Lesson #18 Gotta Have My Gu!

So, I recently ran a 10k at Sycamore's Pumpkin Festival. I love these small-town races. I also love the kind of people these races attract. Let me tell you about one such person.

The gun went off and I hadn't taken even 10 steps past the starting line when a middle-aged, squatty man was frantically running against the flow of runners back towards the start! Not only was he running and pushing through the mass of runners, but he was doing so right in the middle of the course. Wow. Brilliant.

What was this guy frantically running back for? To pick up his Gu packet. I know this because I stepped over it. Did I mention that this was a 10k race?

Now, I do not claim to have loads of running knowledge, but I am pretty sure that the necessity of a Gu packet during a 10k is not a necessity at all.

Oh, but I do love the frequent laughs that fellow runners bring me.

Thank you, Mr. 10k Amateur.