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'Survivor: Blood vs. Water' eliminee Caleb Bankston talks (Part 1)
By Reality TV World staff, 12/05/2013
: Blood vs. Water eliminated "loved one"
Caleb Bankston
from the game after he lost the season's tenth Redemption Island duel during Wednesday night's twelfth episode of the CBS reality series' 27th edition.
Colton Cumbie
's fiance Caleb, a 26-year-old post office manager and farmer from Collinsville, AL,
lost the duel
to returning castaways
Tina Wesson
, a 52-year-old motivational speaker from Robbinsville, NC, and
Laura Morett
, a 43-year-old construction company co-owner from Salem, OR.
Later in the episode, newbie player Katie Collins was forced to leave the merged Kasama tribe on Night 32 when the Tribal Council vote had come down to a tiebreaker and drawing rocks. Katie happened to pick the unlucky rock.
In an exclusive interview with Reality TV World on Thursday, Caleb talked about his
: Blood vs. Water experience and the crazy Tribal Council he had witnessed as a member of the jury. Below is the first half of Caleb's interview. Check back with us on Friday for the concluding portion.
Reality TV World: How frustrating was it to sit there and see
Ciera Eastin
finally come to realize she was fourth in her alliance with
Tyson Apostol
at this week's Tribal Council instead of three days earlier when you got voted off?
Caleb Bankston
Yeah, it was kind of like, "Where was that mentality then?" And maybe it was just because -- I mean, I credit [
Hayden Moss
] for that, because you know, his back was against the wall and he had nowhere to go but up and nothing to lose. So, I mean, obviously maybe you can get a little more desperate and throw a better case out. So I mean, kudos to him.
Reality TV World: Were you ever tempted to shout at Ciera and point out that could have avoided the whole rock tiebreaker thing if she had just teamed up with Hayden, Katie and yourself a few days earlier?
Caleb Bankston
Oh, no, no. I'm not one to call out somebody's mistakes. I leave that to the fans. They'll do it! (Laughs)
Reality TV World: Do you think Ciera had already gone into Tribal planning or at least thinking about forcing a tie and drawing rocks, or do you think she completely changed her mind during that session?
Caleb Bankston
I think it was in the back of her mind. I don't think she had made her mind completely up until [
Gervase Peterson
] word-vomited all over the place and kind of stuck his foot in his mouth a couple times about -- kind of making it apparent that Ciera was No. 4.
I think that was kind of the moment when she realized, "Hey I could really -- yeah, the jury is sitting there and it would be something to see a big move and this might be my chance." So I mean, she took a shot. It didn't work out for her. [I] hate her for it, but that's just the way it goes.
Reality TV World: I was going to ask you about that. How big a role do you think Hayden's campaigning for Ciera to flip actually played in her decision to force a tiebreaker versus Gervase and [
Monica Culpepper
] repeatedly making careless references to her being No. 4? Besides Gervase's couple mistakes, Monica also announced "[No.] 4 is better than [No.] 6." Whom do you think deserved more credit for Ciera's flip?
Caleb Bankston
I mean, obviously they all played a role, but I think it was Monica saying it and then Hayden reiterating it a couple times, that, "Yeah, you are No.4. They just said it."
And with the ice cream Reward, I mean, instead of picking Ciera to eat -- trying to make her feel a little bit more comfortable, because Tyson was obviously solid with Gervase -- maybe that was also a poor decision. Maybe [Ciera] was already thinking, "Well, obviously he didn't pick me, so I'm not as high up on the totem pole as I thought."
Reality TV World: The way last night's episode was edited, it didn't show a lot of strong counter arguments coming from Tyson. Tyson seemed pretty quiet and didn't have much of a case to give to her other than, to sum it up, I think, "I've been loyal to you up until now." Katie also seemed quiet on her end. Was that accurate and what are your thoughts on that?
Caleb Bankston
Yeah, that was pretty accurate. I mean, Tyson, he did a lot of back-rubbing to Ciera, just kind of trying to comfort her. And it kind of seemed like a ventriloquist act.
With Tyson, it was kind of like she was just turning her head from side to side trying to make up her mind and Tyson had his hand up her back. I was like thinking, "What are you trying to do? Are you trying to give her a message by Morse code or are you trying to control what she's thinking?"
So, I don't know. I mean, maybe he just felt like, "There's no way she's got the guts to change her vote or to change the plan." It is backfiring on Tyson. You could tell that Tyson was nervous as it all got out, whenever it came down to it. The odds were in his favor. I mean, he only had a one in three shot of drawing [the white rock], but I don't think she realized those odds whenever she decided to do it.
It's funny because Gervase was sitting there saying, "Yeah, draw rocks then! Draw rocks then!" Well obviously, because you've got the necklace around your neck, you're not going home, so what do you care?!
Reality TV World: Right. I think maybe Ciera thought it was a 50/50 chance and didn't realize the odds were 2-1 in Tyson's favor [since Gervase had the immunity necklace and didn't have to draw a rock].
Caleb Bankston
Yeah, so, I don't think it was thought through, but it was a clever plan -- not a smart move, I don't think. Well, obviously it wasn't smart because it didn't work out.
Reality TV World: Right before they had to draw rocks,
Jeff Probst
told them that they could still avoid drawing rocks if all four of them agreed on a name, and Ciera seemed to tell Tyson and Gervase that all she really wanted them to do was make her No. 3 in their alliance instead of Monica. So were you surprised that Tyson decided to take the chance of drawing a rock instead of just telling Gervase they should just bump Monica out and make Ciera their new No. 3?
Caleb Bankston
I was! I was totally shocked, because you know, watching it back, with Tyson having an idol -- well, not in his pocket but in his crutch -- you're really taking a chance of screwing your whole game up.
I mean, yeah you've got odds, but those aren't good odds. The fact that he didn't just go ahead and flip and stuck with Monica, it turned out to be -- it was trying to be Ciera's move, but in that aspect, it was Tyson's big move to take that chance and risk it.
Reality TV World: So why do you think Tyson did that, what do you think his motivation was? Do you think maybe he didn't think he could convince Gervase to vote out Monica, or perhaps he didn't realize what Ciera was asking of him, or maybe he simply just resented Ciera? ...like he almost didn't want to give her the satisfaction of acquiescing to her gameplay at that point.
