Last-minute Halloween costume idea

Hey hey runners. Are you going to a wild costume party tonight, but don't know what to wear? Well, MDRA is here to help. Here's what you do...

Step 1: Put on running clothes. It's going to be cold tonight, so dress in layers.

Step 2: Write "Why did the chicken cross the road?" on a piece of paper & tape it to you chest.

Step 3: Write "To get to the other side." on another piece of paper & tape it to your back.

When people ask what you're dressed as, tell them you're a Running Joke. Then bask in the glory of your wit and subtle humor.

If that doesn't get a laugh, go as this guy:

feed a cold, starve a runner

Man, I hate being sick. Yesterday I felt a little stuffy, not bad enough to take the day off by any stretch, so I ran 8 miles over lunch. I heard somewhere that it's OK to run easy if you have a head cold. As soon as you're coughing or have a sore throat, you're supposed to rest. Makes sense, but I have no idea if it's true.

Well, today I woke up with the worst sore throat ever! The old adage about running with a head cold is a falsehood. Curse you, evil old wives tale!

In other random news, this is now my favorite thing to listen to before a run. Mastodon rocks so hard.

wow.

If I ever drop during a marathon, I hope the ambulance driver doesn't have to stop to ask for directions. Sheesh.

doing a double

It's on this Sunday! I'm on a mission to get as muddy as possible. The fun starts at 9:30 AM, Gale Woods, 5K Cross Country race. After that I'm hauling my arse back across town for the Mill City Cyclocross Classic at noon. Rocking the single speed Surly, baby!

If you haven't seen cross, check it out. It's like doing a steeplechase with a bike. Pain, suffering and mud are par for the course.

Another TCM recap

There was another writeup on the heat at the TCM in the Star Tribune.

The author wonders if marathons have become to inclusive. Hell yeah they are! With a 6 hour time limit, you can walk like a 13:43 per mile pace & finish in time. That's hardly running a marathon. Wasn't the old City of Lakes marathon an event with a 4 hour time limit? If you know, put it in the comments.

Bring back the 4 hour (or at least a 5 hour) time limit, I say. Put the run back in running a marathon.

Mud run

This looks fun as hell, a Marine Corps mud run. Someone please start one of these in Minnesota!

free to a good home - high jump shoes

Someone out there must know someone that could use these:



That's a men's size 11.5 Nike high jumping shoe. They were used for one season of indoor track in 1998, my sophomore year at Luther. After indoor season, I decided that high jumping wasn't nearly as much fun as drinking beer, mountain biking and uh... "hanging out" with my girlfriend... so I quit the team. I subsequently developed a bike fetish and gained about 25 pounds. 2 years later I figured out I was better suited to distance running and 35 pounds came off, so it all worked out.

Anyhoo, these shoes are in really good shape. I still have the spikes and the wrench, though the insoles have disappeared. If you know a track coach, or some big-footed kid who's short on cash, drop me a line and we'll figure out how to get these shoes in your hands... or on your feet.