MY QUEST TO QUALIFY NOT JUST FOR THE OLYMPIC TRIALS BUT FOR THE 2016 OLYMPICS IN THE MARATHON (to do this I will need to halve my marathon time)
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"
Friday, January 4, 2013
Maybe a post-Christmas present for yourself?
A way to spend your NYCM refund money! How does this even get on the market?
Of course, as expensive as the medal is, it's cheaper than actually registering for the race was...
This is correct - registered runners were given the opportunity to pick theirs up. I didn't, because I illogically believe it would be bad karma even if I just sent it to Metals 4 Mettle or something like that. But I know of one blogger who picked hers up.
Since the race was canceled, I don't think karma would have been an issue (then again, it wasn't my first). That said, selling it on ebay... I'm not sure how I feel about that. The same person has sold medals before, though, so I guess good on her if she can make a profit off of it!
I think I'm more flabbergasted that it costs > 250 clams to register for NYCM. This race was on my someday list, but the price is demotivating. when i registered for Boston (as an invitational entry - trust me I am nowhere CLOSE to qualifying) I coughed up $125 and even that was steep but whoa - over 250 is nutballs.
Geesh! Is that even the real thing? Someone who works at NYRR would have to be the one selling it, right?
ReplyDeleteI think that they may have given registered runners the option of picking up their medals?
DeleteThis is correct - registered runners were given the opportunity to pick theirs up. I didn't, because I illogically believe it would be bad karma even if I just sent it to Metals 4 Mettle or something like that. But I know of one blogger who picked hers up.
DeleteSince the race was canceled, I don't think karma would have been an issue (then again, it wasn't my first). That said, selling it on ebay... I'm not sure how I feel about that. The same person has sold medals before, though, so I guess good on her if she can make a profit off of it!
DeleteI think I'm more flabbergasted that it costs > 250 clams to register for NYCM. This race was on my someday list, but the price is demotivating.
ReplyDeletewhen i registered for Boston (as an invitational entry - trust me I am nowhere CLOSE to qualifying) I coughed up $125 and even that was steep but whoa - over 250 is nutballs.
I got my medal! And I will gladly sell it for $250...to any takers out there ;-)
ReplyDeleteI hate people.
ReplyDeleteIt's important that this medal has lived in a smoke-and pet-free home
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