Caleb Bankston
I think he was kind of wanting to put Ciera in her place for going against his plan. I mean, there was no convincing Gervase, I don't think. I think he was set on, "I don't care. I'm not changing my plan," because this is what he was told to do or whatever.
But yeah, I think it was Tyson just not wanting to give Ciera what she was wanting, not wanting to decide with that. Because, you know, that Ciera was a wild card. She could just as easily flip and then she's really in a power spot.
With Monica gone, [Ciera's] got two on one side and two on the other, and it is her game. And so yeah, I think he just didn't want to put her in that kind of power position by giving her what she wanted.
Reality TV World: It was surprising it took so long for Ciera to realize that being No. 3 in a three-person alliance was better than being fourth in a four-person alliance, (laughs) especially given her mom Laura M. could still come back and turn [the three] into "two against two."
Caleb Bankston
Reality TV World: How big a role, if any, do you think the fact Laura M. is still floating around on Redemption Island played in Ciera's strategy?
Caleb Bankston
I honestly don't think that she thought about it anymore. I think her mom was kind of off her mind, because once her mom went to Redemption Island the first time, she was already thinking that she was alone in the game.
I mean, she didn't think she was coming out or it was like she already went home. So yeah, once her mom was out of the picture the second time, I think it was all about Ciera and she wasn't thinking about anybody coming back.
Above is the first half of Caleb's exclusive interview with Reality TV World. Check back with us on Friday for the concluding portion.
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"Nothing to shake sticks at... " — Bohemian
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Tom Cole can see years and years of attending the Bay St. George YMCA.
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Cole noted childhood obesity as an issue in the province and hopes the new facility "focus on addressing it."
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The full moon marking the arrival of October had a tough time peeking through the clouds, given a weekend of heavy rains Down East. While the torrents may have ruined many a yard sale and leaf-peeping expeditions statewide, two days of weekend rain were a blessing for the cranberry harvest, plumping up berries just before the start of the annual fall harvest.
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The word Vote, part of a mural to encourage voting, is reflected in raindrops in Danville, Ky., on Monday, Oct. 1, 2012. President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney are hunkered down Monday, practicing for their first debate to take place in Denver on Wednesday, Oct. 3.
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A worker sprays water on a statue of the late Mahatma Gandhi on the eve of his birth anniversary at Gandhi Park in Bhubaneswar, eastern India on Monday, Oct. 1, 2012. Gandhi, known as the "Father of the Nation," was instrumental in the movement that lead to India's independence from Britain in 1947.
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Full side bed instead of Queen side, no microwave, no fridge inconvenience fir family stay
A nice relaxing stay Bartender was away from the bar more than present. Bar wasn't busy so we couldn't understand why she left guests standing around waiting.
Close proximity to shopping any location to meet our needs. Plumbing was less than ideal but functional and lighting receptacles not in working order
The room was great . However we come in late and went to bed and the mattress was terrible. I complained about it but the hotel was full . The manager checked it out and was in agreement and said there would be no charge for the room so please reply and credit card for refund
Very friendly staff, rooms clean and good location. A little loud the weekend I was in
The best bwd away from home I've ever slept in. The room was nicely appointed and clean. The staff was friendly and more thatn accommodating. Food and beverage prices at the in house restaurant were steep for what was offered. We chose to eat put at the many area restaurants for the variety and economy.
great place, restaurant is good, wonderful sttaff
great location good food, staff, amenities Needs some updating. Hallways a little shabby. Need new paint. Some mold in bathroom. Pool area, sauna, really need to be cleaned
Delicious cookies and nice pool for the kids!
The front desk staff was very nice to work with. She was very happy to have us in the property. Our room was clean. The beds were comfortable. Would definitely stay here again. The location was central to most of Tulsa because it was close to I-44. They gave all of us a warm cookie and a cold bottle of water when we checked in. The in room coffee was even delicious. I didn't count off for this, but I would have liked to have a refrigerator and a microwave in the room.
Everything was great, nice hotel, great value for the price, very helpful, we're allowed to check-in hours early, helped a lot. Pillows are horrible. All feather down and hard. Bring your own, glad I did.
Beds was comfortable. Room was filthy, there was a big sticky spot on the carpet at the foot of the bed that you had to walk through every time you moved in the room. No tv remote.
It's a beautiful building with a central location easy to find. Parking was never an issue! Cleaning lady needs to leave soap!
I like the amenities the hotel offered and it was quit appealing to the eye as well. I came to relax with my husband after a long work week. We spent all week around a lot of noisy and rambunctious kids, so we were hoping to escape that. This wasn't the case, unfortunately. I was very excited to see that the pool/hot tub were open 24 hours, I arrived at the pool around 12am. I had a lot of problems with my key card and my husband had to run back to the front desk to get it fixed 3 times, leaving me to stand there in the hallway and wait. Once we finally got into the pool area there was a lady there with her very hyper and loud 3 year old who was jumping from the pool to the hot tub. I stood there and waited to get in the hot tub hoping she would get the hint that her child was making it impossible to even get in without being splashed. I decided to just get in anyways and she proceeded to let her child just back and forth and even let her mall my husband and I. Later in our room we found that the food and drink we had put in the fridge hadn't even been kept cold. The refrigerator was totally hot! To top it all off I had jewelry (a white gold bracelet with blue footprint links) stolen wile I was there and the staff was less than eager to help me track it down. I will definitely never stay at this hotel again and I don't suggest it unless your trip is entirely centered around family. This is not a romantic/adult getaway at all, despite the spa and high end appearances and amenities.
Great location In Tulsa and Marriott service was very reliable. Hotel is really starting to show its age. Did not think that the air conditioner is working as well as it should and room felt a little rundown.
I loved at the pool with on the third floor which is where my room was... It was also open 24 hours to my best friend and I got to go for a swim at 3 a.m. and act silly like we were dolphins and giggle like we were kids! no free breakfast which was a real bummer because I could not afford $16 for breakfast. also no smoking rooms available
After the welcome greeting and the smile, everything else that followed went downhill. There was no disclosure on the amount being held on my debit card and what they comprise. There was an offer to send 4 bottled waters in my room that never happened. The free breakfast was not disclosed. Worse, when I inquired about the free breakfast, I was told there wasn't any and that it would cost me $17. The following day, a member of my team double checked the information and it was found out that we were in fact entitled to free breakfast. Mistakes happen but there was not even an apology provided.
