One Reason to Finish Rocky Raccoon was ...
... because there was no way that I was going to mark up - with a Sharpie - a perfectly good participant sweatshirt with the letters, "D N F"! (It's a little long, by the way, but I've worn it with pride! I'll definitely do the 50 again there next year if not the 100.)
I took much of the week off and got back on the elliptical machine Thursday night. An hour. Good work out. Cardio was fine, grabbed the sticks and worked the arms a little.
May run Run The Woodlands 5K on Saturday morning.
I have a great time with my friends - and here's an e-mail dialogue to illustrate:
Rick: "Here's an open invitation to anyone who wants to run with me at the WS training runs on May 24-26. I'm going to fly in on Friday to Sacramento and rent a van and camp the weekend. I think I'm only going to run Saturday and Sunday and come home. Monday is Memorial Day. Saturday is the most important day with 32 miles of climbing on Devil's Thumb and Michigan Bluff."
Me: "You lost me on the camp part. Sort of like a twist on the Bird-MJ commercial from the Super Bowl many years ago, "Nothing but Marriott"."
Rick: "I could be talked into a hotel in Sac but I'm just trying to be as crusty as possible. I want to leave the soft stuff here in Houston. This might be my only chance at Mecca and I don't want to Rocky the race."
Me: "I understand. :) But I'm sitting here thinking to myself, "Sheesh ... he said I have to have balls to run an ultra." So I grew a pair and got 50 in ... and now you want me to camp too? You need to have ... how does Bill put it ... ahh ... the mindset."
Bill still hasn't answered me as to if he's running Run The Woodlands 5K tomorrow.
I'm probably a "no go" to go to Surfside to hang out; however, but I've gone off and driven to Fort Davis for a half marathon before too.
I took much of the week off and got back on the elliptical machine Thursday night. An hour. Good work out. Cardio was fine, grabbed the sticks and worked the arms a little.
May run Run The Woodlands 5K on Saturday morning.
I have a great time with my friends - and here's an e-mail dialogue to illustrate:
Rick: "Here's an open invitation to anyone who wants to run with me at the WS training runs on May 24-26. I'm going to fly in on Friday to Sacramento and rent a van and camp the weekend. I think I'm only going to run Saturday and Sunday and come home. Monday is Memorial Day. Saturday is the most important day with 32 miles of climbing on Devil's Thumb and Michigan Bluff."
Me: "You lost me on the camp part. Sort of like a twist on the Bird-MJ commercial from the Super Bowl many years ago, "Nothing but Marriott"."
Rick: "I could be talked into a hotel in Sac but I'm just trying to be as crusty as possible. I want to leave the soft stuff here in Houston. This might be my only chance at Mecca and I don't want to Rocky the race."
Me: "I understand. :) But I'm sitting here thinking to myself, "Sheesh ... he said I have to have balls to run an ultra." So I grew a pair and got 50 in ... and now you want me to camp too? You need to have ... how does Bill put it ... ahh ... the mindset."
Bill still hasn't answered me as to if he's running Run The Woodlands 5K tomorrow.
I'm probably a "no go" to go to Surfside to hang out; however, but I've gone off and driven to Fort Davis for a half marathon before too.
posted by WalkSports.com | 1:21 PM
1 Comments:
Hey Jon,
With each post you sound closer and closer to committing to a 100 miler!!
I may see you at the 5K...
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