OMG, Typepad, the Spam Comments! And Lookie There, I Have Another 5K Under My Belt!

I know it's not Typepad's fault that actual people are being actually hired to go around and spam blog comments, and therefore they get past the Captcha, but JEBUS CRIMINY ON A CRACKER, it's getting me down. PLEASE MAKE IT STOP, TYPEPAD!!!

Sorry, I just had to vent.

Now on to more interesting topics.

Hey, look at this:

This is me and a friend on a yellow schoolbus. We were on our way to be dropped off at the start line for the Middlebury Turkey Trot 5K today.

This:

is where the bus stopped. The driver said, "I guess this is where the 5K starts," and silly people that we were, we ACTUALLY GOT OFF THE BUS.

I thought it had to be a cruel joke.

It was just filthy cold and gusty, with a wind chill of zero degrees F. And by F, I think you know what I mean, and it ain't necessarily Fahrenheit. 

Here are a few of us trespassing on a dog kennel property sort of huddled behind a fence, waiting for three more buses full of unsuspecting victims to come and wait for the race that was supposed to happen at 12, but was late starting. We all had numb digits and ears and noses by the time the thing actually started.

Pro tip: When the course description suggests something to the effect of, "Classic Vermont Terrain," be afraid. Be very afraid. It could mean being bused out for what seems like wayyyy more than 3-something miles on a hilly dirt road in the middle of nowhere. I'm just saying.

But anyway. Eventually we got going, and I'm here to tell about it, and hey, dognabbit, I've run another 5K! In just under three months, I've run three 5Ks. And coincidentally in my entire life, I have run three 5Ks.

Can you believe it? I can't.

Apart from the hills and the freezing, it was a good race. The best part of this one was the sweet beagle and old yellow lab at one property at the top of a long hill who were watching the 400ish racers go by, standing back a few feet from the road, gently wagging their tails as if to sweetly cheer us on. Actually, that was probably one of the Ten Best Things I Have Ever Seen. Ever. I so wanted to take their picture, but my iPhone was frozen -- or was that my fingers? -- and I could not manage to get a photo. I'm so very sad about that.

So here's the thing: I have gone and got a little bit of a crazy idea in my head. I'd like to run 12 5K races in 12 months. Looks like I'm already on my way to that actually happening. Wanna join me?

I haven't been able to find a December race that I can do yet, so I'm sort of on the lookout for one. I'm not going to be available for quite a lot of December, so I might just have to double up and run two in some future month.

Gratuitous Mr. Jefferies shot:

 

 

 

Comments

[janna]

I'm a real person!!! Congratulations! I think you're crazy, but congrats, anyway! (And I haven't updated my blog in months, but still feel the need to put it in that box down there.)

[Emma]

You are completely crackers!
As is my no.1 knitting buddy, who started running two years ago. She's just run the Keilder Marathon!
http://www.kieldermarathon.com/
I think she's mad, but I am incredibly proud of her. Same goes for you!

Spam! It's blocking my ability to blog. Seriously.

[Judy]

I keep going into my account to try other variations on the verify. Nothing has helped. What a job.

[gayle]

"Jefferies. Mr Jefferies." (He looks so dapper!)
We had knock-me-down winds over on our side of the state. I hope it wasn't that bad over where you were running.

[lisa]

damnable feedly... I had to go find you online to type a comment, we'll see if I actually can, because I want to tell you

It's been me, I have a lot of time on my hands, so I've been spamming you.

WHOA! 5K in F weather! Cripes woman!

Heya Mr. J!!!!

[Rhonda from Baddeck]

Bravo, Norma! Glad you came through OK. Go for the 12/12 goal - maybe you can find one or two in warmer climates (if your schedule allow you to travel). So glad to hear you're able to run again!

[Joannah]

The only part of your post that made any sense to me was, "I've run another 5K! In just under three months" Okay, so maybe that wasn't exactly what you meant, but it made sense to me!

[Sandy]

Awesome! What a wonderful goal you've set for yourself-we all know you're gonna do it!!

[Kristen]

Well, it's official. You ARE a runner now! Go, Norma, go! (And a virulent, oozing pox on those professional spammers!)

[kmkat]

Happily, the blogspammers haven't found my blog. Yet.
::fingers crossed::
Maybe you should look for a December 5K in, say, Florida. Or Arizona.

[Elizabeth]

You are a trooper, Norma!
You really don't want to run in Jan. and Feb. though, do you? They are for another sport called knitting.