Modernas instalaciones, cerca de restaurantes, buena relación calidad-precio Música en los ascensores, un poco ruidoso, Bar cerrado a las 10 pm... demasiado temprano, debe permanecer abierto hasta la medianoche.
El personal es amable y las habitaciones son siempre tan agradables... No me gusta que haya un perro ladrando en el pasillo
The pool, the lounge, the back patio area, and the staff. The sofa-bed (it made my back hurt for several days) and the hot tub (out of order).
Mostly everything was great. If a worker sees you they greet you. The bed was very comfortable and the room was great. The location is right by the mall so it's an awesome location. It is also a very quiet location. Everywhere we looked online said there was continental breakfast however, there was not. Even when we checked in they said there was continental breakfast so we were very upset when we found out that wasn't true the next morning. The pool was small so not many people were able to get in it. There was a place where they could have a fire which would have been a great view. I get that it was hot outside but having the firepit lit outside would have looked nice.
This hotel was very clean. My wife and I booked our hotel through Kayak for our anniversary. It was a disaster trying to check in upon arrival. It took us nearly an hour to help the desk clerk understand that we didn't need to pay for our room twice because it was already paid for through Kayak. I showed the desk clerk my receipt and confirmation a dozen time, yet he insisted on swiping my card over and over. Due to this lengthy check in we were late to dinner and missed our reservation. We are extremely dissapointed.
The website said there was a continental breakfast and that was a lie. The restaurant/bar was never open. Having a small child that made it difficult when she was hungry we had to always go out to eat and she just wanted to stay in.
Soft bed, good location Sheets seemed clean but were stained with blood--including a pillowcase. Headboard was splattered with God-knows-what. Carpet in front of cooling unit was soaked. Pool was murky. Hot tub was yellow. Really should've just left when saw the state of things but was tired from the journey.
Free suite upgrade. Very nice hotel. Was above all expectations.
When I check in that clerk was amazing she printed us maps and visited with us and greeted us every time she saw us she said something to us . None of the cleks did or other staff did. My AC did NOT work in my room and the AC unit itself was filthy. So I had to stay all weekend with no AC in Oklahoma. It was SO HOT. They saw us bringing fans up and just looked at us and never said a word. We asked for extra towels twice never got them. They came to get our dirty towels and said they would wash them and bring them back. Ummm weird why not just give me some clean ones. Breakfast cost $10 and was not worth $10, I travel ALOT and stay in a lot of hotels. An I was really disappointed in this one. My friend left an item in the room and they contacted house keeping they said they didn't see it we knew exactly where it was just shows they DONT CLEAN! It was exactly where we said it was and the desk clerk found it thank goodness. Don't think I will stay here again
Staff were pleasant, attentive, and helpful. Full service bar is a nice amenity in this category. The room was dark with old fluorescent light bulbs- made the room look like a 1980s high school gym. The bed was comfortable but had HAIR all in the sheets and the ice bucket was full of old moldy water. Worst of all, there was feces on the toilet seat and hair all over the bathroom. For that one reason alone, I would NEVER stay here again.
Lots of shopping and restaurants close by. Only a few minuets from downtown. Excellent breakfast setup. Pool needed to be skimmed
Hotel has a newer updated feel. Clean, decent staff, and the location is near the mall. Lots of food options near. The bed was horrible. I've slept on nicer beds a cheaper hotels. This mattress was broken or bend or something... there was a solid rail or something running from foot to head on the left side that made you feel as if you were trying to sleep on a 2x4.
Everything There was nothing that we were not happy with.
Room was very spacious and clean. Totally remodeled and extremely helpful and friendly staff.
Good hotel and friendly staff. My only complaint was that there was no available plug in for my phone/alarm next to the bed (just a pet peeve). Overall this hotel is great.
You can walk to food/entertainment/bank, it's in Bixby but 1 mile to the turnpike and Hwy 169, worth every penny, breakfast is healthy and fresh with lots of options.
Staff was friendly and room was clean. The beds were horribly too hard. It felt like was sleeping on concrete. Pillows were bad too... I had to go to the chiropractor after sleeping on the bed...
New as of April 2010; ultramodern, conveniently located, well designed and appointed, very clean and comfortable none
Convenience, cleanliness Bathroom sink was clogged and the shower door broken. Went down for breakfast and there wasn't much food available with an hour to go before they were done serving. Decided to go elsewhere rather than wait even though breakfast is one of the reasons we chose to stay there. Also not happy that because we prepaid and booked through someone other than Hampton / Hilton, we do not get our Hilton Honors points which doesn't make sense since Hampton/Hilton is paid for us to stay there.
Love the way you had the temperature it was nice and quiet The second light in the bathroom was out other than that it was great
Typical Hampton Hamptons prices are beginning to climb a little, but great stay
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A crucial triumvirate for improving the bottom line
A little more than 10 years ago, the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Industrial Technology issued a report titled U.S. Industrial Motor Systems Market Opportunity Assessment on the use of motor efficiency technologies.
The report contained an in-depth analysis of energy use and savings potential by market segment. In most industries, the report identified centrifugal pumps, as a group, as the largest consumers of motor energy. Also, among all rotating assets in the plant, process pumps had the highest overall potential for electrical energy savings.
Today, despite the fact that process pumps account for approximately 25 percent of total motor system energy in manufacturing and that pumps are at the heart of most industrial processes (they are after all, the second most common machine in the word), inefficient pump systems continue to represent an enormous cost to industry.
While wasteful systems can certainly have a significant effect on operating costs, improving or optimizing those systems can bring substantial savings opportunities—depending on your perspective.
Energy and Reliability Nexus
Typically, depending on the industry segment, continuous process pumps consume from 10 to 60 percent of total motor system electrical energy. In general, the largest savings opportunity for motor systems is pumps, compared to other operating asset groups—such as compressors, fans and blowers. While it is important to assess and monitor all asset optimization opportunities, optimizing pump system operations provides the largest overall savings opportunity.
In the largest continuously operating process plants, these costs and savings opportunities—when all aspects of the system are taken into consideration—can easily represent millions of dollars. Obviously this varies by industry type and plant size, but the impact on profit margins can be large enough to make or break the bottom line.
