OMG you're absolutely correct, Ockham. 

I'm sorry cedarwolf :), you did indeed said "take up the ...", not "run the ...", and that would indeed be gauntlet. Doh!

I was reading that while the coffee was brewing - and had none in me, creating a state of mind that is highly unreliable. My brain saw "run" when it clearly didn't say that at all. Wierd.

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