Spring is rapidly approaching and apparently for me that means a return to running and potentially other endurance sports. I’m now committed ($960 registration fee committed) to running the relay in April. Last year it was a ton of fun, and we’ve managed to keep much of the team together for this year, so I expect it will rock once again.
Our “goal” last year was pretty simple: finish and have fun. I doubt that was ever explicitly stated, actually. Having finished once before, and in a time faster than any of us predicted, I expect this year the notion of a “goal” will be more tangible. First to mind, of course, is to improve on last years time (27:12:30). I think we can definitely do that. But in looking over the results and at some of the returning teams, I see quite a few with whom (in my mind at least) we established a healthy potential for rivalry. So in addition to self-improvement, I’m hoping we can pick off a few of those that finished ahead of us. =)
As a matter of circumstance, I’m responsible for organizing some of the pre-race administrivia, including the mandatory fund raising. I can’t help but wonder about the economics behind fund raising. It seems the most arbitrary of contracts: “I promise to do X if you agree to give money to organization Y, whose cause is unrelated to X.” In reality, I think X and Y are both in need of attention, and it’s more manageable to sell their respective messages when packaged together. =) Too cynical!
That said, Organs R Us is a fantastic cause, completely irrespective of our racing objectives. If you are willing and able to, please donate! (Heck yeah we want to raise $60,000! Let’s do it!)
