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The RunRunLive 3.0 Podcast Episode 3-292 – Amy Chavez and the Marathon Monks Myth (Audio: link) [audio:http://www.RunRunLive.com/PodcastEpisodes/epi3292.mp3]Link epi3292.mp3Support RunRunLive; Purchase an audio book of running stories.  Written and performed with love by Chris Russell  ------------->>>>>>>http://bit.ly/1cH2Fr7

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The RunRunLive 3.0 Podcast Episode 3-291 – Life Events with David Hollingsworth(Audio: link) [audio:http://www.RunRunLive.com/PodcastEpisodes/epi3291.mp3]Link epi3291.mp3Support RunRunLive; Purchase an audio book of running stories.  Written and performed with love by Chris Russell  ------------->>>>>>>http://bit.ly/1cH2Fr7

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The RunRunLive 3.0 Podcast Episode 3-290 – Ken Lubin and the Executive Athlete(Audio: link) [audio:http://www.RunRunLive.com/PodcastEpisodes/epi3290.mp3] Link Support RunRunLive; Purchase an audio book of running stories.  Written and performed with love by Chris Russell  -------------à>>>>>>>Introductory Comments:Hello my friends – How are we doing? Enjoying your spring?  I certainly am enjoying mine. I got my garden in this weekend.  It’s always a good time to turn over the black soil and get the little plants plugged in.  Remember we talked about deer ticks last time. Well I picked up a couple more before my trip to Phoenix a couple weeks ago.  The nurse keeps giving the same answer: watch for symptoms.The problem is that all these parasitic diseases have the same symptoms, right?  Fatigue and achiness?  I can’t actually recall a time when I WASN’T fatigued and achy. I’m coming towards the end of my month off.  I saw my Ortho, Dr. Hester, and we had a kinda funny conversation.  He said, “What happened to the plantar fasciitis?”, and I was like “Nah, I fixed that now it’s something else…”He says I have .  Not Perennial tendonitis, which comes once a year, or periodontal tendonitis, which gives you a sore jaw, or prefrontal tendonitis which gives you a headache… No Peroneal Tendonitis which runs up the outside of your leg and attaches to you ankle. Nothing serious.  Just need a little rest and ice and anti-inflammatory.I’ve been working on biking and stretching and core.  Bit of a vacation for me.  I’m looking forward to getting back into some good hearty training this summer – something I can sink my teeth into.  Maybe even spend a little time in the dark place JI was down in Phoenix for the week and it was pretty much all out with breakfast starting at 7:00 AM and dinner till 9:00.  Not a bunch of room for training or practicing my miracle morning routine. Today we have a chat with Ken Lubin who manages a group on LinkedIn called “Executive Athletes” that has 15,000 members and lots of interesting interaction to see if we can learn something about the role of the amateur athlete in today’s company culture.Now, I don’t have a linkedIn group for RunRunLive, but I do have a facebook group and you should go join and say hi.  Or join my email list so I know where to find you when the authorities question me.In section one I’m going to give you some tips on how to act in small talk situations and in section two I’m trying an experiment in combining running with guided meditation.  You should really listen to that bit while you’re out on a long run. It’s interesting because the universe has been pointing out meditation to me recently.  As part of my miracle morning routine the first thing I do is 5ish minutes of guided breathing meditation.  I don’t know what it is doing but that simple 5 minutes kicks my ass and changes my frame and puts me into a flow state for a couple hours.  It’s really amazing. Then a bunch of the podcasts that I have been listening to all seem to be talking about meditation.  From Rich Roll to Tim Ferris – it just seems to be coming up all the time into my radar field.  Then last week ZenRunner put out an instructional podcast on meditation. I figured I’d stop fighting the universe and see if I could create a running meditation for you to use.  Tell me how it works out.  Let me know if I hit the mark or missed. I love this time of year.  I have so much energy and everything seems to have so much potential. Now all we need to do is take some action!On with the show!…You should really sign on to my email list.  Rather than basking in safe obscurity you can declare your allegiance to RunRunLive and get my drivel directly in your inbox.  I mean, really, you’ve made it to 289 episodes and sucked the vital life force out of my narrative for 5+ years you should subscribe or at least join the RunRunLive Facebook group.  