Race Blog

Yesterday I "laced them up" and re-entered the world of competitive racing.  Some might say that makes me a professional racer.  Others might say that makes me courageous.  However, I think everyone can agree that I am AWESOME!  Why?  You're kidding right?  Have you taken a look at me in my racing apparel?

Anyways, I took 2nd.  Why not first?  Because sometimes, I don't want to be too awesome.  Sometimes, I want to let the little people sip from the bottle of victory that I have so selfishly consumed in the past.

In discussing my race, I thought I would take a new balanced approach.  A pros and cons list.  That way while I will acknowledge my epicness, I will also acknowledge my shortcomings... the way any true champion would.

My time of 27:08
Pro:   It is the hardest and fastest I have run in over a year.
Con:  I was so fast that I didn't give the people behind me a chance to watch me run.

The race was over 80 degrees:
Pro:   It was a challenging race that allowed me to really test myself.
Con:  If it had been hotter, I could have sweated more and allowed more ladies the chance to view my glistening muscles.  

There were only 100 people in the race:
Pro:   It allowed me a chance to run my first race without much pressure.
Con:  The 99 other people present only had 98 other people to talk to about how great I am.

I took 2nd place:
Pro:   It was nice to finish so high with such poor fitness.
Con:  The person who beat me, just had the greatest moment of his life, it is all downhill from here.

All in all, it was a good day.  The next race is a few weeks away.  We shall see how that goes.

Zeus out.