There has been so much talk online about this last weekend's Shamrock Shuffle that I couldn't help but reminisce on the days of yore when I was just a wee D.I.N.K. livin' the high life in Chicago. Ahhhh memories...
Then it got me to thinking, gee, I wish I had a race photo from back then - bet I looked pretty darn good well over ten years ago. THEN I thought, huh, when did all this race picture stuff begin? Must've been way after Mr. Gore invented 'the internets'... How on earth did we know when a race was coming up?? I literally cannot remember, other than the Shuffle was/is always the weekend after St. Pats and we'd just go to Fleet Feet and fill out a form to MAIL in and go to the expo. But I remember countless other races, Elvis Lives 5K was a favorite... SO strange how the Internet changes every. single. thing. And cell phones? fuggheddaboudit! I always ran the Shuffle with at least 2 or 3 other people. How did we all manage to meet up before/after without cell phones? Did I actually CARRY a cassette player around? I must have. We must have muddled through, because I have nothing but the best memories of fun and friends from Ye Olde Racing Days...
3.27.2012
Ye Olde Racing Days
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OMG, I forgot about mailing in race registrations! And, actually, I think that's how we found out about races - those registration forms were included in the goody bags. Good times!
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