Monday, January 30, 2006
Idiotarod, I Hardly Knew Ye
Last year I ran the Idiotarod with some friends. For those of you unfamiliar with the race, basically you get a team of 5 runners (and I mean runners) and a shopping cart and you race from Brooklyn to Manhattan via a 5-mile route. Costumes and being generally insane help.
It sounds bizarre, but it is more fun than you can imagine, especially if you keep liquor in the cart to keep warm/warm the cockles. Afterwards, everyone piles into a bar for more booze and some merriment. I believe there are prizes as well.
I had to miss this past Saturday's race because of the aforementioned dinner with Clan Millard. Luckily, I found a bunch of photos on La Flickr.
I'll be there next year, shopping cart in tow.