or just search FaceBook for “RunRunLive”.On with the show!Section one:Mastering Small talk - Featured Interview:Ken Lubin – Executive AthletesChris,Good Morning and once again, thanks for taking the time to chatThe links arePlease let me know if you need anything else.CheersKenSection two:Running Meditation - Outro:Did a great interval workout on Fuji-san on the Rail trail Memorial Day weekend.  I took the speedplay peddles off and put some old flat, teethy metal platform peddles on because the clip-ins tweaked my ankle when I pulled up on them. Picture me puffing away on the rail trail spinning as hard as I can.  A blur of rusted true-temper terrifying the walkers and children.  I’ve been putting on weight so I’ve got a nice, great belly swinging away under my bike shirt bumping into my knees on the upstroke. And somehow my iPhone decided to shuffle into 100% live Grateful Dead music and it seems strangely fitting in this weird alternate universe of non-running exercise among the frightened populace.Buddy is doing fine.  I had to get up in the middle of the night last night.  There were thunderstorms and he wanted to be let into the basement.  I guess he feels safer down there.  He’s still got all his faculties and he’s the sweetest old man. I think his serious running days are over but we still enjoy the brief odd trot in the woods together.  He’s been a devoted friend to me.  This morning as I was up early in my home office in a meditative state he sneaks up behind me a lets out one sharp bark to get my attention and it just about causes my head to explode. Crazy old dog. Towards the end of our conversation you heard Ken and I talk about not letting yourself get too comfortable.  Life is supposed to be full of ups and downs and if you’re not having them then you’re not living. Go out and do something that scares you.  Expect to succeed but be ok with failing because that’s how we grow.  We are never too young and we’re never too old to learn some new tricks.I expect to see you in the facebook group.  It helps me test out some half baked thoughts and stuff.  I’ve been posting some of the thoughts that boil up out of my morning sessions and some of them are fairly interesting. Cheers,  or just search FaceBook for “RunRunLive”.And I do have an email list that I shoot the shows out to.  I’ve been writing some extra posts on my website RunRunLive and I may start recording them as a bonus for those of you who are paying attention!Happy Mother’s Day people. Be good to each other – party on.Cheers,Outro BumperThanks for listening folks I appreciate your support.  RunRunLive is a free service for you because I like writing and telling stories. I also love to meet folks so feel free to reach out to me at Gmail or any of the other social networking sites.  I’m CYKTRussell.  And as you know that’s Chris-Yellow-King-Tom-Russell with two Esses and two Ell’s.My Website is and most if not all of this content is posted out there.   If you want the show notes to magically show up in your inbox when I publish a show in a beautiful HTML wrapper you can subscribe to the mailing list at my site.  It’s a useful thing if you are moved by something I say and would like to see if what I wrote is the same thing! It also has all the links to everything and everyone I talk to and about.Other than that, thank you for your attention, do epic stuff and let me know if I can help.CiaoHappy Song – Super Hero - Other products from Chris Russell you may be interested inThe Mid-Packer’s LamentOn Audio (Read by the author) – The Mid-Packer’s Guide to the GalaxyStandard Links:Contact:Cyktrussell At gmail and twitter and facebook and youtubeBioChris Russell lives and trains in suburban Massachusetts with his family and Border collie Buddy.  Chris is the author of , and short stories on running, racing, and the human comedy of the mid-pack.  Chris writes the Runnerati Blog at .  Chris’ Podcast, is available on and at . Chris also writes for () and is a member of the and the …Tags -> Running  Podcast, podcasts for running, podcast for runners, free podcast for runners, Running Blog, marathon, triathlon, mileage, sprinting, run, track, training, running clubs, running groups, running shoes, exercise, health, 5k, running, swimming, sports, injuries, stretching, eating, jogging, biking, trail race, 5K, 10K, Ultramarathon, jogging a good exercise, road runner, jogging tips, benefits of jogging, free running, running shoes, marathon training, running, jogging, health and fitness, runners, runner, Boston qualification, Marathon BQ, Boston marathon

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The RunRunLive 3.0 Podcast Episode 3-289 – Ann Brennan and the Challenges of Depression(Audio: link) [audio:http://www.RunRunLive.com/PodcastEpisodes/epi3289.mp3]Link epi3289.mp3Support RunRunLive; Purchase an audio book of running stories.  Written and performed with love by Chris Russell  ------------->>>>>>>http://bit.ly/1cH2Fr7

