Sunday, January 31, 2010

I am a GIRL

Everyone is reporting through email, but this blog is for that, so I will do it here.

This was an amazing race, great feeling, great weather, great surface (packed earth, slightly moist, albeit slow). However, there were numerous errors. The only hard numbers I trust come from my Garmin. Based on that, I should have ran about a 1:49 if it was a full half. And I got to meet Burt and his wife, that was so fun. I love blogs, even if I did have to use my brother to get "in" to this circle of Burt.

Now. I have read several of my brothers' race reports. They all have glaring omissions. I am barely mentioned. This is incredible, given the fact I beat all of them and I am a girl! What is up with that?!!?! There is a reason why girls get an extra half hour in the standard qualifying times for the Boston marathon. It's because we are GIRLS. We have hips that are not conducive to speed, a lack of testosterone and an abundance of estrogen which lends itself more to fat acquisition than lean muscle mass. We have families that still want the same care, whether we run or not. We have EXCUSES. We are supposed to lose to the guys....

But I beat all my brothers. Hello? I expect more than a passing mention. I fully expect all my brothers to beat me soon (especially after this race report). Hence you need to understand, London's run 2010 was an historic moment.

3 comments:

  1. I was counting on you to win, Elaine. You ran a great race and we had a lot of fun. Good job. Also, thanks for your hospitality.

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  2. Nice running girl! My legs are feeling better. I'm ready for a rematch.

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  3. THanks for visiting my blog. I think you should write your own race report, of course detailing how you ran your brothers into the dirt.

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