Hot Rocket
In keeping with my custom of running marathons in the warmest possible conditions, I’m off to Huntsville, Alabama for the Rocket City Marathon this weekend. The projected high will be 70 degrees. Excellent.
For the record, this year I have run one of the warmest Black Mountain Marathons on record, the warmest Steamtown Marathon ever (on the same day as the infamously sweltering, water-depleted Chicago Marathon), a warmish New York City Marathon (I finished shirtless in November), and now Rocket City.
A word to the wise: If you are interested in a race, and find out I’ll be running as well, don’t bother to pack your mittens.
Anyway, this is my 10th marathon, and an official Boston Attempt®.
Bring it on!
– Dean
December 6th, 2007 at 3:26 pm
Good luck Dean! We’ll be looking forward to the race report that you won’t ever write. ahem (ny)
December 7th, 2007 at 7:49 pm
You have grown accustomed to heat in the Harbison forest. Considering that the majority of your training has been at a latitude of 33 degrees 57 minutes North and longitude of 81 degrees and 7 minutes West and you have experienced the heat of a boil (and survived) once or twice, I think you are ready for the heat of Huntsville, Alabama! Go get ’em! And as Jim O’ would say, “Don’t take a sip from the cat bowl.”
December 9th, 2007 at 4:08 pm
Yeah – where the hell’s the race reports?
I saw your results at Rocket City – and would *really* like to hear the details buddy!
Congrats on the PR.
kestrou
December 10th, 2007 at 2:00 pm
It took me a while to understand the no sipping from the cat bowl thing. But I’m savvy now.
– D
December 10th, 2007 at 2:01 pm
Race Reports…UG!