Getting ready for the Boilermaker seems to have a deleterious effect on my writing.
OK, when was the last time you used the word “deleterious” in a sentence. I can’t remember ever having done so. In fact, before I post this I’d better look it up in the dictionary to make sure I’ve used it correctly.
Yesterday my sister and two of my nieces accompanied me to the Boilermaker Expo at Mohawk Valley Community College to pick up my number. Actually picking up the number was the easiest part. No lines, no waiting, very organized. I amused the lady that got me my bib by declaring that I had been given my lucky number: 12139. What are the odds? (Of me saying something silly like that? Pretty good.)
Then I got into two wrong lines and spent a long time in the right like to get my free stuff. We had gotten to the Expo shortly after it opened, but we did not beat the crowds. When I finally got home I drank some Gator Ade over ice in my new Boilermaker glass.
This morning I went for a short, easy run. And I’ve been drinking water, thinking, “I’ve got to write my blog post,” ever since. Finally I got myself some Gator Ade over ice in my new Boilermaker glass (which I had washed; so I guess I haven’t done nothing all morning. I did the dishes). Sometimes it helps. This time, not so much.
Some readers may be looking forward to me running this race and having done with. Then I might stop with the All Boilermaker All The Time and get back to varied Mohawk Valley Adventures. I submit, though, that the Boilermaker is an excellent thing for Mohawk Valley Girl to plug. It is a majorly local, home grown thing. I was even reading in the paper this morning that most of the sponsors are local businesses. What could be better? I’d like to list them all. For one thing, it would add considerably to my word count. However, there are a lot and I don’t want to leave anybody out.
So this is another dull post, for which I am sorry. I looked up “deleterious” in the dictionary, and it seems I did use it correctly. I make no promises for tomorrow. After all, I’m going to run 15Ks. Maybe by Monday or Tuesday I’ll be back to normal. Stay tuned.
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