After some protracted debate and literally minutes of halfhearted advocacy on the part of the Hop's Race Misdirector, the race will not appear on the calendar of the Marathon Maniacs - last refuge of the odd, goofy, virtual, apocryphal race. This seems to indicate that we're off the map, which upon reflection is probably where (to put a positive spin on it) we ought to be. From the letter: "I think it is a groovy solo/few people stunt run, but once it starts feeling like a bigger experience and a countable stats thing, and a thing that people are traveling to, something starts feeling a little wonky about it." That's a pretty good point. Our mission is to have a good time, redeem ourselves in the eyes of our faster compatriots and try to get near the finish in time to grab a cannoli from Mike's Pastry and slap Ryan Hall on the ass as he turns down Commonwealth Ave. So, those runners who are Maniacs (i.e. our entire field so far) are on their own recognizance about whether to report this race in their stats. Of the issue I now officially wash my hands. Actually I should have washed them some time ago, given the amount of BS thrown around on this site. ;-) |