Over at Hoggard's, Mebane asks if Billy The Blogging Poet intends to run in the upcoming Torch Relay as part of the 200th Anniversary of Greensboro, North Carolina.

I have been approached by event organizers as the relay passes in front of my house but as many folks know the only running I've done in the last 30 years was for Mayor of Greensboro and I lost miserably.

Anyway, that got me to thinking, while this fat old poet is going to look pretty silly running down Textile Drive torch in hand I'm willing to make a fool of myself if other local bloggers are willing to do the same. Are there others in Greensboro's blogosphere who are willing to look as silly as I'm willing to look? Are all of you as out of shape as I am?

The Torch Relay is going to cover most of the city and lots of runners will be needed and you need not be a blogger or an athlete to participate. Also, crowds who stand along the sides of the roads and cheer rather than laugh will be greatly appreciated.

The applications can be found at Approaching200.com or by going by the Greensboro Historical Museum at the corner of Lindsey and Summit.