day 399

THANK YOU GOD!!!!!

And thank you Marciana
And thank you Peter

What a FUCKING day!!!!!

Did the Italian American 5k in the am. AP represented. Nice. None of the Quantum/Brick people, but CP was there as well as Hellgate. Some people know what representing is all about. Queens is for Queens, almost. Hot, sweaty, but we were there. The race volunteers are true assholes (arguing with runners/making us wait for bib/shirt pickup, this shit happens EVERY year), but the cause is great, the Director very cool/does all the local races. Glad to have been there.

Then...the oddness/weirdness began. But all worth it! What true joy to be with my MATC people. I have a legacy, WE have a legacy. We stood for something and it showed. Love my people. THIS is why balls were broken to hookup. One lives in Brooklyn, the other in Poughkeepsie. REAL pain in the nuts to hook up, but worth every second.

Reminded me of why we do what we do, because to do otherwise would be wrong. We fought to keep MATC open, now (sounding like an old fart) people are only in "it" for themselves. Once upon a time we had a shared purpose, and running serves as the perfect paradigm. Remember the Queens Grand Prix? Everything was fine UNTIL local clubs focused more on their own membership/winning races, than in representing @ each others' events. Whether in the business world or the real world, selfishness is its own reward.

I hope Stoney has these values. Realizing his own needs are relatively unimportant. One must be mindful of others.

...oh yes, he's speaking to me. Asked me to NOT touch the chinese food in the fridge, and asked for $$$ to hit 7-11 after handball. Ahhhh, those warm fuzzy moments.