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Well folks, after 18 months that saw a switch to triathlons, back to running, and then back to triathlons, the time

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This morning I saw, and immediately shared, a picture that was posted by the Austin Marathon on Facebook. It was one of those things that

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It’s mid-October. It’s Austin, Texas. It’s humid. I’m not trying to say it isn’t humid elsewhere. I am definitely saying it’s humid here. But how humid is it really? Sure, I can say “93%” (which is what it was this morning), but what we need is a real way –an objective way– to describe the humidity. So instead of arbitrary numbers (shut up, scientists!) I submit to you, the A Mike’s Life humidity scale.

Note: This only applies when the humidity becomes noticeable. No one cares about humidity on a beautiful Fall day when the air is crisp and you’re wearing your LL Bean vest.

Snorkelfest aka Straw-sucker – You walk outside and feel like you’re breathing through a straw. It”s noticeable enough that you’re uncomfortable but not bad enough to use as an excuse to stay inside.

Bat Face – You step out the door and WHAM! You just got in the face with a baseball bat. It’s unavoidable. You can’t duck, sidestep, or avoid it in any way. You just have to take it and like it.

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Me Llamo Taco Takes Care of Business

Update: Super terrible news… Me Llamo Taco is no longer in business.

You know what I love about Me Llamo Taco?  Everything.  Their breakfast tacos will start your day right and their lunch tacos are possibly likely the best in the city.  So when my small team at work was having a company-sponsored lunch, what else could I do but demand suggest Me Llamo Taco provide the food?  Nothing.  There was nothing else I could do.  And so the team’s lunch fate was sealed.

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You Are A Superhero

Being a superhero doesn’t require a cape, special powers, or even a cool name.  It’s much simpler than that.  All you have to do is act like a human being and help others when help is needed.  The local CASA chapter is putting on its annual Superhero 5K Run this Sunday 9/30, which raises support and awareness for the children whose lives they work tirelessly to improve.

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I Got Into the Boston Marathon! – Part 3

Before anything be sure to catch up with Part 1 and Part 2 of getting into the Boston Marathon. That’s right. I’m officially in the Boston Marathon! I got the email today!

As I explained in my Registration post, after signing up they leave you with an ominous “ok, we’ll get back to

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And if that official email isn’t enough, you can check out the official 2013 Boston Marathon Entry List. In the big scheme of things, it’s not really a big deal. But in the running scheme of things, it’s huge. For now I’ll bask in the excitement of being accepted. For later I’ll worry about months of training and actually running 26.2 miles. All I have to say now is:

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Take a deep breath. Sitting down? Doesn’t matter. I just submitted my registration for THE. BOSTON. MARATHON. Ah!!! Yes! Ok, now calm down.

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Before I do anything else, just gotta give a shout out and thank you to Colin for convincing me that it could be done. After my first marathon (2007 Marine Corps – 3:53:42) I was just amazed I finished. How far we’ve come. I qualified at Vermont 50 minutes (and 6 seconds) faster, four and a half years later. From then until Vermont I had no disillusionment of actually qualifying for Boston, but Colin kept pressing the issue. Well here we are. Thanks buddy.

And bear with me, but I must give one big thank you to my support crew. Hazel as my training partner and Ev as my incredibly understanding and loving wife. It might be cliché, but I couldn’t have done it without you. Thank you more than you know.

Now it’s time to wait. Anyone who qualified can register from now through Friday. That’s when they close the doors, check how many people registered, and then either say “we’re full” or open it back up until it finally sells out. I won’t know if I’m officially registered until as late as October 1st. Sheesh. Hopefully they’re so amazed by my application that the race director personally calls me. Or they can just shoot me an automated email ASAP. Either way.

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