On I went, out of the wood, passing the man leading without knowing I was going to do so. Flip-flap, flip-flap, jog-trot, jog-trot, curnchslap-crunchslap, across the middle of a broad field again, rhythmically running in my greyhound effortless fashion, knowing I had won the race though it wasn't half over, won it if I wanted it, could go on for ten or fifteen or twenty miles if I had to and drop dead at the finish of it, which would be the same, in the end, as living an honest life like the governor wanted me to. -Alan Sillitoe, "Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner"

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

The Flying Monkey Marathon

Today is Wednesday, 8 August, and the lottery for the Flying Monkey Marathon has just closed.

And my name was not entered into it.

That makes the second hard-to-get-into fall marathon I've had a guaranteed entry into that I've instead chosen not to enter. (I had a guaranteed entry to this year's Monkey as a result of finishing last year's, and I had a guaranteed entry to NYCM as a result of doing last year's 9+1.)

That is okay by me.
Okay, no it's actually not.

Maybe I'll run the Brooklyn Marathon instead. Or maybe I'll sit on my couch eating ice cream.

All I know for sure is that I've run these two races the past two years, and it's time to take a break.

For now. Maybe next year?
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6 comments:

  1. AngelaWed Aug 08, 09:51:00 AM EDT

    i'll come eat ice cream!

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  2. neeWed Aug 08, 09:51:00 AM EDT

    I'll join you in sitting on the couch, eating ice cream, if you're looking for a training partner...

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  3. kilaxWed Aug 08, 10:56:00 AM EDT

    But you are still doing the 50K? I don't think that's a break! :)

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  4. TWed Aug 08, 02:50:00 PM EDT

    Just a break from those races! No worries. Not a *real* break.

    And you guys are on for an ice cream party. For sure.

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  5. MonkeyTrentThu Aug 16, 11:02:00 PM EDT

    Running is stupid.

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