The Wednesday Night Runs have always been one of my favorite Pacer activities, and I don’t miss many of them. On the last Wednesday in February, I was looking at the weather forecast (rain with 20 mph winds), and my wife said, “You know, you don’t have to go.” Haha. She was (half) joking – she knows I’m drawn to the worst weather conditions. I think they offer extra running satisfaction.
Rain usually lowers turnout for WNR, but 20 people came out that night! The wind and rain weren’t bad at the start, and we had a normal, chatty good time. But near the end, we were finally hit with a 3-minute downpour that I can only describe as exhilarating. No one around me sounded too miserable about it either. The mood boost carried over to the post-run refueling – it felt like we won something.
I can’t promise running nirvana every Wednesday. But the next time you’re on the fence about WNR, just show up. No one ever finishes a run and says, “I wish I hadn’t done that.”
At the March membership meeting we will review our spending plan for 2024. It looks a lot like 2023 spending, but come and have a look and ask questions about the details. If you want to get something on the meeting agenda, please email me or see me before the meeting begins.
Steve
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The March Membership Meeting will take place on Thursday, March 14, at the Mohnton Fire Company Social Quarters. All members are welcomed to attend. Food will be served at 6:30 p.m., and the meeting will begin at 7 p.m. The meeting is upstairs. Enter the front door and the stairs are on your left. No need to ring the buzzer for entry. Please let us know if you will attend, so we can plan for food. We submit a headcount on the Tuesday before the meeting. You can mark yourself “going” to the FB event, comment on the event, or contact president@pagodapacers.com.
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