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Featured Blog Posts – September 2009 Archive (4)

Katie on the The Ellen DeGeneres Show! - September 16, Day 172, 18.1 miles, Hayne, KS

I was on the Ellen DeGeneres Show today! Watch both parts of the show below!!

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Added by Katie Visco on September 21, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Running with a Pancake - September 15, Day 171, 18.4 miles, Collano, KS

Today was the day I had been waiting for...for months!!! Today was the day that I got to run with a pancake, yes, a real pancake, through the town of Liberal, KS. Liberal, KS is the last town before Oklahoma and it is known for 1) the annual pancake day race, 2) Dorothy's house (the real one used in the movie), 3) kind and caring people, and 4) its yummyyy pancakes...that you not only run with but also eat!!!!

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Added by Katie Visco on September 17, 2009 at 4:00pm — 4 Comments

What Land May Hold - September 11, Day 167, 17.3 miles, Dodge City, KS

An old man’s story came full circle for me today. Jenny and I were driven out to the farmlands of Dodge City, Kansas, in the evening when the sunset was melting in the sky...as if someone’s hand was smudging the sun across the clouds...almost like a child’s finger painting. Even though the journey to get there was impossibly beautiful, there was a deliberate destination for this drive.…

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Added by Katie Visco on September 13, 2009 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Humbled - September 6 - Day 162, 17.7 miles, Pawnee Rock, KS

For the last two nights, Jenny (my friend who is my new driver for the next two months!) and I have stayed with Buzz and ClifAnn Birney, a couple who lives in Ellinwood, KS with their 21 month old son, Joshua. ClifAnn, from Trinidad, is one of the most beautifully-spirited human beings I have ever met in my life, and Buzz, well, what can I say, is truly committed to living as not a good, but extraordinary Christian. The two met on a mission trip and were married four years ago. Their unmasked… Continue

Added by Katie Visco on September 7, 2009 at 2:02pm — 2 Comments