peachtree road race

so i'm about to go to sleep so i can wake up insanely early and go run 10 km. because i'm crazy. but i'm in good company, as there will be 55,000 other people out there with me. if you want to come cheer us on, all the bars and restaurants on peachtree will be open - it's really quite fun. (i won't hold it against you if you don't)

i was reading through the "peachtree road race magazine" that they send out each year, and there were a few things that made me giggle. on one page they have a description of the race route and things to look for. mile 2's blurb starts out: "as the race winds through old Buckhead, it's in the city's most noted bar district, where the, ummm, "spirited" spectators will be found. hee. spirited is definitely the right word. over the years, the "spiritedness" has found its way into the race as well. there was a big group behind me last year that were happily winding their way along the route with beers in their hands.

on another page, they have written several handy types for race day, such as: "Don't each much... come start time, you want your body giving energy to your legs rather than derailed digesting bacon and eggs. no one had ever starved to death during a 10K race." heh. i've always like that part. and i would like to add that not only does eating divert your body's energy, it also makes you more likely to, well, "lose your lunch" (or breakfast as it were). as my dad reminds me every year, there's one rule for eating before a race: you can eat it as long as it tastes as good coming up as it does going down. yeah, my dad's weird, i know.