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A Slacker Gringo Stomp Takes to the Streets
Thousands Watch as Trio Demonstrates the Power of Spare Time

DALLAS, Texas - Dec. 15, 2008 – More than 17,000 people gathered in Dallas on Sunday to escort half of A Slacker Gringo Stomp through downtown during the Dallas White Rock Half Marathon. Jeremy, Melissa…and…um…ok…there he is…Lance completed the 13.1 mile course while approximately half the city looked on.

“What these three individuals have done will stand as an inspiration for Dallas, no, America, for years to come,” said Dallas mayor Tom Leppert. “They started at one end of American Airlines Center and finished at the other end of American Airlines Center. That’s a distance of about 350 feet. But they chose a route nearly 200 times longer and considerably less efficient. And instead of walking, they ran. That kind of logic is typically reserved for politicians and BCS voters. This is truly a marvel.”

The marathon was the first event for the ASGS Running Team and marked the first time since July that such awesomeness was assembled in one place. Thanks to an injury to Jonathan, Rhonda’s job commitment, and Donna’s abject lack of interest, the trio faced the event without their significant others.

“I would have done it, but I have a physiological reaction to running that is quite scary,” Donna said. “My breathing is labored, I become fatigued, and I begin to sweat. Those are the same symptoms as malaria, so I’m not taking any chances.”

The half marathon was just part of a weekend that included other feats of skill such as horse shoes, darts, ping pong and a game of Who Can Throw the Football and Make it Stick in the Baby Swing.