Hi Dailies.

Jay: are you selling the guitar? You could have a "Running Ahead Silent Auction."

It turns out I have some minor tendonitis along the tibia down to the ankle. I also had some major knots UNDER the tibia and in that little fleshy area between the achilles and ankle, hence all the pain. PT says to take a few more days off and start running easy on Tuesday. We'll see. I was expecting much worse so it's good news, I suppose.

Hi Dailies.

 

Jay: are you selling the guitar? You could have a "Running Ahead Silent Auction."

 

It turns out I have some minor tendonitis along the tibia down to the ankle. I also had some major knots UNDER the tibia and in that little fleshy area between the achilles and ankle, hence all the pain. PT says to take a few more days off and start running easy on Tuesday. We'll see. I was expecting much worse so it's good news, I suppose.

I would consider that as good news also.

And I would not sell the guitar. I'd display it somewhere with a plaque or something under it containing the details of the race. (date, marathon, 1st place)

Hi Dailies.

 

Jay: are you selling the guitar? You could have a "Running Ahead Silent Auction."

 

It turns out I have some minor tendonitis along the tibia down to the ankle. I also had some major knots UNDER the tibia and in that little fleshy area between the achilles and ankle, hence all the pain. PT says to take a few more days off and start running easy on Tuesday. We'll see. I was expecting much worse so it's good news, I suppose.

Good news!

MTA: My problem with racing is that there is no way I'll win any. So I'm going to a "race", knowing I have no chance whatsoever for a podium. What's the use?

There is no wrong answer to that first and foremost, just our own answer.

I am competing against myself, you know, just climbing the mountain to see what I can see. Age group awards, finishers medals, finish line pics, trips to other cities, race reports, the forums, those are all ancillary things that add color to the story.

I have a million memories from racing just 4 years and would be hard pressed to pick the best, but I cried like a baby driving away from my first marathon. Sure, at 3:50 I wasn't winning shit lol, but it was huge for me. There a lot of reasons for that but mostly it comes down to two things: I never in a million years imagined I would ever in my life want to run one of them stupid things, but I never doubted I would once I made the decision to do it.

So for me, racing adds purpose to what has become one of the best hobbies I have ever ventured into (injuries notwithstanding ). And depending on who shows up on any given weekend (or more accurately, who doesn't show up lol) you just might experience a special moment. This could be placing in the top 25, the top 10, your age group, or even crazier, winning the damn thing outright.

Hey, I'm a dreamer man! 

I have met people who run who have never raced and that's fine, but I cannot imagine a scenario where I am not out there competing, even at recreational level. That is really what it comes down to for me.

 

1- There is no wrong answer to that first and foremost, just our own answer.

 

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2- So for me, racing adds purpose to what has become one of the best hobbies I have ever ventured into (injuries notwithstanding ). And depending on who shows up on any given weekend (or more accurately, who doesn't show up lol) you just might experience a special moment. This could be placing in the top 25, the top 10, your age group, or even crazier, winning the damn thing outright.

 

3- Hey, I'm a dreamer man! 

 

1- I agree, 100%

2- That is the idea, for me too. When it actually becomes a possibility that I could win the darn things, depending on who shows up, and blablabla, racing will become much more appealing. That could include winning by AG.  You are there, I am not. I have checked the times from last year for the 5K I'll be running. There's no way I can make top 10.

3- And a darn good one

This finally arrived!

 

I had to email the RD, but he got someone on the ball pronto and it was here 2 days later.  Here are the specs if anyone is interested, it's all greek to me.

 

 

 I cried like a baby driving away from my first marathon. 

+1 

 

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Thanks!  In the Hitogamis 2.  I have always been reticent with the Hitos because they have hardly any support but so far, my legs are surviving.