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Okay, today, I ran in the Shrimp Festival Fun Run in Fernandina, FL. There wasn't any of the typical timing apparatus at the start and finish line, so I didn't get to record my time online as is the custom of 1st Place Sports. Good thing, because I was late arriving, late picking up my race packet. Since I was late, I didn't have time to take it back to the car. I needed to go to the porta-potty so while I was in there the race started. Well, there wasn't a start gun, so I figured when I got out of the john I would go put my stuff in the car, since they were late starting! But, just as I was coming back to the area where everybody was I noticed just a few people standing around and some strolling in the direction of the race route. The race had started, and I was left behind! Well, embarassed that I was so unprepared and being a nimcompoop I took off. I ran the thing in 27.55:53, because I had to dodge the wheelchairs, the slower walkers, the fast walkers, and the joggers. Then, to make matters worse, I dropped some of the contents of my race packet, and took a minute to pick it up, ducking to keep from getting run over by the joggers I just passed. Dude! What an aerobic workout! Memo to self: don't assume anything -ever! (Duh!)
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