor asked him how he was feeling, and the 86-year-old said,

'Things are great and I've never felt better. I now have a 20 year-old bride who is pregnant with my child!"

"So what do you think about that Doc ?", he asked.

The doctor considered his question for a minute and felt very awkward in answering. He then began to tell the following story.

'I have an older friend , much like you, who is an avid hunter and never misses a season. One day he was setting off to go hunting. In a bit of a hurry , he accidentally picked up his walking cane instead of his gun. As he neared a lake , he came across a very large male beaver sitting at the water's edge. He realized he'd left his gun at home and so he couldn't shoot the magnificent creature."

"Out of habit he raised his cane, aimed it at the animal as if it were his favorite hunting rifle and went 'bang, bang'. "Miraculously, two shots rang out and the beaver fell over dead."

"Now, what do you think of that?" asked the doctor.

The 86-year-old said, "Well, I can't say for sure but logic would strongly suggest that somebody else pumped a couple of rounds into that beaver."

The doctor replied, "My point exactly!"

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