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Thanks for visiting my 2017 blog! This year I'll share some glimpses of life as the least interesting runner in the world. We'll laugh, we'll cry, and most of all, we'll run. Nothing much to tell about myself in post number one as I've already told you I'm the least interesting runner in the world. Try not to be jealous.

Now, I do have a very interesting and talented daughter, who attends our nearby technical high school.

Today we did a four mile walking loop down the local rail trail and over to her high school, then back home along the main road. (I always like to say, "walking is just running slowly!") Our mission -- her mission -- was to complete a photography assignment for her shop by capturing interesting shapes with her camera. I was a trusted "shape spotter." She doesn't often share with me what she's doing in school, so it's a fun treat when it happens. In return I hope to get some pro help from her with my nascent digital presence in the year to come!

You'll hear a lot about the rail trail in this blog -- it's fantastic and the trail head is close to my house. On a January day that tops 50 degrees you might see something like this, with the melting snow forming little balls on either side. (Wait, above 50 degrees in January? Cue the climate change commentary...)

All that walking made me hungry for a Jersey Mike's buffalo chicken wrap together with a cold Dos Equis.  I don't always drink beer after a run, but when I do...