I don't know if I've ranted about this before, but here it goes again if I have. I was sitting in a meeting today when the topic or running a 5k was brought to the table. And then there was the statement, "you know there are 5Ks all the time. You don't really have to run. You can walk if you want."
WHAT!!! WALK???? What happened to the dignity of a race? Where is the astonishment of running a marathon gone? Where is the pride of accomplishment in a competition? It's now a "well walk it." No!! It's a race. A Race. A hard core, run all out, I want to win race. Where pain is expected when you signed up. Where the desire to beast everyone is running through every vein and breath of struggled air. A race is not a fund raising, shirt wearing, look what i did even though i walked it but my shirt says a run, event. It's a race. Like an elementary school recess competition who's the fastest RACE!!! Don't you dare diminish my passion. You can't walk it, unless a walk is the hardest you can go. When you just walk to say you competed an event you are spitting in my face of how hard I've trained. Of the time sacrificed training, running, soaking in Epsom salt. You can walk. NO THANK YOU! Walk at home... on a treadmill or on a sidewalk, but don't dare where a race shirt that states run where you just walked for the fun of it.
