Comments on: Mourning Becomes Electrolytes

By: James

James — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 04:59:54 +0000

At the rate you’ve been running, it should only take somewhere between 5 and 7 hours for you to finish a marathon. I’ve heard that when people have jobs, they tend to work somewhere between 4 and 8 hours a day. Interesting? No. I’m just bored. When is this abomination of the human condition taking place? Unless you are being chased by the cops or a Cougar, there is no real reason for running. Have fun, keep it up.

By: Sarah Wurrey

Sarah Wurrey — Wed, 27 May 2009 21:12:25 +0000

I would have, if I could have gotten closer than 25 yards. In my defense they were way ahead of me when I first spotted them, so I did close in, but then remained 25 yards or so behind for approximately the next 400 years.

By: Nitmos

Nitmos — Wed, 27 May 2009 19:44:21 +0000

You should have stepped on the backs of the tourists’ Crocs.

By: Sarah Wurrey

Sarah Wurrey — Tue, 26 May 2009 20:36:00 +0000

Ha! Match me? You already beat me on all your times.

I’m a whiner, I definitely know this. I promise to post something positive next time–3 miles tonight, hoping to do it in 40 minutes. Let’s see what happens!

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 26 May 2009 18:11:03 +0000

Alright Alright, all I said was you should have a more positive attitude, because self deprecating humor can eventually get a little tired if every post is about how much you suck at running.

You’ve shaved lots of time off your runs, and you are able to run significantly longer than you could 5 weeks ago, so concentrate on your victories, and soon you’ll have less and less things to complain about.

Then again my comments may have just been self serving, because when you post positive comments it makes me want to work harder to match you…

By: Sarah Wurrey

Sarah Wurrey — Tue, 26 May 2009 16:32:48 +0000

Greg–luckily, I think I get something like 4 or 5 hours to make it to mile 19 before the Fatty Bus comes into play. Which SHOULD be doable, but with the rate I am “improving,” who really knows?

Lauren–I am way too lazy to start up a separate blog. I can hardly keep this one going! My non-running readers will just have to deal. And I will try to make more of an effort to include non-running bones to throw to them on occasion.

By: Lauren

Lauren — Tue, 26 May 2009 16:23:14 +0000

hahaha! I think your running posts are funny, but probably because I’ve totally been there and could have written this myself. They had a fatty losers bus at the 15K Brooke and I ran at Disney world. I had nightmares about shuffling along right in front of it swearing I would finish. I made it in plenty of time. Also, after eating your body weight in fried foods washed down with booze, I’d say breaking even is a good thing. Plus, you still only weigh 100 lbs so you got that going for you.

Maybe you should start a separate running blog. All of ours sound like this and we find it interesting and entertaining.

By: Greg

Greg — Tue, 26 May 2009 16:22:23 +0000

In 1910 the Tour de France introduced the broom wagon – or la voiture balai. The purpose of this vehicle is to “sweep up” riders at the back of the field who can no longer continue or simply wish to retire from the race. Their numbers are unceremoniously removed and they are bundled into the back. Star riders rarely use the broom wagon, preferring the less inauspicious option of climbing into the back of their team cars. And yes, the bus literally has brooms on the front grill.

Luckily the Burlington Marathon does not do this but they will re-open streets to traffic 3 hours after the first runner goes by a marker. Otherwise, I would never be able to leave our house on the Sunday of Memorial Day.