When trying to achieve optimization of pumping systems, one quickly discovers what is called the "energy and reliability nexus." Where there is excess mechanical energy not required for moving process fluid through the pipes, it manifests as vibration, heat and noise. This excess energy becomes a destructive force that contributes to pump and process unreliability.
As a result, pump systems routinely have the highest overall maintenance cost compared to other motor systems, as well as control valves, instrumentation and other types of process control equipment. In addition, pumps and valves are the primary process leak paths for fugitive emission.
In addition, due to mis-dimensioning issues, including over- and under-sized pumps plus control valves and the associated piping, industrial process control performance is degraded over time. It is not uncommon for the majority of control loops to actually increase process variability when in automatic control mode, and, as a result, these control loops are often switched into manual mode to stabilize the process.
Clearly, operating on the pump's head-capacity curve, which relates head to flow rate, has a significant impact on energy consumption, reliability and process control. The horsepower consumed is roughly equivalent to the head and flow that the pump is required to deliver.
Beating Up Your Pump System
In the example below, the brake horsepower (BHP) formula (head x flow) equates the amount of wasted energy from an inefficient pump system that is over-sized and throttled.
BHP = Flow rate (gpm) • Head (ft.) • specific gravity
3960 x Pump Efficiency (%)
A pump delivering 5,000 gallons per minute of water at 100 feet requires:
The difference between a 70-percent and 40-percent efficient pump system is 135 horsepower (75 percent excess energy), which is, in effect, "beating up your pump system" and contributing to unreliability and poor control performance that continuously degrades over time.
In the underbelly of a process plant, tell-tale symptoms of excess energy moving through the system often can be seen.
These conditions take many forms—including a highly throttled control valve in combination with pronounced pipe movement or even a vibrating cat-walk in connection with the infrastructure used to brace the throttled pump. Cavitation that is noted inside the pump, control valve or piping itself is a clear indication that hydraulic turbulence or instability exists.
Case Study: Pulp Mill Bleach Plant
This type scenario occurred with a vat dilution pump in a pulp mill bleach plant that had a 1,180-rpm, 250-horsepower medium-voltage motor driving a double suction pump. The pump had a 14-inch discharge line that branched into three separate 10-inch lines feeding 200-degree F liquor to the end-user systems. Each of the three branches had its own eight-inch control valves that were usually operating in the range of 20 to 40 percent open. The gaskets between the pump discharge flange and pipe frequently failed.
Looking downstream and up to the top of the bleaching towers, each branch line was "rocking and rolling" and, as a result, experienced an inordinate number of cracks. Pipe cracks lead to chemical losses in the sewers and unplanned downtime.
Taken together, each layer of cost associated with the over-sized pump system had the cumulative effect of 36 hours of downtime each month to repair some component or multiple components of the system.


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Of the three players the Buffalo Sabres traded to playoff teams, Robyn Regehr is the only one to advance to the second round.
Regehr was traded to the LA Kings, who beat Jordan Leopold's St. Louis Blues in six games. Jason Pominville was sent to Minnesota, who was beaten by the Chicago Blackhawks in five games.
The Kings won four straight, after dropping the first two games of the series. Regehr, known as the stay-at-home defenseman, did his job well for LA, earning one assist while staying even in the plus/minus department.
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In one of the fastest duals in Corbett Pool history, the University of Wyoming men's swimming and diving team beat UNLV while the women fell to the Rebels, Saturday afternoon at Corbett Pool.
During the dual where six Corbett Pool records fell, the Cowboys knocked off UNLV 130-111 while the Cowgirls lost a 109-134 decision to theRebels.
The Cowboys (4-1 overall, 1-0 MWC), started the dual with a bang as they set a new Corbett Pool record with their first place time of3:20.53 in the 400 medley relay. Freshman Carl Marais, senior Scott Usher, junior Gene Birks and senior Grant Kritzinger swam the event for the Cowboys. UNLV's Jonathan Hugo set a new pool record with his 100 backstroke split of 50.79 in the relay.
The Cowboys won the next two events as freshman Henry Holmberg won the 1000 freestyle (9:45.62) and Marais won the 200 freestyle (1:43.32). After UNLV took the 50 freestyle and 200 IM, sophomore Ron Fogel brought the Cowboys back as he set a new pool record in the 200 butterfly with his first place time of 1:48.95. The Cowboys then won three of the last four individual swimming events to secure the dual win. Marais won the 200 backstroke (1:52.57), Holmberg won the 500 freestyle (4:43.27) and in possibly the most exciting race of the day, Usher set a new Corbett Pool record in the only event that has eluded him in his storied career, the 200 breaststroke. He swam to a time of2:01.79 in the event as he closed out his career at Corbett Pool with the record swim.
The Cowboys finished first, second and third on both boards of diving as sophomore Kevin Bretting won the 1-meter board (281.03) and fellow sophomore John Lynch won the 3-meter (259.65).
"I'm so happy for our men," said UW head coach Tom Johnson."It was a very spirited meet and it's a great rivalry with us and UNLV. Scott has been looking for that record for a long time so it was great to see him finally get it. Ron's 200 fly time was amazing and would have gotten him into the NCAA's last year, but well have to see what it does this year. Our 400 medley relay also looked great in getting that pool record."
The Cowgirls (3-2 overall, 2-1 MWC) dropped their first conference dual of the season as UNLV won seven events and set two Corbett Pool records on the day. Sophomore Katie Bigger won the 200 freestyle as she swam to a time of 1:57.64. The only other swimming first place finish for the Cowgirls came from senior Kristin Lewis as she won the 200 butterfly in a time of 2:13.36 on her senior day. UNLV's Raluca Udroiu set a new pool record in the 200 backstroke (2:05.94) and Kim Bonney set a new pool record in the 200 breaststroke (2:23.87).
As with the men, the Cowgirls finished first, second and third on both boards of diving with freshman Brittany Wainwright winning the 1-meter competition (241.88) and sophomore Saara Haapanen winning the 3-meter (277.50).
"Today was a bittersweet dual," added Johnson. "The girls raced really hard, we took them to the wall in every event and that made it hard to see us not get the win. Our girls raced hard, everysingle one of them. We had some great swim's today."
The swimming and diving team will return to action next weekend as they travel to the state of Utah for duals with Utah and BYU. Friday night, both teams will dual with Utah and Saturday afternoon they will take on BYU. Friday night's dual is set to begin at 4 p.m. and Saturday's dual will get underway at 12 p.m.


