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Hoops and a run in Honolulu

by vince January 13, 2010 Monumental Efforts

‘A’OHE PU’U KI’EKI’E KE HO’À’O ‘IA E PI’I (No cliff is so tall it cannot be climbed) – Hawaiian proverb In my professional life, I’m a teacher and guidance counselor at Académie catholique Mère-Teresa in Hamilton.  We are a school of approximately 300 students, but our boys’ basketball team manages to compete with the province’s [...]

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Hawaiian Heroes

by vince December 25, 2009 Monumental Efforts

“Show me a hero, and I will write you a tragedy.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald I confess.  I’m a surfer wannabe.  As a teenager I started wearing Ocean Pacific clothing even though I had never even seen an ocean let alone ridden her waves.  I currently have a collection of Quicksilver t-shirts and board shorts, [...]

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Volcano Marathon Dormant

by vince December 11, 2009 Places

In anticipation of the Honolulu Marathon that I will be running on December 13th, I revisited this race report that has recently appeared in the 50 States Marathon Club newsletter.  In 2006, I had the pleasure of competing in the Volcano Marathon in Hawaii. Although the Kilauea Volcano, the World’s most active volcano, continues to [...]

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Do the Mo

by vince November 29, 2009 Places

The Mohican 100 Trail Run As the 2009 running season winds down, most runners start to ponder their racing schedule for 2010.  Personally, my choice of future events is pending on the results of the Western States 100 lottery to be held on December 5th.  If my name is one of the roughly 300 to [...]

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