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The RunRunLive 3.0 Podcast Episode 3-288 – Yo Pal Hal Elrod and the Miracle Morning(Audio: link) [audio:http://www.RunRunLive.com/PodcastEpisodes/epi3288.mp3]Link epi3288.mp3Support RunRunLive; Purchase an audio book of running stories.  Written and performed with love by Chris Russell  ------------->>>>>>>http://bit.ly/1cH2Fr7 Hal's website: www.HalElrod.com Section two: Recovery tips after a marathon - http://www.runrunlive.com/9-steps-to-recovery-after-a-marathonOutro:That’s it my friends you have daintily peeled back the page on another running year with me.  So what’s next ?  Well, my friends, next is not running for a month.  May is going to be my recovery month.  I’m doing some yoga, some swimming, some core and some biking.  My back is sore, my ankle has a tweaked ligament of some sort and I’ve got some pain and numbeness in my left knee.  All of this doesn’t prevent me from running but it has limited my ability to train and race at the level of quality that I’d like.  So we’ll give it some time and see if we can get healthy before anything else. I’ve been reading, as usual.  I read Chrissie Wellington’s book and it was interesting because I remember that Kona she won while all bruised up from a bike crash.  Mostly I took away that she is bat-shit crazy.  Not that I have anything against crazy people – I just don’t want to be trapped in an elevator with them.  I also read The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver.  I had listened to her other book Pigs in Heaven a few years ago and really liked it.  She is an incredible writer.  I very much enjoy her prose. I’m working through a business book I’m quite enjoying called Die Empty by Todd Henry who does the Accidental Creative podcast.  Really good stuff for people who have to deliver creative work.  Of course I read Hal’s book.  He sounded a little offended when I told him I read it in one airplane ride.  Well, you know, I read some books for the prose and others for the content and adjust my reading speed accordingly.  Last but not least I was looking through the Kindle store and saw that all the Edgar Rice Burroughs books were free.  So I downloaded a bunch and read Tarzan of the Apes!  This was an enjoyable surprise.  What a bodice ripper!  To see the original work that spawned a pop cultural hero was awesome.  It is a very engaging story.  Quite awfully racist and classist at times but if you can laugh that stuff off it’s quite entertaining.  I think I’ll move on the some of his Mars books next. What’s my plan going forward?  No running in May,  then see how I feel and maybe train to run a qualifier at end of summer because I’ve got some unfinished business. Cheers, Outro BumperThanks for listening folks I appreciate your support.  RunRunLive is a free service for you because I like writing and telling stories.  I also love to meet folks so feel free to reach out to me at Gmail or any of the other social networking sites.  I’m CYKTRussell.  And as you know that’s Chris-Yellow-King-Tom-Russell with two Esses and two Ell’s. My Website is http://www.runrunlive.com and most if not all of this content is posted out there.   If you want the show notes to magically show up in your inbox when I publish a show in a beautiful HTML wrapper you can subscribe to the mailing list at my site.  It’s a useful thing if you are moved by something I say and would like to see if what I wrote is the same thing! It also has all the links to everything and everyone I talk to and about. Other than that, thank you for your attention, do epic stuff and let me know if I can help. CiaoHappy Song – Super Hero - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_SuperheroOther products from Chris Russell you may be interested inThe Mid-Packer’s LamentOn AmazonOn KindleOn Audio (Read by the author) – http://www.runrunlive.comThe Mid-Packer’s Guide to the GalaxyOn KindleStandard Links:http://www.runrunlive.comhttp://www.runeratti.comHttp://www.coolrunning.comhttp://www.Grotonroadrace.comhttp://www.SQRR.orgwww.midpackerslament.comContact:Cyktrussell At gmail and twitter and facebook and youtubeBioChris Russell lives and trains in suburban Massachusetts with his family and Border collie Buddy.  Chris is the author of “The Mid-Packer’s Lament”, and “The Mid-Packer’s Guide to the Galaxy”, short stories on running, racing, and the human comedy of the mid-pack.  Chris writes the Runnerati Blog at www.runnerati.com.  Chris’ Podcast, RunRunLive is available on iTunes and at www.runrunlive.com. Chris also writes for CoolRunning.com (Active.com) and is a member of the Squannacook River Runners and the Goon Squad. …Tags -> Running  Podcast, podcasts for running, podcast for runners, free podcast for runners, Running Blog, marathon, triathlon, mileage, sprinting, run, track, training, running clubs, running groups, running shoes, exercise, health, 5k, running, swimming, sports, injuries, stretching, eating, jogging, biking, trail race, 5K, 10K, Ultramarathon, jogging a good exercise, road runner, jogging tips, benefits of jogging, free running, running shoes, marathon training, running, jogging, health and fitness, runners, runner, Boston qualification, Marathon BQ, Boston marathon