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Learning Where Food Comes From
The Made in Manitoba Breakfast program is organized by Agriculture in the Classroom (AITC) – Manitoba, Inc., a non-profit charitable organization that works to connect Canadian teachers and students to agriculture.
The program travels across Manitoba feeding students full, hot breakfasts made with products from Manitoba farmers. Before each breakfast, the students take part in an education program that helps them explore the agriculture industry and learn where their food comes from.
"The Made in Manitoba Breakfast program is an exciting and engaging way to connect students of all ages to where their food comes from," said Trish Jordan, public and industry affairs lead for Monsanto Canada. "It helps them appreciate the fact that farmers are producing a delicious, abundant supply of safe and nutritious food right here in Manitoba. It's a celebration of food, farmers and agriculture."
Students also learn about possible careers and job opportunities in agriculture. The program changes depending on the grade level, but kids are shown how almost every possible job has a connection to agriculture. AITC works with Faculty of Agriculture Outreach personnel to tailor a program specific to agriculture related careers for high school students, helping them understand the entrance requirements and skills sets required for a career in their chosen field.
The Monsanto Fund has contributed $137,000 to the Made in Manitoba Program, and thanks to a recent grant, AITC was able to expand the program to 30 new rural communities.
Inspiring All Youth Through Science
Activities such as making homemade astronaut ice cream, extracting DNA from wheat germ, and building model greenhouses prove to students in the Actua science programs that science is more than just a subject found in a textbook.
With a $75,000 grant from the Monsanto Fund, Actua delivered high-quality and engaging science experiences to:
- More than 21,000 Aboriginal youth via its National Aboriginal Outreach Program
- Nearly 4,000 girls via the Actua National Girls Program
- More than 6,000 underprivileged or at-risk youth in the Go Where Kids Are initiative
Actua is Canada's leading youth outreach organization that delivers life-changing science, engineering and technology programming. Independent research has shown that because of their Actua experience, 84 percent of participants felt they would do better in math and science in school.
Agriculture Biotechnology Enrichment (ABE) Program
The Pembina Trails School Division in Winnipeg introduced the Agriculture Biotechnology Enrichment (ABE) program in 2001. The program works with high school teachers and students to introduce new and authentic science concepts being applied in medical and agricultural research. It also serves to expose high school students to the exciting research, science and career opportunities in the field of biotechnology. The Monsanto Fund has contributed $150,000 to the ABE program, helping to ensure it continues to educate students.
This article is excerpted from Monsanto's 2010-2011 Fund Report. To see the full report, please visit MonsantoFund.org.


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Strong Defense Begins at Home
As the United States confronts economic difficulties and growing perceptions if its gradual withdrawal from global affairs, the American people and their policymakers need to ask: "why is this happening?"
A powerful explanation rests with how we defined our defense strategy during the Cold War. In the struggle against totalitarianism, policymakers and scholars defined the nation's "defense" far too narrowly.
Facing a serious geostrategic competitor, debates about national defense were dominated by how much the U.S. spent on defense, capabilities of our military forces and those of our adversary, and wars we fought. With this threat, it was reasonable and practical for the nation to emphasize this narrower approach to "defense."
With its victory in the Cold War, the U.S. emerged as the only economic and military superpower. Sadly, all good things must come to an end.
With America's five-year economic downturn, China's steady rise, and the steady drumbeat of fears in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East of America retrenching or in decline, the nation must revisit what "defense" means.
Moving forward, Americans can no longer define defense so narrowly. This is the moment for the nation redefine "defense" in broader and more inclusive terms.
Redefining National Defense
The nation's national defense has always been about far more than weapons, capabilities, and budgets. A new and more expansive strategy for "defense" embraces, as I wrote in The Diplomat earlier this year, "rebuilding the domestic foundations of American power."
America's defense strategy fundamentally hinges much more on the depth, breadth, and power of the nation's economy and infrastructure than it does on military power.
Debates about whether the U.S.is withdrawing from its position of global leadership raise a fundamental question: Can America's defense strategy be effective when the domestic foundations of its power are weak? The answer, obviously, is "no."
Why America's Power is Declining
Why has there been a decline in the domestic foundations of American power? And how did we let this happen?
To begin with, the Cold War struggle against Soviet totalitarianism and the decade-long war against extremism in Afghanistan and Iraq, consumed immense resources-tens of trillions of dollars.
With its victory in the Cold War, Americans believed that the nation's power, staggering by any standard, permitted it to deal with any challenge. In effect, we ignored the age-old imperative in defense of keeping one's "house" in order.
But now, facing economic troubles and worries of its decline or withdrawal, the nation must recast its defense strategy more broadly to encompass rebuilding the domestic foundations of America's power.
Defining "Defense" Narrowly Has Serious Consequences
Failing to define defense broadly weakens the nation's ability to provide the leadership the world needs. If the U.S. is weak at home - facing anemic economic growth, high unemployment, soaring national debt, budget deficits as far into the future as the eye can see, and political gridlock - how can allies and adversaries take the U.S. seriously?
When its infrastructure is crumbling, America's ability to tackle global problems, large or small, is in doubt. Policymakers worried about the nation's economic health are easily distracted from dealing with foreign policy problems. They will be easily persuaded to postpone or ignore problems requiring U.S. involvement. In each instance, the moment simply won't seem "right" for action. Worried about the costs of leadership, policymakers will be tempted to rationalize why a specific crisis does not require American involvement.
Seeing the nation's weak economy, or perhaps believing the U.S. has played too great a role, policymakers may believe that deficits and debt are incompatible with exercising global leadership. If the costs of leadership deter policymakers by persuading them that action is not possible or is someone else's responsibility - or that exercising leadership directly competes with the enormous costs of competing domestic priorities - we have a U.S. in retreat.
Worryingly, this nation is deeply divided, distracted, and adrift in a world desperately needing American leadership to defend peace, security, freedom, and prosperity. Does anyone seriously believe that China or Russia can play such a role - or that these states have the resources and will to do so?
How America Rebalances "Defense"
The obvious solution is for the U.S. to rebalance what it means by "defense."
