"You can't flash a smile at a distance race and tell it you did your long runs when you didn't. You can't convince a marathon you've trained; if you haven't, it will reveal your lie, and harshly." -homeless runner Abdullah Dorch
Looking forward to 2009, I am hoping to attend a few more events than I made it to in 2008. Hopefully and with a little luck, I'll be at the following events this year.
Let me know if you are interested in joining in the fun. You can click any of the links below to learn more about the race series or track for each event.
As has become customary for January, Scuderia Ferrari F1 Racing launched their 2009 F60 challenger and showed it to the public today in Maranello, Italy. For 2009, the FIA has mandated major changes to the cars this season and the new Ferrari is the first car to debut those changes.
You can see below that the '09 car looks sleeker and more retro. Gone are the tiny winglets and huge front aero wing. The rear wing is narrower and racing slicks replace the grooved tires that had been run for the past decade. The changes are supposed to improve the racing and driver's ability to pass on the track.
While the car looks a lot more like the F1 machines from the early 90's, you can be certain that the safety improvements made over the past 15 years to the car and cockpit area will remain.
Happy New Year 2009. To get the year started off "right", I have already entered myself in my first race of the year. While its not exactly the most respectful or healthy event that I have participated in, I think it will certainly be a day of fun, laughter and challenge. Yes, I have decided to run the 5th annual Krispy Kreme Challenge here in Raleigh.
For those of you not in the know, its a recently developed 4 mile race put on by NC State students to raise money for the NC Children's Hospital. The challenge is to run two miles from the historic NC State Bell tower to the Krispy Kreme store off Peace Street in Raleigh, gorge down a dozen donuts and than run the two miles back; all in 1 hour or less. I have signed up as a Challenger which means I intend to eat the dozen. There was also an option to sign up as a Casual participant and eat less than a dozen.
I have one month to prepare. I haven't run in 6 weeks but I have done plenty of eating. This will be my day to shine or should I say - to glaze :)
