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The Curse of the Kentucky Derby Festival (KDF) Marathon
Those who know my running history have heard me talk about “the curse” of the KDF marathon. The History Despite finishing 9 marathons total, I’ve never finished a marathon in my home town. My history: 2009 DNS – Signed up for the KDF marathon in January. Got injured in late January and ran/walked about 1/10th…
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Keep digging, KDF. Charging for updates? At $1-$2 per TEXT?
I’ve run in Chicago, NYC, and (yes) even the KDF before when updates were free. Now, you can pay for the opportunity to be notified. No free notification mentioned (which is very helpful in letting a family member know if you need help, etc…) At the 10-, 15-, 25- and 30-km markers, that means mini…
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Catching Multiple Exceptions in Java JDK 7
I did some experimentation with catching multiple exceptions in Java 7. Given the following class definitions: // all in individual files for package test class QException extends Exception { public void blah() { System.out.println(“blah!”); } } class IException extends QException { public void a() { System.out.println(“a!”); } } class OException extends QException { public void…