Marcus, a family friend, is notorious among those who have attended Thanksgiving at the Werner Household for scabbing the Boston Marathon. Every Boston Marathon morning, Marcus pins an old Boston Marathon bib to his favorite race t-shirt, heads to the start line, and works his way into the middle of the mass of Boston Marathoners (who, presumably, paid and qualified to compete). He argues that competing in the Boston Marathon for free is his birthright since he was born in Boston. He also argues that he is the only Bostonian who deserves that privilege.
After speaking with my friend and former teammate, Sean, I've decided that I will compete in the Richmond Marathon as a race scab. That way, I won't feel like I've wasted money to compete in a race for which I am unprepared. That also means that I will begin seven weeks of haphazard Richmond Marathon training this afternoon.
Lining up at the start line of the Richmond Marathon does not make one a Richmond Marathoner. BUT, wearing a Richmond Marathon bib (from any year) at the start line of the Richmond Marathon does. ..Kyle? ..Ant?
After speaking with my friend and former teammate, Sean, I've decided that I will compete in the Richmond Marathon as a race scab. That way, I won't feel like I've wasted money to compete in a race for which I am unprepared. That also means that I will begin seven weeks of haphazard Richmond Marathon training this afternoon.
Lining up at the start line of the Richmond Marathon does not make one a Richmond Marathoner. BUT, wearing a Richmond Marathon bib (from any year) at the start line of the Richmond Marathon does. ..Kyle? ..Ant?
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