Taking a break from hiking to hot tub in Breckenridge!
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Driving through the epic Logan Pass, headed west across the country.
Long time pub runner Howard Cheetham returned from his round the world sailing trip just to pick up a much needed Pint Cup and introduce it his new home. 🙂
The pint cup is taking in the great views of Los Angeles over the winter holiday break!
Wiiiiiide open spaces.
Where are you from? Born in Texas, claim Aiken, SC as my hometown, and most recently spent six years in south FL.
How long have you lived in the area? 2 years
What are three words your friends would use to describe you? Determined, loyal
Why do you run? To keep my family from killing me! I started running in high school when I joined the cross country team. According to my mom, I became a much more pleasant teenager when I did. As an adult, I have been ordered on runs by my spouse when he’s had enough of my attitude. While I love the challenge of bettering my running each year, I really keep at it because of the balance it brings my mental state.
Why did you decide to join the Station Pub Run? When I first moved to town I went to the Fleet Feet runs on Wednesdays because I was home all day with my then 2.5 year old on Wednesdays and I needed the mental release. Then the faces I was starting to recognize stopped going, so it wasn’t fun anymore. I had been on a run with SPR while on a scouting trip before moving here, and decided to join the cool kids. 
What is your favorite thing about the Station Pub Run? The people. And the beer. And Steph’s amazing emails!
Describe the most recent (appropriate ☺) photo you took with your phone: I do (almost) daily Christmas countdown pictures of my son to share the excitement of the season with a small child with out of town family. The current one is of his and my feet showing off our matching glow in the dark Christmas light Toms!
What is the best piece of advice you ever received, and who gave it to you? “Don’t go borrowing trouble (or worry) from tomorrow.” - my mom
If you could have any talent or skill in the entire world, without needing to practice and money was no limitation, what would it be? Either the ability to fly a plane or sail a boat. I have neither time nor money to learn either, but if I just knew and didn’t have to pay for it I’d never be home.
Tell us something about yourself that not many people know: My favorite non-technical job ever was working for the county library.
What is something you have done recently, or are about to do, that you are proud of? Does June count as recently? I’m going with it anyway! We took a family vacation to Vermont in June, and the place we stayed had a mini triathlon. I entered and finished, even though the lake had massive amounts of chop and I wanted to give up not even halfway through the swim. My Achilles has hated me ever since, but that ridiculous rubber duck keychain was totally worth it!
Please share your favorite quote or slogan: Same as above. It’s such a simple concept, yet so difficult to consistently follow through with. I find myself thinking “that’s just borrowing worry” quite often, and it’s usually coming out of my mouth at some point when being asked my opinion, so it’s clearly greatly impacted how I approach life.
Where are you from? I grew up about 10 miles outside the small university town of Aberystwyth, Wales.
(High fives for anyone who can pronounce that name correctly!)
How long have you lived in the area? I moved here in January 2018 to start a postdoctoral researcher position at UNC.
What are three words your friends would use to describe you? Driven, silly, and err…..tall?
Why do you run? My research involves working around and on top of active volcanoes. If one decides to erupt, I need to be able to get out of there fast!
Why did you decide to join the Station Pub Run? Having just crossed the Atlantic from my home country, I needed to find ways to meet new people. The pub seemed like an ideal place to start.
What is your favorite thing about the Station Pub Run? The lack of seriousness. It’s so nice to catch up with friends over a well-earned beer after a run.
Describe the most recent (appropriate 🙂 ) photo you took with your phone: I have an amusing photo of my cousins dog, who live in San Antonio, Texas. A super close up of his nose and face while he was paying attention to a treat behind me!
What is the best piece of advice you ever received, and who gave it to you? I’ve received a lot of great advice, but my parents teaching me to be patient is probably the best. ‘Patience is a virtue’, or ‘Good things come to those who wait’ is what they would say. In hindsight, this is actually terrible advice for running.
If you could have any talent or skill in the entire world, without needing to practice and money was no limitation, what would it be? The ability to understand and fluently speak any language I want. It’s so frustrating not being able to speak the local language wherever I go travelling.
Tell us something about yourself that not many people know: When I was 17, I spent three weeks working in a glacier research station in the far north of Sweden. I met the crown princess of Sweden when she decided to do a flying visit to the site!
What is something you have done recently, or are about to do, that you are proud of? At the time of writing, I’m about to submit a revised manuscript about my work at Santiaguito volcano in Guatemala. If all goes well, it will be accepted for publication!
Please share your favorite quote or slogan: I have this on the wall next to my office desk:
“Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see and wonder about makes the universe exist. Be curious. And however difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at. It matters that you just don’t give up.” – Stephen Hawking
Where are you from? I was born in Traverse City, Michigan and raised in Charlotte, North Carolina.
How long have you lived in the area? I’ve been in Chapel Hill for 23 years.
What are three words your friends would use to describe you? Organized, Perseveres, Willing [to try]
Why do you run? I run for my health: physical, mental and social. I believe that health is a balancing act of these areas. Running helps me clear my head. I often talk aloud to myself while running - practicing a conversation, problem-solving or just thinking things through. I feel liberated while running.
Why did you decide to join the Station Pub Run? The Station Pub Run is a great public health initiative! It brings people together doing an activity to improve their individual health, while promoting social networks. I love that the Station Pub Run gets us out and running in rain, humidity, snow and dark of night.
What is your favorite thing about the Station Pub Run? The friendly people. The routine. The route.
Describe the most recent (appropriate J) photo you took with your phone: Pretty holiday decorations over the city streets for members of the public to enjoy.
What is the best piece of advice you ever received, and who gave it to you? My father used to tell me: everything in moderation. I love this because it means you don’t have to say “no” to things, like dessert. You can enjoy, in moderation. I also like this advice because excess can ruin a good thing.
If you could have any talent or skill in the entire world, without needing to practice and money was no limitation, what would it be? I would like to be able to apparate. Apparition is a wizarding skill from the Harry Potter series that allows you to instantly move from one location to another, anywhere in the world.
Tell us something about yourself that not many people know: I like to clean out the house - to simplify. When I come home after a trip, I get rid of knick-knacks and clutter.
What is something you have done recently, or are about to do, that you are proud of? I recently ran my first marathon with goal of qualifying for the Boston Marathon. While I was training, a good friend told me that I could not quality for Boston with my first marathon… that I had no idea what I was getting myself into…that I had no idea how hard it was to run a marathon at all, let alone try to quality for Boston. I’m proud to say that I did quality for Boston in that first marathon. I’m most proud that I don’t let others get inside my head or disrupt my own ideas about what I can achieve.
Please share your favorite quote or slogan: #BeYou
Soaking up the sun and swimming in Suva. The Pint Cup really knows how to take a vacation!
Always one for adventure, the pint cup had to climb a ton of stairs, through 666 arches to get to the Basilica at the peak, the longest ‘portico’ in the world. It took Lara and Theo along as it's personal porters.
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