Weekend Shenanigans and the Martian Marathon

Happy Friday Monday blends!

It's rainy and dreary here today..what a great start eh?

How was your weekend?

Mine was busy..

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My nose was stuck in my Chem and A&P book most of Sunday.

My Chem class ends next Monday and I still have to take 1 Test and then the Final.. I sorta feel like this.

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Saturday was another bright and early one...

Ignore the check engine light..;)

I might need to rethink getting involved with races and running... =)

I didn't realize what a big deal the Martian Marathon is by the time I actually investigated it, I wasn't really prepared to run it, so instead I volunteered as a Course Marshall!

Got to Dearborn by 6, checked in, and got some nice swag..

T-Shirt and koozy, cozy?! I think the Martian even glows!

And took up my post as shortly before Mile 2...( <--- very important detail!!)

Some thoughts: as a runner, I have never considered the amount of manpower it takes to run a race. I'm not even talking about volunteers or those that put on the race, but the shutting down of roads, police in place to make sure no one gets hurt. Insanity.

I was on the corner of a main street, 3 lanes across, and it was shut down to one lane so that the runners could run on 2 of them and holy cow... mad props to the police department too. Just something to think about, I know we always thank the spectators for coming out, but we need to thank the police just as much!

Ooopppsssiiieeee moment ahead!

So yeah..remember how I said I was standing shortly before Mile 2...well... the lead C.M. at my position wasn't sure what mile we were actually at, and he couldn't figure it out from the material he had on him, but somehow we decided, figured out we were shortly before mile 3! So for the entire time we were there, we were telling peeps they were a quarter, or half way there (depending on the distance they were running!), we didn't realize until the very end we were at Mile 2. Uh oh... I felt so bad!

Anywhoo...I had a blast and my duties were over by 9:30, I had hoped to make it back to Ford Field to watch peeps finishing but seriously every street to get there was closed off so I went home instead!

The medals looked so cool (I dont have a pic but it's the shape of the alien ahead from my T-shirt ), that I have already decided that that race will be my first Half next Spring!

Time to hit the books again, have a great Monday everyone!!

How was your weekend?
Busy week ahead?
Already planning your races for next year?