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About Me

I am Scott Giddings and I am employed at Girls and Boys Town in Omaha Nebraska. I am also an avid runner.

I have been at Girls and Boys Town since leaving the military in 1997 and am continually in awe of the mission of the home.

It was nearly two years ago that I started wondering what running across Nebraska would be like. After experimenting with some long runs 50K - 50 miles, I decided to take the plunge and commit myself to taking on the state from the Wyoming to Iowa borders. I'll pass by two of Nebraska best known landmarks, Chimney Rock in the west and the village of Boys Town in the east, thus the Landmark Run.

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    Quotes To Get Me By!

    By Scott | April 14, 2007

    I am a big fan of quotes, especially those in the arena of attitude, motivation, and success. Very rarely do I remember any of them, but occasionally I’ll see one that speaks to me in some way. I thought I would share a few of them here.

    “Running provides happiness which is different from pleasure. Happiness has to with struggling and enduring and accomplishing”
    George Sheehan

    When you truly believe in something, and you carry it in your heart, you accept no excuses, only results.
    Ken Blanchard

    The secret to success is often in the ability to accept how long it may take
    to be successful.
    Unknown

    “It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcomings, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat”
    Theodore Roosevelt
    “Citizenship in a Republic” April 23, 1910

    “It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult”
    Seneca

    “Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far they can go”
    TS Eliot

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    4 Responses to “Quotes To Get Me By!”

    1. Ron and Candy Richards Says:
      April 17th, 2007 at 5:23 am

      Go Scott!!!…Best to you as your start your incredible journey. That first step will be a big one. The last one will take care of itself.

      See you Sunday.

      Ron and Candy

    2. Becky (former classmate) Says:
      April 19th, 2007 at 7:09 am

      I’m excited for you Scott! I know you can do this and it’ll be great!

    3. Pam Hunter Says:
      April 24th, 2007 at 11:57 am

      Hi Scott,
      I am amazed and so proud of how many miles you have gone!!!!! Take some time today to just veg as you sure deserve it!!! Enjoy the massage!!

      AND just remember “I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me”!

      AND if it’s to be it’s up to me!!

      Go Girls and Boys Town!!!

      Blessings,
      Pam

    4. Leslie Champlin Says:
      April 24th, 2007 at 6:30 pm

      Scott,

      One more quote for you:

      “I have not failed 10,000 times, only found 10,000 ways that don’t work”

      Thomas Jefferson

      Given to me by a math professor when I was struggling with math. Needless to say I have taken all my math courses with him and made an “A” in every single class. So it stays with me.

      Once again,

      Your Cousin,
      Leslie

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