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Old 03-14-15, 11:33 AM
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John E
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Our engineering school held its 4th annual Pi run yesterday, because Pi Day falls on a weekend this year. My elder son, who is a PhD candidate in plasma physics, joined me. He decided to hang back with me for the first couple of miles, then took off for the finish.

I missed my goal of 30 minutes for the 3.14 miles, but at least beat 35 minutes with an official time of 34:57. The heart and lungs could very easily have handled a faster pace and/or another 5 kilometers, but 11-minute miles are about all my legs are good for without risk of damage. (Maybe this is why I prefer bicycling. )

To answer the key question for this group, yes they do serve pie at the end of the run. The run was for a very worthy cause, the San Diego Science Alliance, of which I am a member and mentor for aspiring STEM (I prefer STEAM, since my wife is an oil painter and I am a music lover and amateur pianist) students.

Pi-Mile Run/Walk at UCSD, March 13, 2015 | San Diego Science Alliance
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
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Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
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