Reminders in life. All pictures of people who make me laugh. Just a reminder this time of year as most of us go down this so-called "type A" personality path - AGAIN! on resolutions, goals, race plans, diets and the many other self therapeutic ways to feed our "type A" ego's. Before you end up like this poor sap
with you head up your ......
DON'T FORGET TO LAUGH!!!! Especially at yourself!!!
Have FUN!!!
Remember YOU are the ones paying to run the races. YOU (and I of course) are paying to run 5K, 10K's, Half Marathons, Full Marathons, 50K's, 50 milers and 100 Milers or more. No one else is paying for them, your shoes, shorts, shirts, gels, gu's, hydration drinks, or pickles (which did you hear a college football team was using them during the Capital One Bowl EMZ?), gas, food, lodging or airfare. No one else is running them, doing all the training or sacrificing the time. Also, remember every race there is an Expo with a entrepreneur, corporation rep., salesmen thinking we are THAT sucker that was born this minute. There is also a RD who might be thinking the same as well. You know? they might be right!!
So, before you start, or as you start your annual goals or plans to reach that BQ, PR, finish line or just getting to the starting line of whatever race of any distance. Remember, just remember one thing. One thing only - this is supposed to be FUN!
Not to mention blogging about at it as well!
Have fun. Be grateful, be humble and BE HAPPY!!!
B Who U B.
Have a great year in 2011.
Cheers!
9 comments:
Great post! I think we all need to be reminded of this now and again. It's too easy to lose "focus."
Nice post, Slomo! Hope your 2011 is nothing but full of great runs, races, laughs and smiles!
I needed this. THANK YOU. Such a great reminder!!!
Ok...
OK...
I will try to work on this being happy part.
"Remember YOU are the ones paying to run the races. YOU (and I of course) are paying to run 5K, 10K's, Half Marathons, Full Marathons, 50K's, 50 milers and 100 Milers or more. "
But if anyone wants to pay me to race or train- you can find me at www.elktonrunner.blogspot.com. =D
Donations for happier running accepted cheerfully.
Well said!! Happy New Year Slomo!
Great post!!!! Laughing is the best!!
Amen to that! Sometimes we need to be reminded.
So very true! Hope you had a great New Years, Slomo!
I love this post, Slomo! It's amazing how easy it is to forget that running races is, in fact, supposed to be fun! THank you for the reminder :)
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