10Ks

Josh brings up a good point....who on earth pays to run on a road you can run on for free?? Hmm..good question. Well, I really enjoy running the 24th of July 10K...even when I have to spend a wopping 38 bucks to do it! Really?! 38 dollars. wow. And thousands of people do it. what sucks us in? maybe the t-shirt that I never like? Maybe the water breaks they provide for you...and last year they only had one at mile 5 (which is HORRIBLE if you know the difference between a well-run event and a poorly-run event). Or maybe it's the fact that you get a time chip for your shoe so your race time is quite accurate- but when you cross the finish, if you forget to return the chip, you will be fined down the road. Or maybe it's all the people who sleep out on the parade route and cheer you on the entire way!! That's actually a fun part. Or, maybe it's the fact that it's all down-hill except for the last mile. Well well well, why is it that all thousands of us spend a fortune to run on the pavement for 45 minutes (hopefully) just to cross the finish line, maybe get a "free" water, have only one water break that tastes like hose water, and return the cool time chip? Perhaps it's because we are all too competitive not to participate. and when you get your time reported, it will show up in the newspaper and you just hope to run fast enough to show up the other 23 year-olds you may know in the age group.

I have run the 10K on the 24th probably 5 times now, and it's fun every year. Everyone is excited, racing, and being cheered on by a bunch of crazy sleepyheads who sort of slept on the sidewalk. yeah, it's expensive.....but it's too fun to quit.


Cheers