13.1 Miles » Etc.

Meaning Of

joe — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 02:52:42 +0000

It’s the distance in miles of a road race done on foot. For those without feet, there are wheelchair divisions that do them as well.

To Do

joe — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 02:16:04 +0000

Signed-up for:

U Can Finish (Orlando, FL) – 10/10
NYC Full – 11/7
OUC Half (Orlando, FL) – 12/4

Thinking about:

WDW Full (Lake Buena Vista, FL) – 1/9
Clearwater Half – 1/23

Bottles

joe — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 01:50:34 +0000

Among the common groaning about how hot and humid it is (welcome to Florida), someone out in the great expanse of cyberspace wonders if someone has an extra water bottle that they could spare. I carried a single yellow and gray water bottle with me. I later upgraded to smaller bottles where the weight is evenly distributed around your waist.

I decide to send to my old one to them since I no longer use it. They reply with a, “Thanks” and reusing the box that the re-certified hard-drive came in, I snail mail it. I feel better about myself for about an hour. Then, life resumes.

Stickers

joe — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 23:35:47 +0000

Occasionally I’ll walk by this vehicle on my way to or from my car. It was late Spring of this year when I first noticed it parked under trees that drizzled yellow pollen. It sits on the higher end of the automotive totem pole. The driver, whomever he or she is, enjoys something that I like doing.

WDW

joe — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 03:52:19 +0000

You never know what the medals look like until you finish. This year they let people vote on the Mickey medal that you receive when you complete the full. From the voting page, they put one shiny medal between two less appealing ones. Approximately two months later they announce which one will be used: the shiny one.

This process makes me wonder on two separate occasions, “Should I sign up for it?”

Building One

joe — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 03:50:30 +0000

One of the new folks who started working last week attempted an ultra in 2009. His first name is a bit unusual so I Googled him out of curiosity. Mention of the ultra is listed in the About section of his blog. Although he quit half way into it due to foot problems, he traveled twice the distance than I have ever gone. He also encountered flip-flop man in St. Petersburg while preparing for it.

He sits in the next building across from mine, in Building One. If you work in that building, chances are at that I won’t see you. I’ll have to introduce myself one of these days.