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The first of 800 runners jog through
Pioneers Park during KFOR's "Sum
mer Run."
BY KILL CONItADT
I stood on the side of the read after fin
ishing KFOIts 2.1 -mile fun run Sunday, bent
over in sharp pain, wondering what I had
done. How could anybody, I thought, say
running 2.1 miles on a hot, humid Sunday
morning was f un
it had been orJy 25 minutes since I
started the race, feeling confident about
being able to finish the 7.7-mile road race
being run at the same time. I hadn't done
much training for the race, in fact, I had for
gotten the last time I hade run. But, I felt
confident that the athlete in me would re
turn and help me to the finish.
Doubts about the race began to seep nto
my brain, as 1 tried to stretch my legs. I
tried touching my toes, but instead, I barely
reached my kneecaps. Then I tried stretch
ing against a tree, but it seemed I was using
more energy holding the tree up than I was
stretching. So I cautiously started to jog, a
fast walk to wake up my heart. Sweat
quickly drenched my body. I decided jog
ging was going to do more harm than good.
Instead of risking further mental or
physical damage before the race, I decided
to sit and watch everyone else warm up. I
watched, curiously, as each went through
his own routine. Some jogged, others
stretched, and the remainig talked of strat
egy and future races. I hoped watching the
others would do the trick for me. It didn't.
The race started with everyone pushing
and shoving to get a good position. I was
content with my position. This would be as
close as I got to the front. I let everyone
sprint past me.
I felt like a world champion for about 30
seconds, then there were problems. I started
up the first hilL reLidy to challenge for the
lead, when, suddenly, a runner, probably not
much older than 10. passed me. The confi
dence I had nurtured watching the others
slowly wilted. My muscles began to call out
for more oxygen, they couldn't understand
that I was breathing as fast as I could My
heart started pounding against my chest
and the sweat started to cascade off my
forehead.
I slowed my pace and tried to convince
my body that it was in shape. I even brought
up memories of past road races I had run in.
Nothing seemed to work.
After topping the hilL I saw a sign that
said "yell spray." Ahead, there was a lady
spraying runners with a hose. I yelled
"spray" and immediately got drenched with
cold water. It felt great. I wanted to stand
under the hose for the rest of the race, but
quitters never win and I continued on.
I headed to the buffalo statue along with
the rest, hoping the return trip down the hill
would jump-start my endurance. But things
continued to go bad. I started to feel the egg
mcmuffin I had eaten earlier in the morn
ing. Instead of producing energy it produced
pain wrenching cramps.
I knew I was finished now. So did every
one else who passed me with what appeared
to be effortless strides. I finally reached the
downhill in relief, only to be confronted with
a new problem. What would happen if I
tripped and fell? I didn't want to find out, so
I slowed almost to a walk.
All of a sudden, I saw a sign which di
rected the fun-runners to the left. I decided
it wasn't too late to have some fun, so I took
that left turn and headed to the finish. The
heck with goals, I thought, as I stumbled
across the finish line.
Coin meter
rates double
on parking
BY M FILING UU
Doubled parking meter rates have been
in effect for three weeks on the University
cf Nebraska-Lincoln city campus, according
to UN-L Tclice Capt. Kenneth Markle. The
parking lots on 15th, It, and T streets and in
front of Selleck Quadrangle have been
equipped with new meters, Markle said. The
new rates are 5 cents for 15 minutes, 10
cents for 30 minutes, 20 cents for one hour
and 25 cents for 75 minutes. The maximum
time on the meters is two hours, he ssid
Under these new rates, . . people won't set
(their vehicles) there all day long," Markle
said The two-hour limit allows more
chances for people to find a place to park,
he said. Instead of raising charges for park
ing permits, which cost $35 a school year,
Markle said the rate hike will help offset po
lice department costs and improve the effi
ciency in use of parking. This is the second
parking rate hike on the UN-L campus, Mar
kle said. The first was ten years ago when
the rate went from a nickel to a dime for an
hour. Markle said new meters with new rate
changes will be installed on the parking lots
at East Campus Mali East Campus Union,
Dental College and Barkley Center on east
campus.
The current 30-minute parking lot be
tween the Administration Building and the
Nebraska Union also will be converted to
meters, he said The rate hike was passed
unanimously in April by the parking commi
tee of the Association of Students of the Uni
versity of Nebraska (ASUN), Markle said.
The parking committee has two student
members and five university staff.
Weekly calendar of campus events
Thursday, June 33: Nebraska Repertory
Theatre, "The Good Doctor," Studio Thea
ter, 8 p.m.
Antelope Band Shell, Czech Dancers and
Singers; Marvin Klimes Accordion Band,
Antelope Park, 7 :30 p.m.
Sheldon Film Theater, "Rebel Without a
Cause," 7 & 9 p.m.
Friday, July I: Nebraska Repertory Thea
tre, "The Marriage of Figaro," Kimball Re
cital MalL 8 p.m.
Antelope Band Shell "New Decade,"
country-western music, Antelope Park, 7:30
p.m.
Nebraska Directors' Theater, "Prisoner
of Second Avenue," comedy, 421 S. 9th St., 8
p.m.
Saturday, July 2: Nebraska Repertory
Theatre, "The Marriage of Figaro," Kimball
Recital Hall, 8 p.m.
Nebraska Directors' Theater, "Prisoner
of Second Avenue," 421 S. 9th St., 8 p.m.
Sheldon Film Theater, "Rebel Without a
Cause," 3, 7 & 9 p.m.
Sunday, July 3: Sheldon Film Theater,
"Rebel Without a Cause," 3, 7 h 9 p.m.
Nebraska Directors' Theater, "Prisoner
of Second Avenue," 421 S. 9th St., 8 p.m.
Monday, July 4: Nebraska Directors' Thea
ter, "Prisoner of Second Avenue," 421 S. 9th
St., 3 p.m.
Tuesday, July 5: Sheldon Film Theater,
"The State of Things," 7 & 9 p.m.
Wednesday, July 6: John Walker, vocal and
guitar, Lincoln Foundation Garden, noon.
Summer Film Festival noon, Nebraska
Union, "Almos' a Man," 39 min., "Seal Is
land," (Walt Disney), 27 min., "Slapstick,"
(Silent Days), 27 min.
Sheldon Film Theater, "The State of
Things," 1, 7 & 9 p.m.
Judge Grant applies for high court vacancy
OMAHA (AP) - Douglas County District
Judge John T. Grant has become the first
official applicant for the Nebraska Supreme
Court vacancy expected in September with
the retirement of Judge Hale McCown.
Grant, 62, was appointed to the Douglas
County District Court bench in 1974 by then-
Gov. J.J. Exon. He announced his intention
to seek the state Supreme Court seat on
Tuesday.
A nine-member judicial nominating com
mission, headed by Supreme Court Judge
Leslie Boslaugh, will forward the names of
selected applicants to Gov. Bob Kerrey.
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