El cheapo? Not so.

Came across another race I thought sounded good. $80 and change to enter, for 10 miles. You get a lot of swag for running...but, just to much for me. So I'm going with my earlier plan to just pick the races I'm interested in, find a route and conditions that are simular and run the equivalent miles on my own as close to the race date as I can. I'm not even sure why doing this matters other then allowing me to retain goals and motivation as-well-as track progress.
Now that the fog is lifting its time to find my center again. Thats hard to do when the race focus seems to settle on medals. So I set out once again on my journey for the spirit and sanity.
I went for a run on Wednesday and it felt great. It was barefoot of course, mostly sunny, 32 degrees. I was dressed in a black long sleeve shirt and tan cargo shorts. One funny thing that did happen during the run. I was passing by a track and two guys were walking there. They were dressed in running gear. As I passed the dude nearest me looked at me and grimaced. Not sure if he smelled or heard something he didn't like, but it was kinda funny thinking back on it.  Not many people wave to runners, even on a military post. Of course the post I run on is a really weird animal. Probably why I dont run there that often.
Anyway sleep is rolling in and I will take my leave for now. Thanks for reading.

Bummed.

I've been scouting out races I've heard about and am interested in doing....Cept when you move beyond the half marathons then tend to get get pricey. There is also the little logistical issue of room and board for the ones out of state or far away. Just sucks. I was looking at the OK City Memorial Marathon but dang...$110 just to get in on the action right now and that until April something.
Think I will just run and on the days that there is a race I wanted to do then I will just knock the miles out on my own. I won't run and bandit it, as a friend of mine would call it. But just go out with a set course planed for that mileage that day and knock it out on my own.  Kinda fading out the race thing anyway. Medals are cool and I like the idea of decorating a tree with'em but never been that much of a medal hunter...even in the Marine Corps.