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HOLISTIC ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE

Posted: January 6, 2013 in Inpirational quotes, Motivation
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I read this article and thought I should post it, I didn’t see who the author was but it is very true.  Lessons to be learned every year you coach.  Take time to see where you fit in.

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The Victories during the 2012 Summer Olympics were perfect examples of Intense, Dedicated, Disciplined Athletic Competitions.

The “Olympic Ideal” Embodies the “Holistic Athletic Experience” of Enhanced Body, Mind, Soul, Character, Productivity and Citizenship facilitated by Athletic Competition.

It’s time to Restore the “Olympic Ideal”, “the Holistic Athletic Experience” in Child and Youth Sports, Recreation and Exercise (SRE).

Performance is one of the manin objectives of the Holistic Athletic Experience.

WHAT CAN THE CHILD AND YOUTH ATHLETE DO FOR PEAK PERFORMANCE?

I. BE PHYSICALLY AND MENTALlY READY.

MNEMONIC FOR CHILD AND YOUTH SRE READINESS:

• REST: Early to Bed
• ESSENTIAL WATER: Plenty Water, Keep your Urine Light Lemonade Color
• ALERT: Pay Attention in Practice and Games
• DON’T USE: Alcohol, Tobacco, Drugs
• INJURIES: Don’t Play Thru Injuries, Report them to your Coach or Trainer
• NUTRITION / FOOD: Balanced Diet
• EXERCISE AND DRILL PROPERLY
• STRETCH / WARM-UP
• STRESS REDUCTION

Spend time winding-down after your daily workouts, practices and conditining.

Stress has an undesirable effect on emotions. High levels of stress will have a negative impact on mental preparation and mental toughness.

Unwinding will balance your physical and emotional abilities.

Ahtletes should Lie down, meditate, concentrate and/or pray for 30 minutes every day and practice improving spirituality and faith. Clearing the mind of negative forces will facilitae the Athlete’s ability to concentrate on the positive forces at play in his or her life.

Athletes should stay in touch with their body signals and, for example, eat when hungary, drink water when thirsty and rest when tired. Intense work-outs require adequate rest. The physical body needs regular relaxation.

II. SEEK OUT A TRUSTWORTHY, MENTOR COACH WHO COACHES WITH THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE 4 R’S: RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, RELATIONSHIP RECOGNITION

• Respect

Coaches have a duty for the protection, safety, health, care, welfare and Human Rights of their Athletes. They should have a devotion-to and the highest regard for the humanity of their Athletes. Coaches are to regard and recognize the human dignity of their players. Coaches must pay attention, be compassionate recognize Athletes’ human value. Coaches should be considerate of players and athletes by treating them as humans. Coaches should dutifully respect the human life of their Athletes.

“Do unto others as you would want others to do unto you.”

Primum non nocere – “First do no harm to human life.”

• Responsibility

Coaches have an obligation of oversight for the Physical, Psychological (Emotional) well being of their Athletes during the administration of their coaching duties. Coaches must develop and implement responsible coaching policies and standards of Safety 1st.

Coaches are accountable and hold an important position and Fiduciary duty of Trust by the players and athletes. Coaches have a designated authority for the proper care of their players and athletes.

The Core of Coaching is Trust.

• Relationships

Coaches should develop a positive relationship with their Athletes and develop an excellent level of mutual understanding and trust with good interpersonal communication.

Devoting time for each player and athlete, the Coach will develop a positive relationship learning about each Athlete’s Ambitions, Abilities and Skills. Coaches develop a positive relationship by taking a personal interest with plans and techniques for each Athlete’s individualized improvement of play.

• Recognition

Coaches should acknowledge and recognize Athletes when they accomplish their goals and execute their performance plans well. Special one-on-one notice and complementary attention to the Athlete will enhance the trust for the Coach and motivate the Athlete. A pat on the back or the butt goes a long way.

An Holistic Athletic Experience requires balance and implementation of all the above factors.

