Sunday, August 26, 2012

TAKE THAT FAST PEOPLE!!!

I had a crap race yesterday. My body and my head felt like poo. I just wrote about half a post that read like this:

WAAAHHH... it was hot...WAAAHHHH...my legs were tired.... WAAAAAHHH.... I got dizzy... and on and on

Gross, that's a big giant crybaby fest. Sometimes a race sounds like a good idea and it's just a shit show right from the beginning. That's all, it's sucks, move on.

But there was something awesome yesterday. My running group. You see, I was last place (not really, I kicked those DNF'ers BUTTS!). And after a crappy crap race it can be kind of weird to run through the chute when all the fast people are sitting facing the chute because the awards started. I watched one of the DNF people behind me step out of the chute rather than go through it. But I ran the race, so screw it. I'm gonna cross the finish line like everyone else. I did the work! It was just a little slower. Now to the awesome.

My crazy running group/family tore into the chute to make a power arch for me screaming like lunatics! If more slow people got this kind of finish, maybe they would show up for these things? So my friends cause such a ruckus, the announcer stops the awards to point out that I must have quite a fan base. Then there I was staring at all these people. And my tiny brain said, you should say something. So I did.

TAKE THAT FAST PEOPLE!

That's what I said. Yep. Because, if you're fast you don't get the awesome finish. I'm pretty sure I'll never know what it's like to cross a finish line first. But I know what it's like to finish in the back of the pack with your friends acting like you were first place. Even a crap race can remind you how lucky you are sometimes.


8 comments:

  1. I'm pretty sure everyone is jealous of us.

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  2. Man, that sounds awesome. Way to go. I bet everyone got a good chuckle and was totally jealous that they'd never been so well supported in any of their FAST races!

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  3. You're awesome. I'm glad you're keeping things real out there. Can't wait to join you guys again.

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  4. I find it so funny that I know three of the people in that pic and saw it on FB before reading your blog this morning. Which one are you, because I know which three you are not! lol.

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    1. I'm the one in the burgundy shirt. KIDDING! I'm the one in the middle making the dumb face :)

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  5. Oops--now I feel like a turd when I asked you how your run went in my email. Run sounds miserable, but I'm glad you had buddies to help you out. :)

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  6. Congratulations on a fantastic attitude - and getting your blog post mentioned in Runner's World! My wife had a DFL last year, and wrote a humorous article on my blog about a more satisfying experience repeating the race this year:
    http://run50plus.blogspot.com/2015/06/june-20-2015-atlanta-pride-5k.html

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    1. Thank you! Please tell your wife she is AWESOME!

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