Monday, October 31, 2011

Gettysburg Blue Gray Half Marathon Recap Part 1 - Waking Up!

The Gettysburg Blue Gray Half Marathon was, indeed, a very memorable experience.
Waking up - My alarm was set for 5am, as the race started at 8am. So I figured with waking up at 5 I can hydrate and have plenty of time to get ready. My wife was getting off at 7am, so we (My buddy also running the race that stayed over, Ricky) were going to go right when she got home. It only takes about 20 minutes to get there. Well................hahaha, I heard the alarm go off at 5am, but I went back to sleep. My wife calls me at 635am and wakes me up, saying she was on her way home. I said "Oh Crap"! Well.....not exactly those words, but you know what I mean! I wake my buddy up and we were scramming around trying to get ready and what not. When my wife got home she went directly to Face Book and found out that the race was postponed until 9am. Good Grief!
Have you ever woke up late for a race, or completely missed one due to sleeping in instead?

PS, I don't really like creating long posts, so please come back in a few days for more exciting stories of my latest and greatest race of all time..........really. Hope you enjoy the one of many photos. This was my first race with snow, but more on that later.....

9 comments:

Julius said...

I hate suspense. Get on with it and give us the goods, man. lol Seriously though, seems like you had an awesome run. Can't wait to read the account.

Funny post as usual, bro!

Kenley said...

Comn Julius, That's not the way to be now. lol. It was awesome indeed. Hey, tried to leave a comment on your blog, but I was having some difficulties. Ok, well, you will learn more of my race later. For now.Pinoy Pride man!

Teamarcia said...

I've been to Gettysburg once and in the same weather you're standing in. But it wasn't freaking October.
Holy cow!
I am thrilled you called this race your greatest. Can't wait to hear more.
Oh an I've never overslept for a race. Now I've probably jinxed myself.

Dawn said...

Hahaha....nothing like getting the heart rate up before the race even begins;)
Snow!?! Ummm...nice? I guess....:)
Can;t wait to hear race details!

Anabela (Bela) Neves said...

Hey you are keeping us in suspense ;). I almost missed my race on Sunday. I put my alarm on for 6:45, race was at 9:00 but not far away but it never went off. I had it set for weekdays only...argh. I woke up at 7:45 in a panic to get out of the house. It's a terrible way to start a race I find.

daytripper1021 said...

I missed 2 races last year due to not waking up to the alarm. Hehe.

lindsay said...

good thing you checked facebook!!

Anne said...

Sounds like the story's already off to an interesting start.

Glenn Jones said...

LOL! Can't say that I've ever done this. I'm not sure how I would react - I hate racing when I'm not int he right frame of mind....