The first race of the Marine Corps Marathon Series is the Irish Sprint, which I ran last year and felt no need to do again (flying 2,000 miles to run 6 is really only something I needed to do once...) but friends were running it (or were supposed to) and so I registered and once I've registered for a race, it takes a great deal for me to miss it, whether my friends end up running or not. So...I flew to Reagan (DCA), rented a car, drove to MCM Headquarters to meet with the guys who helped us get the charity (America 4R Marines) registered this year, drove to packet pick-up to get my number (844), drove to the Goodwill to find running clothes (...don't ask), drove to a grocery store where I spent $65 on
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