Oh man.
I just found this photo from last year's Chinatown 5K on the Chinatown 5K Facebook page and it so perfectly sums up my impression of myself at every race I run.
Here is the masterpiece:
Important things to notice:
Okay.
Still... lest I give the impression that I never talk to people, here's another photo from the same Facebook page of the same race. I'm definitely conversing with other runners here... total introversion averted!
I just found this photo from last year's Chinatown 5K on the Chinatown 5K Facebook page and it so perfectly sums up my impression of myself at every race I run.
Here is the masterpiece:
Important things to notice:
- I am standing by myself. (The framing of this photo highlights this even better by putting me off to the side)
- I am wearing a nerdy race bib belt. (This thing looks sillier every time I see it in a picture but it is so convenient that I can't stop using it. It is the fanny pack of running gear).
- I am totally immersed while typing notes into my phone. (Hunching my shoulders and staring down, no less)
- There is a big group of people next to me standing in a circle with their backs to me.
- They are all wearing the same shirt (not the one I'm wearing).
- One of them is looking at me like, "WTF is up with that guy?"
Okay.
Still... lest I give the impression that I never talk to people, here's another photo from the same Facebook page of the same race. I'm definitely conversing with other runners here... total introversion averted!
I get you. When I go to races, I am totally the awkward girl standing on the side, wishing someone would talk to me, lol.
ReplyDeleteExcellent post Zach! Mo, you are not alone. All my students tell me I "mean-mug" them when I'm teaching. I bet I do the same at the start line, but I really am a nice guy. Happy running!
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