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Unicorns-1.6Introductory Comments:http://go.liverfoundation.org/goto/cyktrussell[audio:http://www.RunRunLive.com/PodcastEpisodes/unicorns16.mp3]Unicorns16.mp3Hello and welcome my friends.  This is Chris and this is the fifth and final in my series of personal podcasts that I am doing, to air out my brain and deal with my father’s cancer and passing and report in on my run for the Liver Foundation at the Boston Marathon this year. Note:  Even though this is on the RunRunLive Podcast feed, this is NOT the RunRunLive podcast.  You have fair warning to skip now because I’m not talking about running.  Standard RunRunLive episodes will be labeled as such. As part of this project, whatever this project is, I’m collected donations for the American Liver Foundation to layer on some purpose for the event and make it more personal.  The donation links are in the show notes and at http://go.liverfoundation.org/goto/cyktrussellMy story is that I already had a number for this year’s race.  I Didn’t need to fundraise, but with my Dad’s health declining I thought it would be a decent thing to do to dedicate this to him and my family. …The Boston Marathon.  Monday I ran the Boston Marathon.  It was a glorious day.  Not because I was fast or set a PR, I did not.  It was glorious because it capped the end of a long and sometimes arduous year for me and my friends and my family.  I look back on the year and I see what I have done and it seems like something.  Maybe not the perfect body of work, but something, maybe even something worthy. My nuclear family had our internment ceremony for my Dad at the Groton Town Ceremony on Tuesday morning after Patriots Day.  It was a beautiful spring day.  My Mom, my brother, my nephew and my sisters had a very peaceful and thoughtful time wandering around the stones and remembering families and people we have known.  My Dad is at rest nowhere Hollis Street meets Martins Pond Road and Chicopee Row, among his peers and friends. Monday I finished my 13th marathon in 13 months – Boston to Boston.  It was a wonderful day with wonderful crowds and support.  We took back our finish line.  I’m no hero, but I do what I can do with the gifts I’ve been given and if I can keep doing that I think my Dad would be satisfied with my efforts.  Today I’m going to bring you some audio that I recorded on Marathon Monday.  I won’t contextualize it too much but let me give you some hints of what’s going on.The first recording is riding the bus into Hopkinton with my Buddy Brian.  Then there are people I met and talked to at Athlete’s village – including Bree who was the local TV reporter for WBZ.  Next there are some clips on the way to the start and in the corrals.  Following that you’ll hear us cross the starting line.  During the race you’ll here a couple clips with some interesting people I met.  You’ll here a long loud section in the middle that is the Wellesley College girls or as we call it the ‘scream tunnel’.  As we get closer to the finish I start trying to help people who are struggling and I start having fun with the crowds.  The USA chant is the tipsy coeds at Boston College. Finally I talk to some people after the finish line as we are getting our medals. I don’t know when the appropriate time would be to listen to this. Hopefully you can feel the vibe and celebration.  Close your eyes and put yourself on that course you may be transported.  The air is warm and there is a spring sun pouring it’s warmth on your back and shoulders.  The brilliant blue sky is streaked with wispy cirrus clouds.  There is a slight and intermittent breeze from the far reaches of the Atlantic Ocean that kisses your face every now and again.  The trees and bushes are brown with winter but tufted at the tips with the first outpouring of buds.  There are the light footfalls of thousands of runners marching towards Boston.  There are struggles and striving of the average Jill and Joe.  There are the hearty New England crowds in Red Sox hats and black Bruins Hoodies.  They lean in and offer us orange slices, tissues and beer.  And they thank us!  They thank us for running this race! We who are the most privileged to do so are being thanked.  The entire 26.2 miles of spring sunshine cordoned by adoring, grateful and thankful compatriots – that’s something you should do before you die. …Featured Interview:Sounds of the Boston MarathonSummary Article: Thank you for joining me in my Journey.  As I wrap up my campaign for the Liver foundation I want to thank all of my friends who supported me and the Run for Research Team for letting me iron my Jolly Roger patch to one of their shirts.  I hope my small efforts save someone’s life or the life of someone they love.  Thank you.  The best way out is through and the best way through is to pick up your feet and run.  May you have peace and prosperity on your journey.Ciao, New Orleans Funeral March. Go to: http://go.liverfoundation.org/goto/cyktrussellThank you for joining me on my journey with purpose. Chris,Music by Bridge Underwater - “sad song”

