After a pretty decent 15miler yesterday I decided to fuel my mental tank by resting and watching the Boston Marathon. For those of you who don't know, America, as well as the world, is riding on a marathon-high that hasn't been seen, arguably, in decades. With some seriously fast times being set in all the tier-one marathons this season, as well as a few exceptionally dedicated and talented Americans, Boston has seen a lot of attention in the weeks leading up to today. It didn't disappoint. With Ryan Hall and Kara Goucher both with legitimate chance of walking away victorious, going to work an hour late today was a must. So today I acted like an adopted New-Englander and observed Patriot's Day, if only for the morning. Both races were incredibly entertaining, for totally different reasons. Ryan continued to show his absolute fearless approach to taking on the Africans by throwing down the gauntlet from the first step, while Kara got to bide her time until extremely late in the game as the women went out at an almost embarassingly slow first 15mi. It's an absolutely different game when you're watching two people, who most of the world don't think can hang at the top, throw precedence to the wind and take on some of the worlds best. While both walked away with 3rd place finishes, and may in the short term be a little disappointed, I walked away with enough inspiration to last quite some time. My neighbour must have wondered who in the hell "Kara" was by the time he left for work! Yes, I know she coundn't hear me, but I guarantee you that she felt the support of millions of people waiting for her to pull off the race of a lifetime... Great race to both of you, and thank you for being such great ambassadors for everyone in the relentless pursuit of being the best they can be.
On a different note; I said that I wasn't going to post any work related stuff on here but I lied. Every now and then I get to do some pretty weird stuff and call it work, albeit on my own time.
Today I got to take 2 perfectly good shoes, well, 3 pairs actually, and chop them in half. Ya. Let me tell you, cutting a medium weight pack-boot in half with a hacksaw is a son of a bitch! Our tech reps are going to be using them as part of their educational toolkit when they go and clinic our accounts. Who said that manufacturing doesn't have a destructive side. Pretty cool. Don't worry Nikki and Brian, they weren't yours :)
To all who pursued their dreams on the streets of Boylston Ave today, I salute you.
Peace.
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