Flashes of Panic

I’ve heard a lot of wailing and gnashing of teeth about the weather forecast for Monday and the Marathon.

Now, let it not be said that I am unsympathetic. Running 26.2 miles sucks under any circumstances, and rain driven by wind is an unpleasant cherry on top.

But before you start whining to me, let’s consider a little race I ran last fall, in which we had a foot and a half of standing water on part of the course, and over half the athletes who competed contracted a bizarre rash which took nearly two weeks to clear up.

You go to the line without worrying about the things you can’t control, like the course, the weather, or the other runners. You think about the things you can control, like your training, your strategy, and your mindset. If you want a free pass for whining, I want to see scars.

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