Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Only Democrats have agency, apparently.

You would normally have to try pretty hard to self-incriminate this badly.

“Loving your country does not mean lying about its history.”

They spent the last eight months firing professionals and replacing them with ideologues.

They are lying in pursuit of an agenda.

Optimism opens the door to great things.

SCOTUS: It’s not “bribery” unless it comes from the Bribery region of France. Otherwise, it’s merely “sparkling malfeasance”.

This must be what justice looks like, not vengeful, just peaceful exuberance.

Let me file that under fuck it.

Stay strong, because they are weak.

We’re watching the self-immolation of the leading world power on a level unprecedented in human history.

And now I have baud making fun of me. this day can’t get worse.

Make the republican party small enough to drown in a bathtub.

The willow is too close to the house.

Peak wingnut was a lie.

Wow, you are pre-disappointed. How surprising.

Their freedom requires your slavery.

“Facilitate” is an active verb, not a weasel word.

The republican ‘Pastor’ of the House is an odious authoritarian little creep.

The unpunished coup was a training exercise.

When they say they are pro-life, they do not mean yours.

Well, whatever it is, it’s better than being a Republican.

So many bastards, so little time.

The most dangerous place for a black man in America is in a white man’s imagination.

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  8. 8.

    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.

  10. 10.

    Dennis - SGMM

    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.

    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.

  11. 11.

    Mr. Tactful

    Good God, if you needed some money to fix your car, you could have asked or something….

  12. 12.

    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

  14. 14.

    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.

  17. 17.

    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.

  22. 22.

    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

  24. 24.

    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.

  25. 25.

    Dave_Violence

    You look like you’re ten years old. Your bud, next to you, looks about thirteen. Grow beards.

  26. 26.

    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.

  27. 27.

    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.

  28. 28.

    Michael D.

    Michael, you not only look very Canadian, you look like a Gord.

    I’m just glad you didn’t say gourd!

    because you’re looking a bit pudgy there

    Geez, y’all are mean!! :-) I weigh 190 and wear size 33 pants, thankyouverymuch.

  29. 29.

    Delia

    Michael,

    Both of you look great. But really, what did you expect, posting your pic at this place? The result is utterly predictable.

  30. 30.

    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?

  31. 31.

    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. :)

  32. 32.

    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.

  33. 33.

    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.

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