Dear Friends,

At mile 20 of last year’s Boston Marathon, I remember wondering: Why the heck am I doing this? When I crossed the finish line, the first thing I thought?  Thank God I never have to do this again.

Fast forward 6 months and there I am, sitting across from Pete Stringer nodding my head in agreement as Pete tells me it’s time to resume our marathon training.

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Recent complaints about the timeliness of the newsletter, sometimes due to circumstances under our control but much of the time due to outside influences – but that’s a topic for another editorial – have caused us to question just what roles a newsletter currently serves, or more importantly, what role it should serve in the months and years ahead. In years past, the newsletter was a key communications channel, frequently the only communications method apart from face-to-face contact at meetings, club events and races, for club members to reach one another, to discuss what was happening in running and multisport, and to catch up on regional and national news items that may not have made the local newspapers. Now we have instant news available at our fingertips.

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Fitness Revolution of Orleans, in cooperation with Joe and Kristen Navas, will be sponsoring a running group on Wednesday nights for all levels and all abilities. Meet at Fitness Revolution at 5:30pm beginning 1 April. For more information, contact ktorganic@aol.com.