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Bad Cleveland Sports Moments

Posted: November 29, 2012 in Best stuff
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Bad Cleveland Sports Moments

May 13, 2010 2:24 PM ET

LeBron James and the Cavaliers face elimination against the Celtics at TD Garden tonight at 8ET on ESPN (coverage begins at 7:30P). This will be the 7th elimination game of LeBron’s postseason career. James and the Cavs are 2-4 in those games, 0-3 on the road. With expectations of an NBA Championship in Cleveland this year, and the chance that LeBron may be gone next year, a loss tonight by the Cavs would mark another major disappointment for Cleveland sports fans. Over the last 25 years, Cleveland has seen arguably more than its share of sports heartache:
Getty Images May 1989, Michael Jordan hit one of the more iconic shots of his career over Craig Ehlo for the Bulls to move on past the Cavs in the Eastern Conference 1st round. He would go on to win 6 titles, while Cleveland hopes LeBron can bring them their first.
Getty Images In what has become known as “the Drive,” John Elway led the Broncos 98 yards for the tying score in the 1986 AFC Title Game and the Broncos went on to beat the Browns in overtime.
Getty Images In the very next year, Earnest Byner was heading for the tying touchdown in the AFC Title Game when he fumbled and the Broncos recovered to send the Browns home again.
Getty Images Plus, in 1997, the Indians were 2 outs away from winning the World Series in Game 7 but the Marlins tied it in the 9th inning and would win the Series in the 11th inning.

What would you do as a coach in Harbaugh’s situation?

Posted: November 28, 2012 in Best stuff, Football, Motivation
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To all coaches out there what would you do in this situation?  Go with the “Hot Hand” or what got you there last year?  I’m the type of coach who is loyal to his players and when a started goes down, they still are the starter after.  This is a great problem for the 49ers, with Kaepernick playing so well I would be stuck here as well.  Harbaugh is a great coach and I think he is managing the situation the right way.  What are your thoughts as coach What would you do?

THIS IS THE ARTICLE FROM YAHOO SPORTS

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Colin Kaepernick has earned himself a third straight start at quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers.

Coach Jim Harbaugh made the announcement Wednesday that Kaepernick would go Sunday at St. Louis over Alex Smith after the second-year pro led the NFC West-leading Niners (8-2-1) to victories in the past two games, his first two NFL starts.

”The rationale is we have two quarterbacks that we feel great about as a starting quarterback,” Harbaugh said. ”Both have earned it, both deserve it – Alex over a long period of time, Colin by virtue of the last three games. It tips the scales. Colin we believe has the hot hand. We’ll go with Colin. And we’ll go with Alex. They’re both our guys.”

Yes, Harbaugh is still leaving open every possibility, saying it still could be a week-to-week decision. All Kaepernick knows is he will begin Sunday’s game under center.

Harbaugh warned, ”I wouldn’t assume anything.”

”To start talking about speculation or every permutation you could get into, we’re not going to speculate on it,” Harbaugh said. ”We’re worried about everything and we fear nothing.”

The reigning NFL Coach of the Year told his players on the field at some point during Wednesday morning’s walk-through practice.

Kaepernick has completed 48 of 74 passes for 680 yards and three touchdowns with one interception and was sacked six times. He has a 102.3 passer rating.

”I don’t know if it’s a hot hand. Whatever you want to call it. I’m just happy I get to go back out there,” Kaepernick said. ”It’s a great chance to lead this team and show we’re a great team and we can go into the playoffs.”

Smith, the 2005 No. 1 overall draft pick, hardly looked happy on the sideline during Sunday’s win over the Saints after being medically cleared from a concussion suffered in the first half of a 24-24 tie against St. Louis on Nov. 11.

As the questions about his quarterback decision kept coming from every direction, Harbaugh repeatedly said, ”I think I’ve covered and plowed that ground about as thoroughly as it can be plowed.”

He did say kicker David Akers is nursing an undisclosed injury, and that’s why the 49ers worked out kickers Tuesday.

”David Akers is working through something and we want to make sure we have a Plan B,” Harbaugh said.