First, it is time to rebuild the nation's long-standing consensus on the principles that govern the nation's defense. With American politics so polarized and no evident consensus on most matters, starting to rebuild the foundations of power is one step toward unifying the nation. Rebuilding the domestic side of national defense will broaden what we mean by defense and help renew the nation's sense of purpose.
Second, the way to rebuild the domestic foundations of power is to focus on the economy. This means modernizing American infrastructure, including roads, bridges, and the electric power grid.
It includes building health care and retirement systems to provide a social safety net for everyone. Education remains a national problem, with American children falling farther and farther behind their counterparts in many nations, despite extraordinary spending. Simply stated, every facet of America's power base needs serious rebuilding.
Third, the risk is that in redefining "defense" more broadly during times of economic and political duress, the nation will make "unforced errors." One such error is to believe that America can retrench without harming its interests and those of friends and allies.
There is no more damaging or dangerous policy for the U.S. than to abandon its leadership role, which will foment insecurity, chaos, and fear. Any degree of U.S. retrenchment or withdrawal runs the risk of being a massive strategic failure of our own making from which the U.S., its friends, and allies will suffer grievous harm.
Fourth, for too long U.S. policymakers paid lip service to striking a balance between defense and domestic prosperity. To produce the "right" national defense strategy, policymakers must balance rebuilding the domestic elements of power with the classic requirements of "defense."The U.S. cannot gut defense while reworking the domestic elements of its power. Getting this strategy right involves a delicate balance.
Moving Forward
An America divided and unclear about its responsibilities is a recipe for disaster. Fortunately, for now the U.S. does not face any truly serious global adversaries. China and Russia, while worrisome, present obstacles rather than existential threats. Neither has the power to do serious harm to the U.S., as long as the nation exercises a modicum of preparedness. The same logic applies to Iran, North Korea, and others.
To return to basics, failing to define "national defense" in comprehensive economic and military terms weakened American influence. When America's leadership role is in decline, the world suffers.
The U.S. must resolve how it tackles national defense on its own. Otherwise, a crisis of someone else's choosing will force the nation to solve these problems. Failure is not an option in getting national defense right.


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Zak, Nick, and Aaron get locked down in the Riddle House. The house was built in the early 1900s as a home for the keepers of the cemetery across the street. Moved from its original spot, the house is still supposedly home to the spirit of a worker named Joeseph who hung himself in the attic. The team uses a medium for the first time, and Aaron faces his fears by staying alone in the creepy attic.
Overall the evidence was chilling, the birdcage, the little girl playing with the toy, but the episode was very boring.
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Each student will begin the program by arriving in Baltimore and staying in a residence hall overnight. A brief pre-program orientation will prepare students for travel abroad in this program. Students in the MICA Pre-College in Tuscany program will travel as a group to Italy from Baltimore Washington International/Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI), and a program staff member will accompany them to their destination. At the end of the three-week session, a program staff member will accompany students on the return trip. It is the responsibility of the student to arrange his or her own travel to and from Baltimore. The cost of traveling to and from Baltimore is not included in the program cost.
All students will receive with their acceptance letter detailed instructions on traveling to Baltimore, ground transportation information for your arrival in Baltimore, and pick-up/departure information for the end of each session.
NOTE: Participating students are required to have a current passport for travel outside of the United States. Students who do not have a passport will not be allowed to participate in the program.
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Some art supplies are provided, but students must bring most art making materials. A materials list will be sent, and students should wait to buy art supplies until the list arrives. Cost for students purchasing all materials on the list could total $300-$400. Although the program covers most meals, students should bring between $100 and $150 for a few lunches that are not covered. The residence, Le Puscine, provides bed linens but not towels, so students should bring several towels (Le Puscine has a laundry room for students to wash towels and clothes at no charge). Students will want to have spending money as well.


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Which came first: branch design, brand, or point-of-sale strategy? All are different, but all are clearly and uniquely intertwined. One just can't work well without the other. CUs, without effective branch design or branding that captures their culture, conveyed by fresh point- of-sale displays, could risk a loss in member relationships and share of wallet.
Some, like Investopedia.com, call the point of sale the place where sales are made. An early originator of POS, the venerable Anheuser-Busch began using integrated marketing schemes in taverns as far back as 1852. POS included wall hangings, decorative beer trays, and coordinated graphics.
Today marketers persist in finding new ways to bring attention to their own unique selling spaces. Posters, banners, brochures, and videos are popular tools. Lighting, positioning of teller queues, and branch design are also important. Ultimately, how a CU develops its own POS strategy is defined by member needs.
"It's about maximizing every opportunity," says Paul Seibert, CMC, VP/financial design at CUES Supplier member EHS Design, 2007 CUES Supplier of the Year, Seattle. "Members are visiting the branch less often. Technology and the pace of life have replaced much of our face-to-face time." As a result, CUs must make every interaction count.
Find That Million Dollar Point
Every retail environment has one—the customer's million dollar focal point. For a CU, it's the optimal point of member focus. It's the place the eye picks first, a spot that one gravitates toward. Is it always obvious? Sometimes, but certainly not always. It is imperative, however, for a CU to find that point and exploit it—use it to the hilt as a way to connect with members and communicate brand.
According to Seibert, the million dollar point can be found by plotting the members' path through the branch, then defining primary locations that draw their attention, such as a person or particular service (for example, the cash handling or member waiting area). There are also points along the path where members naturally look for navigation and specific interest.
Typically these points are in close proximity to the path so the experience is one-to-one rather than a group experience. Lesser points radiate from the path and provide opportunities as well. For example, the area behind the teller counter is valuable because of dwell time, member focus on who is next, and the ability of video to connect at a distance.
Tell Your Story
POS should not only engage the member and connect the brand, but also tell a story. "Branches are often designed with marketing as an afterthought," says Seibert. "At EHS, we suggest just the opposite. We propose you engineer the branch to create the member experience where merchandising and POS are seamlessly connected." Merchandising, when created as part of branch design, becomes part of the story and is much more effective.
Well-crafted POS should also deliver a distinct and powerful message. "Have it engage your audience in a visceral, emotive way," continues Seibert. It's up
to the marketer to determine and fine-tune this message and ensure it's delivered every day.
A Relationship Generator
Key to POS success is for the marketer to fully understand and embrace branch dynamics, including the needs of its target market and the staff serving it. Thus, properly designed POS can improve branch flow and efficiency.
