Executive summary: I gave footracing as much of a shot as I could this year, but I no longer care enough about the outcomes of these to honor my own participation by working my hardest. Worse, even if I did push myself as hard as I routinely used to, the results would still be mortifying. I don't regret spending much of 2018 engaged in what turned out to be a pitiful display; we all need hobbies and goals, especially folks like me who spend a great deal of time alone, and I became friends with some superb people along the way. But it's clear that my energies are best directed elsewhere.
MMXVIII, in memoriam
MMXVIII, in memoriam
MMXVIII, in memoriam
Executive summary: I gave footracing as much of a shot as I could this year, but I no longer care enough about the outcomes of these to honor my own participation by working my hardest. Worse, even if I did push myself as hard as I routinely used to, the results would still be mortifying. I don't regret spending much of 2018 engaged in what turned out to be a pitiful display; we all need hobbies and goals, especially folks like me who spend a great deal of time alone, and I became friends with some superb people along the way. But it's clear that my energies are best directed elsewhere.