Sports and Child Development

Posted: November 28, 2012 in Best stuff, Inpirational quotes, Motivation
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Sports have more effects on a child’s  development than most realize. Physical exercise is required for a child’s  healthy growth, and several social, physical and emotional benefits exist as  well. Participation in sports helps children form lifelong positive attitudes  about goals, sportsmanship, teamwork and exercise. The effects reach outside the  ball game and into other parts of their lives.

Physical Development

  • In addition to eating nutritional foods and getting adequate sleep, children  need plenty of exercise  to keep their bodies healthy and help develop strong bones and muscles. Physical  exercise also strengthens children’s developing hearts and lungs. Playing sports  improves their motor skills, such as kicking, throwing and running. A child’s  motor skills development and hand-eye coordination can be stunted if she does  not exercise during the critical growth stages. Participating in sports  regularly decreases a child’s risk of becoming obese and developing  obesity-related health problems. It promotes better sleep, which helps children  grow mentally and physically. Finally, physical exercise helps develop a child’s  immune system.

Social and Emotional Development

  • Participating in sports forces children  to play with other kids, which helps them develop good social skills such as  communicating, sharing and empathizing. Children can often find good friends and  develop strong relationships with others on sports teams. Playing family sports  provides a time for family members to bond and an opportunity for adults to  model healthy exercise habits for children. A child who plays sports learns  about teamwork and being a part of something bigger than himself; he learns that  he plays a role in the bigger picture in order for the team to  succeed.

 

Emotional Development

  • Sports help children learn to deal with defeat. Learning this early on  prepares a child for bigger defeats later on in life. On the other hand, a child  also has the opportunity to experience success based on her efforts.  Participation in sports builds up a child’s self-confidence, which is an  important part of emotional development. Exercise in general helps young  children develop a healthy self-image, as they take pride in their physical  accomplishments. Sports also teaches children to set goals for themselves and to  work toward achieving them.

Practical Considerations

  • The sports program a child partakes depends on the child’s age, physical  development and attention span, as a program to complicated and challenging  leads to embarrassment,  frustration and discouragement that has negative impacts on a child’s  development. The American Academy of Pediatricians recommends a sports session  of a maximum of  20 minutes of structured sports activity, followed by 30  minutes of free play.

     

    For More Information go to: http://www.burlingamer.com/page/show/633087-lil-kickers-growing-at-the-burlingamer-

 

Work Like a Champion

Posted: October 18, 2012 in Best stuff, Football, Inpirational quotes, Motivation
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This is from Jon Gordon

5 ways to Think like a Champion

This inspires me to think harder and work harder everyday

Winner1. Champions Expect to Win – When they walk on the court, on the field, into a meeting or in a classroom they expect to win. In fact they are surprised when they don’t win. They expect success and their positive beliefs often lead to positive actions and outcomes. They win in their mind first and then they win in the hearts and minds of their customers, students or fans.

2. Champions Celebrate the Small Wins – By celebrating the small wins champions gain the confidence to go after the big wins. Big wins and big success happen through the accumulation of many small victories. This doesn’t mean champions become complacent. Rather, with the right kind of celebration and reinforcement, champions work harder, practice more and believe they can do greater things.

3. Champions Don’t Make Excuses When They Don’t Win – They don’t focus on the faults of others. They focus on what they can do better. They see their mistakes and defeats as opportunities for growth. As a result they become stronger, wiser and better.

4. Champions Focus on What They Get To Do, Not What They Have To Do – They see their life and work as a gift not an obligation. They know that if they want to achieve a certain outcome they must commit to and appreciate the process. They may not love every minute of their journey but their attitude and will helps them develop their skill.

5. Champions Believe They Will Experience More Wins in the Future – Their faith is greater than their fear. Their positive energy is greater than the chorus of negativity. Their certainty is greater than all the doubt. Their passion and purpose are greater than their challenges. In spite of their situation champions believe their best days are ahead of them, not behind them.

If you don’t think you have what it takes to be a champion, think again. Champions aren’t born. They are shaped and molded. And as iron sharpens iron you can develop your mindset and the mindset of your team with the right thinking, beliefs and expectations that lead to powerful actions.

by Jon Gordon

NFL Officials? Why do we need you!