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The RunRunLive 3.0 Podcast Episode 3-287 – Zoe Romano kicks it up a notch !(Audio: link) [audio:http://www.RunRunLive.com/PodcastEpisodes/epi3287.mp3]Link epi3287.mp3To donate to my liver foundation fund for the Boston Marathon -> http://go.liverfoundation.org/goto/cyktrussellSupport RunRunLive; Purchase an audio book of running stories.  Written and performed with love by Chris Russell  ------------->>>>>>>http://bit.ly/1cH2Fr7

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Unicorns-1.5Introductory Comments:http://go.liverfoundation.org/goto/cyktrussell[audio:http://www.RunRunLive.com/PodcastEpisodes/unicorns15.mp3]Unicorns15.mp3Hello and welcome my friends.  This is Chris and this is the fourth in my series of personal podcasts that I am doing, to air out my brain and deal with my father’s cancer and gear up to run for the Liver Foundation at the Boston Marathon this year. Note:  Even though this is on the RunRunLive Podcast feed, this is NOT the RunRunLive podcast.  You have fair warning to skip now because I’m not talking about running.  Standard RunRunLive episodes will be labeled as such. As part of this project, whatever this project is, I’m collecting donations for the American Liver Foundation for my running of the Boston Marathon this year.  I wanted to layer on some purpose for the event and make it more personal.  The donation links are in the show notes and at http://go.liverfoundation.org/goto/cyktrussellMy story is that I already had a number for this year’s race.  I Didn’t need to fundraise, but with my Dad’s health declining I thought it would be a decent thing to do to dedicate this to him and my family. …Life is an adventure and adventures are not planned.  They start early in the morning when you have had very little sleep.  They are not planned.  They are flowed into, organically.  They build experiences like a bubbling pot on the stove. I told my Dad the story of the Persian king who asked his wise men to come up with an answer that could be used to answer any question.  (This was one of those rare occasions where I actually got a story out before he interrupted me to tell me he already knew it or to correct my version of it!) The wise men, after much deliberation, came back with the answer that could be used for any question.  The answer was: “This too shall pass.” My Dad said something like, “I suppose it will.” Maybe it’s just a symptom of old age but I find the solution to most things is perseverance.  In long distance running we have the concept of continuous forward motion.  If you just keep moving you’ll eventually get to the finish line.  That’s life.  You have had times in your life when you think that you can’t go on.  You have been beset upon by difficulties and challenges and burdens that weigh you down to such an extent that you feel crushed.  We all have.  In these situations you just have to keep moving.  It doesn’t take strength to keep moving.  It sometimes takes more strength to stop.  But it’s all we can do.  And those of us who get good at it realize that there is a certain joy in the movement itself.  It is one of the defining aspects of humanity that we hope.  We always think that there is a better place and we keep moving.  We move forward on hope and faith, because that’s all we have sometimes, right?  I posted a copy of the classic Robert Crumb cartoon ‘Keep on Truckin’.  You youngsters can think of it as a counter-cultural internet meme from 1967.  The cartoon was born of a blues song and show’s four happy bums marching in a line into the future.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keep_on_Truckin'_(comics)That’s us my friends.  Happy bums marching into the future.  We have faith and hope in our pockets. Today I’m going to let my sister Mary Lou interview me.  I warned you it would get personal. Cheers, …Featured Interview:Summary Article: Thank you for joining me in my Journey.  I achieved my, rather arbitrary, donation goal but will leave the donation page open until after the marathon if the spirit move you.  I haven’t been able to train as much as I wanted to for the marathon this year.  But this year’s marathon isn’t really about time and I’ll just get out there and keep on truckin through the finish.  It will be a nice bookend for my year. Hopefully these off-center forays into my personal life haven’t skewed (or skewered) anyone’s impression of me.  I would much rather be a likeable avatar than a real person.  Real people, like you and me have spaghetti strands of chaos in our lives and it’s messy.  You and I are and are not the smiling picture displayed on the shelf in the den.  We are the sweaty mess that we wake up to every day too.  But that’s ok.  We are what we are.  We are made of clay.  But that clay can be molded as well as broken.  Life is what it is.  You and I can’t control it.  Enjoy it while you can, because as the wise men will tell you ‘this too shall pass’. Go to: http://go.liverfoundation.org/goto/cyktrussellThank you for joining me on my journey with purpose. Chris,Music by Bridge Underwater - “sad song”

