WELCOME to this blog for the JOSS Class of 1968. This blog is for us, members of this class. It celebrates all of us, all that we are individually and as a group, and honors those who have died. Each one of us is uniquely graced and gifted.

Most of us first came together in 1956 at a little-known place in Central Ohio. Others arrived later. Whether we left the Josephinum before ordination or were ordained in 1968, we all followed uniquely individual calls.

We have journeyed through significant historical times - "Camelot", Vatican II, the Vietnam War, exploration of space, the civil rights movement, advances in communication technology, sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, growth in and loss of relationships, terrorism, medical/surgical breakthroughs, "Arab Spring", and much more.

The vision for this blog is to connect anew, share our stories, support one another.

Greetings! Jump on board! Peace and Shalom!

Tom Meyer
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Sunday, January 31, 2016

CGTC Running the Globe

The Carolina Godiva Track Club set off on January 1, 2016, to run around the globe of our Mother Earth.  The CGTC is a local running club of which I and my daughter Katie Biasi are members.  This running club is based in the area of Durham and Chapel Hill, North Carolina.  The club's membership is fairly large.  We are a group of people of all ages who love to run.  Katie introduced me to this running club several years ago.

If or when the club finishes its circling of the globe, we all will have run a total of 33,000+ miles.  Our initial target date was January 31, 2016.  Well, today is 1-31-2016 and we have not finished.  Our target date is now set for February 29, 2016.  As of yesterday, we had run 7167.4 miles.  Yes, we have a huge number of miles to run yet.

This has been a lot of fun.  It is amazing to see the number of people engaged in this circuit of the globe.  There are also challenge and motivation built into this endeavor.  Obviously, we are not literally running around the globe; however, we all are recording the number of miles we are running every day or every other day or whatever frequency in a computer program titled Racery.  Participants are adding their amusing comments as side notes.  We just finished "swimming" across the Sea of Okhotsk along the coast of Russia.  We are now back on dry land as we are nearing China.  We are avoiding North Korea.  We don't want to be "detained" there.

Leaving North Carolina, our miles have taken us through Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and North Dakota in the USA; Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Colombia, and Yukon Territory in Canada; then across Alaska to the Bering Strait; from there into Russia.  Remember Gov. Sarah Palin's remark during the 2008 presidential campaign that she could see Russia from Alaska.  I discovered that one can see Big Diomede Island (Russia) from Little Diomede Island (USA).

We have individual goals as well as our club goal.  Whether someone runs 31 miles or walks 1 mile, each is contributing to the club goal.  My individual goal is to run the Kentucky Derby Half-Marathon in Louisville, KY, on April 30.  Katie plans to run the full marathon there.

So, on we run!  We appreciate your support!
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