Here I go again......

Not only are those lyrics from everyones favorite 80's power ballad, but it totally describes the feeling today. After Malibu I had a few small ailments, nothing to be too concerned about, just the miles I've put on this old body. My training has been slow, but consistent. Which leads me to believe that tomorrow is going to be rough. The lovely weather here in Dallas has been great all week long, but alas. Tomorrow, the weather is supposed to be @ a balmy 36 degrees in the morning. Since the good people at the event informed me to be weary about parking tomorrow. That means I will have to leave my abode early just in case I have an issue finding a place to park in downtown Dallas. That's not the icing on the cake, today, I was supposed to go to a high school football game (which is all the craze in Texas). Gridlock traffic in downtown Dallas caused me to run extremely late, and miss the game. These expo events are interesting to go to in different cities. They all have different vibes, and they attract different people. Today's crowd consisted of the first timers which you can spot pretty quickly because they are taking pictures of themselves at every landmark in the expo. These are also the people that on race day show up in tutu's and pose for every camera man along the course. These are the people that will delay the start time of every run because they want to make sure they get the full "race experience".  Then you have the hipster runners. These are the people that know each other at every booth. They walk around in runner clothes and talk to people about the crappy products they are shilling. The hipster runners are harmless, and can be full of useful information. Finally, you have people like me. We are looking to pick up our packets, grab our race shirts, maybe bye some chews and leave. I'm part of those people who can't wait for the large crowd of runners to break up during the race. Race time is tomorrow at 8 am for the full, I fully expect to not get started till after 8:30... Thanks first timers.... With all that being said, running these races are fun. It's also great that the first timers, the hipsters, and the serious runners get out, raise money, and most importantly run. So, if you'll be running tomorrow be safe, and stay hydrated.

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