Posted: September 25, 2012 in Football
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This was an article I read today and had to post.  I know everyone is talking about it, and really no one has an answer.  So I thought I would add to all the confusion of what we are now calling the worst call ever.  This gives some good reason to what is going on behind it all

Plus I had Green Bay’s D, for Fantasy and this cost me some points

 

Article by: Derek Thompson is a senior editor at The Atlantic,

Last night on Monday Night Football, the Seattle Seahawks rookie quarterback Russell Wilson threw an interception in the endzone to lose the game to the Green Bay Packers. Then he gloriously threw up his hands, celebrated with ecstatic teammates, and watched his kicker put the extra point through the uprights, sealing a Seahawks victory.

Wait, what?

Yes, exactly. With the league’s officials locked out due to a labor dispute with the NFL, the replacement referees called the interception a touchdown. Basically, the defender caught the pass, but the wide receiver put his hands around the ball to make it look like a shared catch, and under the tie-goes-to-the-runner principle, the refs called it a touchdown — even after a video review. The TV announcers were apoplectic. Several appeared on the verge of tears. The Packers looked vaguely murderous. Even the prudish ESPN ran the indignant headline “Replacement refs decide game.”

So, out with the scabs? Not so fast. The broad assumption is that this fateful play will hasten the end of the lockout. Maybe it should, and maybe it will. But from a business standpoint, the NFL doesn’t have much more reason to budge than it did 48 hours ago. TV ratings are at record-highs. Sunday night’s ratings were up 8% over a year ago. Viewers are furious, but they’re also viewers, and the fans’ indignation is more fleeting and harder to measure than ratings or ad dollars and TV licensing agreements.

“The NFL has essentially identified its product as being inelastic,” said Eben Jose, a sports business analyst at IBISWorld. “They have no reason to really push a deal with the refs because TV ratings are better than ever.”

Of course, the NFL has a keen interest in protecting its brand before it suffers a backlash (they already fired last night’s referees). But the league is also making a business calculation: If NFL fans keep watching replacement-ref games, how much do they really value the more expensive referees? Why should we pay more money for the same financial returns?

I don’t know any football fan who thinks the current NFL “product” is superior to last year. But collectively, we’re consuming more of it. If you want the real refs back, the best thing you can do isn’t to root for more errors. It’s simply not to root at all. The loudest and clearest way to ask for a change is simply to change the channel.

Respect of Coaches “The Hand Shake”

Posted: September 14, 2012 in Football, Inpirational quotes
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This week we are coming on a huge respect topic, and the “Hand Shake”.  The one I’m talking about is Jim Harbaugh and Jim Schwartz, the count down begins.  Coaches all respect each other, but they don’t have to like one another.  So not to jump right in and talk about that moment, or what will happen this year.  I wanted to talk about what Respect really is.  Many can learn from this…..even myself at those moments of frustration.

With no disrespect  to my young educated readers, I’m going  to start this article with the dictionary definition of respect.    (transitive verb)  : to consider worthy of high regard.  After reading the definition of respect, a lot of questions came to mind. Like, how many young athletes out there respect their coach and how many don’t? How many coaches respect their athletes, or don’t?  How many parents respect their kids coach, or don’t? How many coaches respect the team parents?  Above all, why does it matter and where and how does respect happen. Wow, way too many questions.

My answer is, it all starts with the coach. Have you ever had a coach that was intimidating or made you feel scared of making a mistake. If you have, you will probably remember that no one ever showed disrespect to that coach either. But does that mean that your coach was respected ?  My observations and findings say no, your coach was not respected. Your coach was feared. These are the same coaches that are sometimes very knowledgeable in their field of sport, and often played at a high level of competition. Yet, some have winning seasons, others have losing seasons.

Here are  the traits of a  good coach who is respected by the team:

  • they are  knowledgeable in their field of sport
  • they take full responsibility for their teams weaknesses and never place blame on anybody but themselves
  • they spend more time and employ more patience with the less talented athletes
  • they have their gifted athletes help and encourage the not so gifted ones
  • they don’t single out athletes in anger or disappointment
  • they make practice fun
  • they figure out ways to get adequate playing time for all team members, and
  • they always have winning seasons.

