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Skooter 3.0
so now everyone finally agrees: 1. Banditing is wrong no matter what size the race. 2. Pirating music is only wrong if the band isn't signed to a major record label.
Goals?
Why is it sideways?
Beware, batbear...
2014 Goal -- Run 5X per week, pain-free (relatively) by end of summer.
1983
Good Bad & The Monkey
I'm running somewhere tomorrow. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait.
Poor baby
Imminent Catastrophe
...A race is a celebration of the running community and of the human body. That's it's spirit. It's not, at its heart, about profit.
"Able to function despite imminent catastrophe"
"To obtain the air that angels breathe you must come to Tahoe"--Mark Twain
"The most common question from potential entrants is 'I do not know if I can do this' to which I usually answer, 'that's the whole point'.--Paul Charteris, Tarawera Ultramarathon RD.
√ Javelina Jundred Jalloween 2015
Cruel Jewel 50 mile May 2016
Western States 100 June 2016
If you're still reading: here's my take.
The process is the goal.
Men heap together the mistakes of their lives, and create a monster they call Destiny.
What if everyone decided to bandit? There would be no race. No race = no celebration.
Race fees = no celebration!
crap... now i'm going to make sure i bandit some races. Its for the greater good of running society.
I should state that my previous post is a mockery of sloch's argument.