Log Rolling...All in a day's work!

Today was a fun Monday of work! No, really! Why? Well, it involved one of our agency's clients, the International Log Rolling Association, and some local media. This doesn't happen everyday for me, so it was a welcome change of pace!

If any of you are from the TC metro area, you probably know the "Perk At Play" segment on KARE 11. This morning Eric Perkins followed up on a message I recently left him, inviting him to try boom running (the 2007 Stihl World Championships of Log Rolling and Boom Running are coming up in Stillwater). Well, he was jazzed about it and ready to give it a try...today, as he's going on vacation. Fortunately, the ILRA folks are awesome and very accomodating, so they said "sure" and for a couple of hours this afternoon we all hung out at the ILRA President's personal log rolling/boom running pond and did some fun shoots on some of the professional athletes and Eric himself trying boom running. (FYI: boom running is where they tie up 8-12 logs in a line and you have to run down them and back; the world record holder, Jamie Fischer, was there and it was wild to see him fly down the logs...yikes is all I can say!)

The segment will air Tuesday night on KARE 11--check it out! It should be pretty funny. You can learn more about Perk at Play at: www.kare11.com/sports/perkatplay/perkplay.aspx (I also recommend reading Eric's blog, which is quite humorous!)

For more info on the International Log Rolling Association, see www.uslogrolling.com. There's lots of cool photos and info on the site, including contact information for log rolling/boom runnng classes (and, believe it or not, it's easier for wee ones to learn than adults...most of these professionals started when they were not even walking yet--really!)

You can also check out the 2007 Stihl® World Championships of Log Rolling and Boom Running Julyl 19-22, during Lumberjack Days. This is such a fascinating and cool sport, it's sure to be an awesome event! Also, keep in mind that they'll have a demo pool there where folks can give log rolling a try, so if you've ever thought about it...