Last Marathon of the 2009 #12 of the year

I decided to run and signed up for the Inaugural Santa Barbara marathon yesterday and ran it this morning. It was my first race since turning thirty and I randomly got the number thirty on my bib. It was going well, holding 4th place among some strong runners until around mile 15 where I completely dropped out of the race and ended up finishing in 3 hours flat. And even that was brutal. I was a bit sick and had been lifting weights heavily, even on Saturday, but I had to get 12 this year so I joined last minute.

The SB Marathon had good financing and everything was smooth and in order but the event lacked the spice that it could have had, as so many do. After six supposed years in the making they had the "shitty marathon classic rock cd" at the start and finish, lame Addidas t-shirts and piss poor medals. It seems that there are all these dorky standards in the marathon world that either no one notices or everyone is just to lazy to be creative. What a shameful waste of potential for such a radical sport. Step it up directors, marathons need a makeover!