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The RunRunLive 3.0 Podcast Episode 3-286 – Joe Bears – New England 6 in 7(Audio: link) [audio:http://www.RunRunLive.com/PodcastEpisodes/epi3286.mp3]Link epi3286.mp3To donate to my liver foundation fund for the Boston Marathon -> http://go.liverfoundation.org/goto/cyktrussellSupport RunRunLive; Purchase an audio book of running stories.  Written and performed with love by Chris Russell  ------------->>>>>>>http://bit.ly/1cH2Fr7

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Unicorns-1.4Introductory Comments:http://go.liverfoundation.org/goto/cyktrussell[audio:http://www.RunRunLive.com/PodcastEpisodes/unicorns14.mp3]Unicorns14.mp3Hello and welcome my friends.  This is Chris and this is the fourth in my series of personal podcasts that I am doing, to air out my brain and deal with my father’s cancer and gear up to run for the Liver Foundation at the Boston Marathon this year. Note:  Even though this is on the RunRunLive Podcast feed, this is NOT the RunRunLive podcast.  You have fair warning to skip now because I’m not talking about running.  Standard RunRunLive episodes will be labeled as such. As part of this project, whatever this project is, I’m collecting donations for the American Liver Foundation for my running of the Boston Marathon this year.  I wanted to layer on some purpose for the event and make it more personal.  The donation links are in the show notes and at http://go.liverfoundation.org/goto/cyktrussellMy story is that I already had a number for this year’s race.  I Didn’t need to fundraise, but with my Dad’s health declining I thought it would be a decent thing to do to dedicate this to him and my family. …Today I’m going to read you a couple short pieces to mark my Dad’s passing this week.  Our extended family got together to celebrate my Dad’s life. http://www.dolanfuneralhome.com/node/854Earl D. Russell - “Russ”, Husband, Father, Grandfather, WR1YEarl David Russell passed away on March 24, 2014 in Groton, MA. Russ was the beloved husband of Margaret (Peggy Connors) Russell, to whom he was married for over 58 years. He was the son of David C. Russell and Corrine Russell and grew up in Chelmsford, MA, graduating from CHS with the Class of 1946.Following service in the Air Force during the Korean War, he completed his Electrical Engineering degree at UNH, Class of 1957 and was President of Tau Beta Phi, the Engineering Honor Society.Professionally, he was employed by Adams Russell Corp, Sanders Associates, MA/COM and was President and Founder of Russell Engineering Services (Lowell and Waltham, MA) for 25 years.In retirement, Russ was actively involved with the CHS Alumni organization, aviation, antique cars, Town of Groton audio/communications events, the Groton Emergency Management Team and the Groton Senior Center. He founded the Nashoba Valley Amateur Radio Club.The Russells enjoyed many years of Square and Round dancing. Ballroom dancing was their special “sport,” Big Band was their era, and they shared their love of dance with many wonderful friends and fellow dancing enthusiasts.Russ is survived by two sons; David and Jill Russell, Christopher and Yvonne Russell, and two daughters; Mary Lou and Doug Martin, Joanne “Jody” and Dan Dobson of Indiana, and ten grandchildren. He was predeceased by his sister, Phyllis (Russell) Quintin of Groton.I’m going to include an interview I did with my Dad on his 80th birthday back in 2008 as episode 25 of the original RunRunLive podcast. We are a close family.  My Dad’s death leaves a big hole in our lives, in the lives of our friends and in the community.  I learned a lot from my Father.  Much of who I am today I owe to him.  He will live on in me and all of us. We are here today; this week, to mourn a passing but also to celebrate a life well lived.  …Featured Interview:Earl D. “Russ” RussellSummary Article: Thank you for joining me in my Journey.  This week I surpassed my $2,000 fundraising goal and I’m grateful for the friends that have supported me. The Prayer of St. Francis.Go to: http://go.liverfoundation.org/goto/cyktrussellThank you for joining me on my journey with purpose. Chris,Music by Bridge Underwater - “sad song”

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