Weekly Article Summary

This was a pretty tough article to fathom because they didn't do a great job of explaining what went down but here's what i got out of it. Some teenagers accidentally threw a ball onto a 44 year old man's lawn, and the man confiscated it. It must have been a pretty sweet ball because he would not give it back until a 28 year old parent walked up to him and asked for it. When the 28 year old approached hm, the 44 year old attacked the parent and bit him through his lips. Apparently the bite went all the way through the parent's mouth.
This news falls under the oddity category. Everyone loves a good laugh over something unusual and i would say that chomping through somebody's lips over a toy ball is extremely unusual. i would like to take this time to say my thoughts and prayers go out to the 28 year old man who tragically lost his lips.
There's not much to say about this situation. What the man did was horrifying, crude, vulgar, yet inspiring. He is currently in a county jail, police say what he did was a 10 year felony.

4th Blog

It's hard to talk about someone who lives by the characteristics or traits the author/main character in my book lives by, because he is so unique. I tell ya what, there aren't many people who run 50 marathons in 50 consecutive days. This guy is one of a kind, but there are MANY people who live by his beliefs. He believes that running is the cure to almost anything, emotionally or physically. As he continues the 50 marathons he keeps meeting new people who have established running groups across america. One of the groups were women high on running, or WHOR's. I got a chuckle out of that. People are inspiration usually because they do something incredible that you dream of achieving. When they achieve this goal it's encouraging to you and brings hope back to you. Thats all i can come up with. Theres not much to relate to a man who never stops running.

3rd blog

In the latest chapters I've read, one of the marathons Dean was running was in Iowa! it was cool to read about where he was running and the people he was meeting, because knew the places and most of the people! The plot of the last couple chapters was changing the nations health. Everywhere Dean went there were people telling him that he's influenced them to begin a group to encourage kids to run. One of those people were Governor Mike Huckabee, who passed a law in Arkansas where lunchrooms could no longer serve pop or candy. Even mike knew that wasn't going to solve the overweight problem, just help it. Huckabee said, "Mandating better school nutrition and stuff like that is a step in the right direction, but the key to truly solving the problem is efforts like yours Dean." Taking pop and candy from lunch will not totally stop kids from drinking pop and eating candy. But if you have a leader like Dean, then you're not being told or forced to run, your doing it because your favorite leader does. Huckabee also said, "We need role models to inspire others. That's what motivates people to change their lifestyle. Kids have to want that for themselves. No law can make a kid want to eat right and exercise. But You (Dean) do it every day by setting an example"
Back in the day, which was a Tuesday, on a very easy quiz which i knew all the answers to, a young man hollered my name asking for an answer, specifically the answer to number 5. I just ignored the kid but he kept on yelling. Therefore i said, shut up, i dont know. Thus being an ethical decision! thank you

2nd Blog

I knew that running 50 marathons in 50 consecutive days would be unbelievably hard, but i was only thinking about the exertion it would put on you body. As i get further into the book i realize exactly how hard it is on Dean Karnakes, the man running. After running 26.2 miles Dean cant go lay down and nap. Right after he finishes the race, the press surround him and kids are also asking for autographs, and this usually lasts a pretty long time. then he has to go home and eat and take an ice bath and all that post race stuff. since every marathon is in a different state, he has to hop on a bus and drive hundreds of miles to the next location, usually arriving at the hotel around 1:00 am. he averages 4.5 hours a sleep a night during this 50 day time. I never took into account all those little things aside from just running. its pretty intense.

1st Blog

I started reading 50/50, a book about a marathon runner who runs 50 marathons in 50 consecutive days. People run the marathon along side him, which makes him feel like a great leader. but he doesn't feel so great when people start passing out and dropping while they're running becuase they have ran too hard. throughout the book he will share with us secrets to achieving great endurance and how he accomplished this remarkable feat. I already admire the guy for what he did and i've barely cracked open the book. i'm looking forward to reading farther into it.