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October 06, 2009
Pheelin Phine
Liberty Bell, originally uploaded by super-structure.
Oh I'm sure residents of Philadelphia never tire of that! I've been all about Eastern Pennsylvania. Last Friday I took a quick jaunt to Bethlehem, then right back to Philadelphia in time to catch Chicago's elimination from the Olympics.
I managed to squeeze in a run, and I did the most touristy thing imaginable: I ran up the Rocky Steps. I felt like a complete and utter cliche as I ran up the steps, but then I saw the dozens of people around me who were doing the exact same thing, except they were also jumping with their hands in the air, like Rocky. I didn't go quite that far.
According to Wikipedia, there's 72 steps - and not to sound like an elitist bastard, but those steps should not be drastically hard for an experienced runner. Did it feel good, though? You betcha. Did I want to fight Apollo Creed? Not a chance.
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Posted at October 6, 2009 05:34 PM