THE NYC MARATHON: THE SHOW MUST GO ON

As if it weren’t enough that my neighborhood is in shambles and my garage is underwater, the city in which I live and train has shunned an amazing accomplishment which requires superhuman strength and an implausible amount of dedication.

Thank god I was paying attention and got myself signed up for the Brooklyn Marathon in two weeks before their website crashed due to 40,000 runners looking for an outlet to an unnecessarily stressful situation.

While I’m tempted to write an entire thesis as to why this is bull-shit, I must get to sleep for a 6:00am 18 mile run, for the show must go on regardless as to whether there is an actual finish line or not.

In closing I’d like to applaud the New York Road Runners and the city of New York for not only attempting to go on with the show, but knowing when to cancel it. I’d also like to say that I’m not proud of my fellow New Yorkers. You should be ashamed of yourselves. And for the record, as a tax paying citizen I don’t need anyones permission to run any distance at anytime, anywhere. If you think you can stop me, you’ll have to catch me first.