It’s that time of year again.
The season for excuses. The season for racing. The season to puff out your chests and start getting ready for how #weatherproof we really are.
So in good old Wisco fashion notes (for dramatic effect) I want to give you all some homework:
- The next few weeks are BIG racing weekends. Some people are running their first half, full or going for a PR. We’ve got Chicago and the BAA this weekend. New York in a few weeks. Bay State. Marine Corps. and probably some others. Reach out. Show them some love. Give them some hype. A joke. A song. A story. A motivational quote. Something. Anything.
- The next few weeks are also BIG drop-out weeks for some folks. People are starting to use “work”, the weather, their armpits, “I’m not a runner”, “my dog ate my entire alarm clock”, “I only workout on Tuesday/Thursday”, “I have the postivity award and I’m never returning it, so I’m not coming back” – Paul Rhode as excuses for not showing the fuck up. Let’s do what I love doing most and call their asses out. Think of one or two people that haven’t been in while and leave them
a we miss you video. Give them some crap. Shit talk them.(Emily Saul Edit: Give them some love. Some positivity. Remind them of all the amazing things we do and the happiness and magic that happens at NP and kindly ask them to return. Please.) - GHOST RACE: Back to the racing – There’s a big week long race kicking off next week. Most, if not all, the running groups in the city are throwing down so let’s rally a HUGE NP crew to take it over. It’s a 5 mile race — The Ghost Race — and is happening around the esplanade. All the details are here, but 180 character summary: Its a race that runs from Fri to Fri. You can run it whenever during that time. Upload it to Strava and race it again to beat your friends. If you’re an experienced racer or this is your first race — Just sign up, try it out and come to the race/social next Friday night.
- We all had a partner today for the group photo. Reach out to them and also give them some love. Just like that you’ve made at least 3 friends on a Friday. That’s productivity.
- This group photo might be the creepiest photo we’ve ever taken. Thank you Bojan and Joev. We love you both. And we’re glad you’re (sorta) here.
Love you all. A lot. Today was the best. Let’s do it all again next week.
Capozzi out.
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