Most importantly, a good coach gets to know the kids’ parents. If a coach gets to know a kids parents, they will find out everything  they need to know about that kid. And they will gain a lot of respect from both players and  their parents because it shows that the coach cares.  And that is the main reason why a good coach is respected, because they displayed a true sense of caring toward you and everyone else on your  team.

If Rodney Dangerfield were still alive, I wonder what he would have to say about it.

The Lies of Youth Strength Training

Posted: September 12, 2012 in Best stuff, Inpirational quotes, Motivation
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Despite these benefits, strength training
has gotten a bad name amongst parents
because of the myths and lies that have
been circulated for years.

So here is the #1 lie that you’ve been
told about
strength training for youth:

Lie #1: Strength training will
stunt my
kid’s growth.

This lie goes back
to a 1964 study in rural
Japan (Kato & Ishiko, 1964) that
found that kids who performed heavy labor for several
hours per day were abnormally short.  Despite
the fact that these kids also suffered from a

poor diet and lived in very poor conditions,
it was later on incorrectly
speculated that
strength training must also have the same
affect as
heavy labor in malnourished
environments.

In more recent and
scientifically verified
studies (Morris et al., 1997), strength

training has been proven to do just the opposite
of this lie and actually
increase bone density
amongst youth.

Here’s the
problem:
When strength training is mentioned, most
parents still envision an image of their kid
crumbling under a weight that is way too
heavy for them.

But this is not strength
training.

Strength training is about developing
proper movement patterns to maximize
the efficiency of human motion.  In
proper strength training, an external load
(a.k.a. weight) is not introduced
until the movement pattern is perfected.

There is a distinct
difference between
“strength training” and “weight lifting.”

“Weight lifting” is about lifting as much
weight as possible, while “strength
training” is about developing functional individuals
who are physically
strong and stable in the
movement demands of their life or
sport.

So if you want to give your young athlete a
developmental advantage over his/her
peers (without holding him/her back a
year in school), strength training is the way to go.

And now so we can keep cleaning up
the misinformation being spread about youth
strength training, here are 2
more myths
about youth strength training that you

should know:

Myth #2: Strength training will
cause my
athlete to get stiff, lose flexibility, and
pull
muscles.

Again this is a battle of perception
versus
reality…

I think a lot of parents envision a
bodybuilder
who has so much muscle that he can’t scratch
his head, when
they hear “strength training.”

But “bodybuilding” is not
“strength training”

As we explained, strength
training is about movement and being strong through
a full range of  motion across multiple joints.

At its core, strength training is about
mobility, which is flexibility and coordination across
multiple joints and in multiple planes.

The #1 goal of any strength training program

is to prevent injuries, so a good strength training
program will correct
muscle imbalances that
may be cause injury and actually increase mobility.

Myth #3: My athlete needs more “sport
specific”
training not strength training.

Youth sports injuries are at an
all-time high.
Of the 2 million youth sport injuries being
suffered each
year, 50% can be attributed to
overuse.

Not only are athletes
specializing in a single
sport at younger and younger ages, but on
top of that their parents are requesting
“sport specific” training, adding fuel to
the overuse fire.

But taxing the muscles that are already
being overused through “sport specific“
training is exactly the opposite of
what young athletes need.

In fact, strength training often needs to
focus on the opposing muscles to the “sport
specific” movements to fix imbalances
and prevent injuries.

The purpose of strength training is to
develop
athletes with proper basic movement
patterns that can translate
across multiple sports, not to overtrain a single
muscle group that is
probably already
burnt out.

I have always felt an Athletes Core is the most important part of getting stronger.  It is the foundation of your body, having full control, and balance.  The other key to starting out young as an athlete trying to get stronger, is your form.  Having correct form in just the basic push up is key.  Before you think about jumping into training learn the form and what you are really working.

