Halloween 10k
stone arch bridge
27 degrees
We did it! Scott and I ran together in our first race in 4 years. Much slower than I’ve ever run a 10k, but it doesn’t matter because we did it without stopping, especially on the final hill. And I felt good at the end and even smiled. Hooray! The only part I didn’t like was before the race. It was freezing. I was dressed in my usual winter attire — tights, a green shirt, orange sweatshirt, black vest, gloves, and a buff — but it wasn’t enough. I was so cold that I felt like I might throw up. I’m fine running outside when it’s very cold, but I have to be moving, which we weren’t for almost an hour.
10 Things
- the cobblestones at the beginning were a challenge — so uneven and broken
- David S. Pumpkins and his 2 ghosts were running the race
- also a guy portaging a canoe — an actual canoe! I wonder if he was running the 10k or the marathon
- other costumes: 2 m-n-ms — red, 2 oompa loompas, curious george and the man with the yellow hat
- a guy dressed up like the granny from Little Red Riding Hood
- running down a hill, I passed one of the leaders of the race running back up it. I thought I heard hime call out, only 5?! as he passed the 5 mile marker
- one runner approaching another one and calling out, I love your earrings! They make your outfit look extra special
- a guy in a banana costume struggling up the first hill, wheezing loudly and breathing heavily
- bump/bump bump bump/ bump bump buuuuummp (overheard: the opening to “eye of the tiger” at the top of the hill)
- speeding up on the stone arch bridge and (almost) sprinting across the line with Scott with a huge smile on my face — a great race!
adding this several hours later: I found this poem on HAD (havehashad.com) and I didn’t want to wait until the next time I run to post it, so here it is:
Friendly?/ Luke Strathmann
The fact they call Casper friendly
Means he probably isn’t
Probably a real piece of shit
The type of ghost
Who keeps business unfinished
Just to stick around
Longer than anyone wants
One time grandpa fell on a knife
And grandma said a ghost did it
And I bet it was fucking Casper
I don’t trust him for one fuck
And don’t care if he hears it, either
Haunt me, baby
HAUNT ME!!!
One day I’ll be a ghost, too
And then we’ll see who’s friendly
We’ll beef until the sun explodes
Eats the earth and everything else
And that will be the end of all business
Unfinished or not