POS displays along the members' path should guide them through an engineered experience. This includes members passing next to key messaging areas and three-dimensional displays. If the POS display invites members to stop and consider the offering, the path should include an "eddy-out" where they can readily step to the side to engage the POS.
Correct POS placement can also enhance efficiency by using compact designs that focus on messaging, keeping the experience condensed and powerful.
Implications are varied and wide-ranging, but the marketer should fully understand how branch design makes an office both productive and a relationship generator.
When planning the branch around member needs, consider several factors. Who is the CU's target audience? How will staff interact with members? What is the desired branch layout? This focus enables the CU to determine how members want and need to be served and choose the appropriate business model.
"POS should be fluid and flexible, with change built right into the design," adds Seibert.
Brand Ambassadors
Staff are a potent resource and the support system for any successful CU. "They also represent and deliver your brand," says CUES member Roy MacKinnon, CCE, VP/marketing for $1.1 billion/70,000-member First Entertainment Credit Union, Hollywood, Calif. Effective branding and POS open the door to conversation and empower staff to discuss member needs in a natural fashion.
MacKinnon explains that members view tellers as their financial experts; consequently they become your brand ambassadors. So if your brand isn't particularly embraced by staff, it may not matter how creative or strategically-placed your POS is. Just like any retail environment, it's your staff who handle the merchandise. Having staff use and embrace your brand is what successful POS is all about.
Branch, brand and POS, when in harmony, cement the connection between a CU and its members. Once in place, it's up to marketing to observe and re-evaluate branch attributes and keep the message evolving. "Ultimately, it's the member's response that becomes the benchmark for good POS," continues MacKinnon.
POS should also have a clear-cut value message. MacKinnon recommends keeping the message simple by using the 25-foot, three-second rule: "When a message can be easily seen from 25 feet and understood within three seconds, it has much greater chance for success. The message should be something the member can immediately understand, relate to, and want to buy or believe in."
Grow Financial FCU Takes the Plunge
"After a major rebranding in 2007, our goal was to launch a new banking experience for members," says Wes Strickland, SVP/marketing for $2 billion/170,000-member Grow Financial Federal Credit Union, Tampa, Fla.
Grow Financial FCU first introduced its innovative branch prototype, the modified "pod," five years ago in three locations. Since then, Strickland says the new pod design has been hugely successful in attracting new members and projecting the CU's brand. It was so successful that the concept was used in the downtown Tampa store which opened in 2012, and is now being incorporated into all future store locations.
"When designing our downtown location, we wanted a branch that would capture our brand and demand members' attention, setting us apart from the plethora of downtown banks. We wanted and needed to be uniquely special."
For a distinct member experience, Grow Financial FCU decided to remove traditional barriers (like counters) for a more free-flowing space. It incorporated a layout that would allow team members to greet members upon arrival and guide them to their station. "It's a warm, friendly experience and inviting to the member," says Strickland.
Pods are located on both sides of the store and are circular in design, enabling staff and members to stand side-by-side during the transaction. "It opens the space for better brand presentation," he adds.
The launch of the downtown store also featured the Virtual Money Machine, an interactive display using a six-screen HD video wall to get observers to stop, interact with the touch screen, and enter the branch. A video game was part of the fun. "The goal was to catch 'virtual money' as it was falling from the sky," explains Strickland. "Members and non-members were invited to play for a chance to win $25 toward a checking account, $100 toward an auto loan, or $300 toward a mortgage loan."
Despite a competitive downtown Tampa market, the store has exceeded its consumer loan goals 10 of the last 12 months, with loan volume increasing by 200 percent. Membership increases every month, and the overall profitability of the center outpaces other locations. It currently ranks fifth out of 22 stores in overall production, and profitability is surpassing other locations.
|Steps to Successful Branch Design
Determine your target audience and their needs.
Integrate merchandising (POS) at the beginning of branch design.
Engineer your space for brand messaging before building.
Don't 'cheap-out' on the communications.
Staff should buy-in to the design.
Every question should be answered by the brand.
Make the branch productive, encouraging action and interaction.
Delivering in the Omni-Channel Marketplace
Grow Financial FCU also believes members should be able to communicate on their terms. Perhaps it's through an interactive touch-screen kiosk like the Virtual Money Machine or online, or maybe they learn best by watching a brief video. This omni-channel experience can be used in a variety of ways to engage members, both in terms of technology choice and message delivery.
Using its "More in Return" slogan, Grow Financial FCU uses a word wall at newer locations to communicate its brand. The wall incorporates built-in LCD screens to showcase community investment, initiatives, and some product promotion. "Three LCDs are featured on one long wall," says Strickland. "Marketing images run across the screens, creating a dramatic, almost 3D effect."
Start a Conversation
The tone of the environment set by the store POS can provide any CU with the opportunity to speak to its members. The more relaxed the environment, the more likely members are to open up. "Relaxed doesn't mean unprofessional," explains Strickland. "It simply means establishing a mood or setting that allows dialogue to start without forcing it."
"Let your POS work for you to tell your story," concludes Strickland. "Remember why your CU was formed and how it has chosen to make a difference. POS can help share your message and get the conversation started."
|The Make-or-Break POS Checklist
Does it have the right placement and position?
Does it have the right message?
Does it integrate your brand?
Does it connect with your target audience?
Does it help staff create dialogue?
Break Out of Brand Lethargy
Embrace your brand's transformation at every level, says Randy Schultz, VP/marketing at CUES Supplier member Weber Marketing Group. "Get staff and board behind your brand. Ensure they understand its story and how to use it to the fullest advantage."
When clients visit the Weber offices in Seattle, Schultz likes to include a tour of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, whose mission is to help all people lead healthy, productive lives in both developing countries and the U.S. Hunger, poverty, and education are all a focus of the foundation.
"The foundation's POS accomplishes what every business should strive for—absolute and total brand immersion," says Schultz. Visually it depicts an amazing and often emotional story using dramatic video and graphic representation. The experience fills the hallways and rooms of the 15,000-square-foot visitor center, including a mammoth visitor photo wall, voices and inspiration gallery, plus interactive displays and visitor workshops. "When we finish the tour, our clients understand the responsibility we feel to evolve their own brand experience." (View photos.)
