Yes. I am as exhausted as I look.
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Sitting here in limbo waiting for the dice to roll
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scarshapedstar
Man, I am so glad I slept through that one.
ThymeZone
You look exactly like some guy who darted onto the course 300 yards from end of the race and faked a finish photo.
Michael D.
TZ: I am running a half marathon this Thanksgiving. I am planning my “Taxi Srategery!”
mr. whipple
dood, looking at yer body type, i’m shocked you ain’t dead.
Dave_Violence
THAT is what you look like? Grow a beard.
Michael D.
BTW, it was 6.2 miles. I have run longer than that on a treadmill, but I have never run that far outside. It was tough.
Michael D.
Not sure what that means. I am in pretty good shape.
sujal
Michael, don’t listen to em — it’s just a weird angle on the photo — your chin blends into your neck, the shirt and shorts look weirdly rounded, but I think that’s just cause you’re running.
Just Some Fuckhead
Hard to believe you finished with legs that freakishly short.
Dennis - SGMM
Hey, you finished. Congratulations, you stinkin’ endorphin junky!
Spent some years running until it was a lot like a second job.
If you’re going to run outside you’ll be much more comfortable if you mix in some road work with your treadmill sessions. Me, I always preferred the road because all I had to do was buy the shoes and show up.
I ran 10K’s and half-marathons and it never failed to amaze me how the slightest incline or a three mile an hour headwind could be a soul crushing big deal.
Mr. Tactful
Good God, if you needed some money to fix your car, you could have asked or something….
IanY77
Congrats, Mike. I have just started to get my CV system back in order after I just quit the death sticks.
It’s a tough slog, so all I can say is good luck. I admire anyone who can pull that off.
Ian
srv
Jane Hamsher could kick your ass.
zuzu's petals
Congratulations!
I’ve walked a couple of 5Ks, never in that kind of heat, though. At least it looks hot.
You have a right to be proud.
Krista
Good job, Michael! Kudos!
Michael D.
Heh. Now that I look again, that photo does kinda look freakish! I’m shaped like a pear and I have no neck! :-)
kate r
A white shirt? Don’t wear that for your half marathon in case you get the bleeding nipple thing. I’ve volunteered for a marathon, handing out vaseline sticks and water cups at about the twenty mile mark. Bloody nipples plus sweat equals nightmare material. The death mask look of many runners is also scarring. Ugh. Stick to six miles.
Michael D.
Maybe this one of my partner and me is a better one.
Libby Spencer
Well I think you’re very handsome Michael and your partner is cute too. Congrats on a successful run.
Redhand
Yes.
Krista
Definitely a better photo!
jprice vincenz
Congratulations, Dude, for doing the marathon. I run just about every day, and only us runners know how much motivation we need to get out there and do it. I bet the Atlanta heat was a fricking real drag.
Price
Andrew
Michael looks really, really Canadian.
lilly Von Schtupp
Congratulations! Good for you for getting out there and pushing yourself.
My sister did her first triathalon about two years ago in Wenatchee, WA. She just wanted to see if she could finish. At the time she weighed more than 200lbs(she’s since lost 60lbs- we’re proud of her), she had never done anything like this before, and the friend she biked/ran/swam with stopped for cigarette breaks (I’m not making that up).
In the end, she was not the heaviest person participating, she finished, and she wasn’t even last.
Dave_Violence
You look like you’re ten years old. Your bud, next to you, looks about thirteen. Grow beards.
Sunny
Keep running it off, Michael, because you’re looking a bit pudgy there, if you don’t mind me saying. Please, let me express a little superiority: I still wear the same pant size I did when I was 18, almost 40 years ago. Hard physical work and lots of exercise, that will do it. My motto is, when you stop, you drop.
Mary
Michael, you not only look very Canadian, you look like a Gord. Tell your parents they screwed up with the name choice, eh?
Oh, and nice run. And your guy is way cute.
Michael D.
I’m just glad you didn’t say gourd!
Geez, y’all are mean!! :-) I weigh 190 and wear size 33 pants, thankyouverymuch.
Delia
Michael,
Both of you look great. But really, what did you expect, posting your pic at this place? The result is utterly predictable.
Larv
I have cousins who live in Atlanta and run the Peachtree every year. I’ve gone down and run it with them twice, but I’ve regretted it both times. 10K is a long way to run at any time, but in Hotlanta on the 4th of July? Fnck that. Congrats on finishing in reasonably good shape. What kind of weather did you have this year?
kilo
Uh-oh, now you’ve done it.
10K is the gateway race. Next thing you know you’re pounding out 4-hour training runs in mid-winter and plotting your Boston qualifier.
Tread carefully dude. And congrats!
PS – Time? It’s a new PB, you know. :)
Michael D.
kilo: Finished in 1:07. Probably could have finished it sooner, but when you’ve got thousands of people around you, it’s hard to get any speed.
Running a half marathonn in November.
Kevin
I’m a little late to this thread but I wanted to de-lurk and say congrats anyway. As someone said up thread, watch out because it’s addictive. But as addictions go, you could do a lot worse.