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July 21, 2023A Message from our Executive Director
August 2, 2023
A Message from our Club President
Brian Huskey, KTC President
As I was doing my long run on Saturday, I went past a gentleman with a shirt that proclaimed, “Running is dumb.”
Running is dumb…
It makes you get up at 4:15am twice a week to meet your friends.
It makes you race 135 miles through Death Valley.
It makes you do your long run starting at 2:16am, so you can hop in the car three hours later to start a family trip.
It makes you drive to Pigeon Forge for a midnight race.
It makes you “sleep” in a van overnight as part of a 200 mile relay race.
It makes you get out in blazing hot temperatures.
It makes you get out in freezing temperatures.
It makes you get out in the rain.
It makes you get out in the dark.
It makes you learn physiology so you can know what a psoas is.
It makes you push so hard, it hurts.
It makes you spend lots of money on shoes. (It also makes you lose the moral high ground as you now have more – and more expensive – shoes than your wife.)
It makes you spend money on races.
It makes you spend money on travel to races.
It makes you go to bed early.
It makes you learn a whole new vocabulary that includes terrible things like intervals, hills, and fartleks.
It makes you miss sleep.
It makes you put more miles on your shoes than on your car some days.
It makes you skip enjoying a beer sometimes.
It makes you miss out on some nice meals as you try to keep your diet healthy or bland.
It makes you exercise while on vacation.
It makes you skip lounging around on holidays.
It makes you chafe.
It makes you pay attention to electrolytes and your hydration.
It makes you add a Physical Therapist to your favorite contacts.
It makes you sad when you miss a goal.
It makes you sign up for a training group to help you achieve your goals.
It makes your toenails ugly (or fall off).
It makes you use more porta-potties than you would ever care to think about.
It makes you and your clothes stink.
Running is dumb for all those reasons and I hope that I never have to stop. I also hope that I see you running soon!