Members are Your DNA
For Ben La Macchia, VP/planning for CUES Supplier member La Macchia Group (www.lamacchiagroup.com), Milwaukee, it's the intensity of the study on membership and culture that creates impactful POS. It's finding that sweet spot; the point that defines a CU's inherent qualities and member desires. "We spend hours gathering and analyzing member data; we listen to CU needs; we study demographics; we determine what variables are driving member growth." All form the narrative for a CU's unique story.
Defining a CU's complex personality also means tracking and learning from historical relationships. "This enables you to create a chronological profile of your membership," explains La Macchia. "It includes the analysis of household statistics and preferences—where members live, shop, work, worship, dine, and have fun. It's critical to understand the preferences of your member; it becomes your DNA."
POS = Point-of-SERVICE
La Macchia also believes POS is more than just "point-of-sale." When crafted effectively, it more accurately becomes point-of-SERVICE. This distinction takes branch design and POS to the next level within a rapport-building environment for staff and members. "You're there to provide a service, not necessarily make a sale," explains La Macchia. "Once you've piqued the member's curiosity with your POS, you invite them to explore."
La Macchia elaborates on creating highly-capable, effectual POS: "Make your POS timeless, not trendy. Think about your building materials and colors; elements should be crisp and relevant. Create a level of comfort for your members to foster trust. Engage all of their senses if you can."
A prime example from La Macchia is $165 million/9,000-member PCM Credit Union, Green Bay, Wis. The CU's greeter plays an important role in service delivery, and the reception desk is the focal point upon entry. The friendly, appealing reception area reinforces PCM CU's service-based philosophy and gives way to an unhampered view of the lobby. A clear path to the tellers is seen beyond the reception desk to avoid queuing or physical barriers. Clean lines, warm colors, and materials that are representative of local geography are used to create a timeless, nature-inspired feel.
La Macchia adds that POS and brand should embrace the CU's personality and needs of its members. When members feel good in their surroundings, they can relax and have a moment of repose. These moments make it easier to build relationships and plant seeds.
Building Momentum
According to Jenny Bengeult, design manager for CUES Supplier member Momentum, a design-build firm based in Seattle, there is no one-size-fits-all solution when it comes to POS. "What works well is an environment, 'zone,' or display that breaks down traditional barriers found in a bank environment."
Momentum's strength is its focus on member engagement and ability to create lasting impressions. This can be a display or counter with lowered counter heights and barriers, clear back space devoid of equipment and clutter, or an impressive backdrop for marketing and digital displays.
Successful POS can also employ a variety of methods. For those seeking to deepen relationships, Momentum has seen success in the form of smaller, less transactional-looking teller lines. "The large, traditional teller line is shifting to a more transitional concierge line, simple transaction pod, or is even mobile," explains Bengeult. "This allows a teller to interact freely with members or assist with a higher-value item or perhaps direct them to additional help."
For those seeking to create awareness of promotions, products and services, Momentum uses the technique of layered merchandising throughout the branch, ending with the main feature at the point of sale (or transactional) zone.
Bengeult describes layered merchandising as an integrated approach that weaves merchandising and a CU's brand throughout the interior experience. "The first layer or indication of brand can be subtle—it may be a color or material that speaks to a CU's brand or core values. It's usually subtle enough that it gets woven throughout the space, but near or visible from the entry. The next layer may be more direct with brand messaging, but is still a backdrop piece. Layers continue to build throughout the branch with the most direct or final layer being promotional or direct product messaging, strategically-placed around the transactional zone."
Are Members Reacting?
This may well be the best measurement of success for POS. Are tellers able to engage members through conversation? Do members understand where to go and what to do when they visit?
While reiterating brand, POS should engage and be an ice breaker. Whether it's a compliment or complaint, POS requires continual evaluation and adjustment to ensure it's working to the CU's best advantage. In the end, understanding and constructing meaningful ROI measurements enable the CU to assess and adjust quantifiable goals for POS and all of its branding strategies.
|Measures for Branch ROI
Decrease in average member age.
Increased relevancy to a specific audience (i.e. younger or more affluent).
Increase in market share for a specific demographic or area.
Increase in wallet share.
Increase in loans, deposits, members.
Increase in the pace of loan, deposit or member growth.
With 25 years of marketing and communications experience, Stephanie Schwenn Sebring established and managed the marketing departments for three CUs. As owner of Fab Prose & Professional Writing, her new focus is on assisting CUs and industry suppliers with their communications needs.


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Police seek witness to nightclub shooting
Portland Police Bureau Homicide detectives, in cooperation with Crime Stoppers of Oregon, are asking for the public's help in solving a triple shooting and homicide in Northeast Portland.
On November 9, 2013, at 12:45 a.m., North Precinct and Gang Enforcement Team officers responded to the report of a large fight and riot outside the Fontaine Bleau Nightclub, located at 237 Northeast Broadway.
Officers arrived to find a crowd of 75-100 people involved in a disturbance and 30-year-old Durieul Joseph Harris suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Harris died at the scene and officers learned that two other people suffered non-life-threatening gunshot wounds during the disturbance.
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Remember my post about a month ago about the most fabulous run I had that day? How my body and mind just felt so fluid and strong?
Yeah, today wasn't one of those days. Today's 12 miler was tough.
Maybe it was the lack of proper fueling the night before (I ate taco soup and about 20 Oreos). It could have been that I ran hard the day before (6 miles in 51 minutes – for me, that is flying). Or that I was a bit distracted by a full on flame-out-the-flue chimney fire and a house full of company (fire burned out, all is well). I guess I could use any one of those excuses.
Really, I think it was just one of those days.
I like to call runs like I had today character building runs. You never really find that groove, your legs just don't feel quite right, your stride is off, you are running way slower than you planned, and all you want is to get through the run.
I am sure any non-runner reading this will probably be convinced that I am a masochist when they hear me say that this is a good thing. As runners and triathletes, we need runs like I had today to remind us that running doesn't always feel awesome and effortless.
I believe you have to struggle a little to make gains. When things get tough, you have to search somewhere inside yourself to go that one more mile, to pick up your pace a little more, to stretch that stride out. That struggle teaches you something that prepares you for whatever race day (and life) has to throw your way.
Do I call this run a bad run? No way. It was a good run. I ran 12 miles before 9am, getting more done before the average US citizen has put down their second cup of coffee. I like those bragging rights.