Corey T

The Personal Attributes of Leaders

Posted: September 11, 2012 in Best stuff, Football, Inpirational quotes, Motivation
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With all my teams, I need a leader.  How are they going to find it, and prove it?  Read these Attributes of being a leader, and see where or what they need to work on.  Most of all the Coach must have these!!

Leadership is a complex composite of commendable personal attributes and ways of acting that result in employees and student-athletes believing in the leader’s judgment and direction and wanting to execute or fulfill the leader’s assignments and expectations.  Is there such a thing as a person being “a natural” leader, like a natural athlete or a gifted artist or musician whose talent appears to come easily?  To an extent, the answer is yes.  Leadership qualities come more easily to some rather than others.  However, all of the following personal attributes of a good leader can be developed by intent.

Personal Attributes of Leaders

Skilled Communicator.  Able to clearly explain tasks and inspire others with varying backgrounds and perspectives.

Confidence.  Poise, clear thinking under pressure, conviction in the course being set, and decisiveness are characteristics that earn the respect and loyalty of others.

Fairness.  Treats people fairly, makes decisions consistent with clearly expressed standards of right and wrong.  When handling disputes, the leader’s resolution engenders a feeling of justice, equal treatment and evenhandedness.

Generosity.  A ‘giver’ rather than ‘taker’;  a giver of time, knowledge and caring.

Honesty.  Truthful and openly self-critical with regard to acknowledging own errors.

Humility.  Modest about his or her abilities and always respectful of others.

Mastery.  Makes decisions and demonstrates a high personal commitment to acquisition of knowledge, skill mastery and thoughtful action.

Passion.  Performs work and play and approaches every task with passion and enthusiasm.

Optimism.   Believes that everyone has something important to contribute to the success of the organization;  creates an environment that is positive, hopeful and buoyant – a place of working, playing and human interaction that employees and student-athletes enjoy and value.

Selflessness.  Puts the needs, interests and wishes of others before his or her own self interest.  When the leader asks someone to do something, that person knows that what is being asked is for the larger good or good of another.

Trustworthy.  Builds trust and confidence by acting in team member’s best interest and  not revealing confidential information.

All of these are what I look for in an athlete or a teammate.  We all have it in u, it’s just knowing what it takes sometime to let it shine.  When I coach, I know right away who are the leaders.  The difficult part is finding those that have it, and making sure they can use it!  Everyone can be a leader!!

The Greatest Inspirational Track Quotes

Posted: September 7, 2012 in Inpirational quotes, Motivation, State meet
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Enjoy this page of motivational and inspirational track quotes. It has inspirational quotes for track and field athletes by some of the greatest players and coaches of the sport.

Mental will is a muscle that needs exercise,
just like muscles of the body.
-Lynn Jennings

All top international athletes wake up in the morning feeling tired
and go to bed feeling very tired.
-Brendan Foster

I’m going to go and leave my blood all over the track.
-Nick Rogers

The body does not want you to do this.
As you run, it tells you to stop but the mind must be strong.
You always go too far for your body.
You must handle the pain with strategy…
It is not age; it is not diet.
It is the will to succeed.
-Jacqueline Gareau

There is no such thing as bad weather, just soft people.
-Bill Bowerman

Good things come slow,
especially in distance running.
-Bill Dellinger

Running is a big question mark that’s there each and every day.
It asks you, ‘Are you going to be a wimp
or are you going to be strong today?’
-Peter Maher

The pride you gain is worth the pain.
-Dennis Ogilvie

The problem with big kickers is
they often lose to other big kickers.
-Harry Groves

Running is the greatest metaphor for life,
because you get out of it what you put into it.
-Oprah Winfrey

I like running, because it’s a challenge.
If you run hard, there’s the pain,
and you’ve got to work your way though the pain.
You know, lately it seems all you hear is ‘Don’t overdo it’
and “Don’t push yourself.’ Well, I think that’s a lot of bull.
If you push the human body, it will respond.”
-Bob Clarke

The will to win means nothing without the will to prepare.
-Juma Ikangaa

The mile has a classic symmetry….
It’s a play in four acts.
-John Landy

I don’t train. I just run my 3-15 miles a day.
-Jack Foster

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