RACE JOURNAL.

Race Journal

October 4, 2008
Manhattan Beach 10k
The streets of Manhattan Beach, CA


For the first time in a while, I made a specific, non-shuffled playlist for a race. I was going into battle mode versus the innocent citizens of Manhattan Beach. I also, for the first time ever, chose to wear no pants in a race. These factors, I decided, would lead me to victory.

1. Chopped and Screwed (feat. Ludacris) - T-Pain
2. Closer - Kings of Leon
3. Sex on Fire - Kings of Leon
4. Blueprint 2 - Jay-Z
5. Let The Beat Build - Lil' Wayne
6. Golden Boys - Res
7. Top Back - T.I.
8. Viva la Vida - Coldplay
9. I'm Me - Lil' Wayne
10. I'm Me - Lil' Wayne


Notice how we start off fun and build towards complete aggression and rage. Good stuff. I would like to report that the race officially got Chopped and Screwed, officially dance-dance crewed (oh Teddy Pippilongstockings, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?). I still can't stop listening to Only By The Night, no matter where I am and what I'm doing. Then you know I gots to hang with Jay, Tip, and Weezy. By the time I'm Me comes on for the second time, I'm seriously mentally unstable and probably look like I'm trying to fight a pack of swarming bees.

I finished at 42:23...6:50/mi average, 146th overall out of about 4000. All rubbish until we can get that sub-40-minute time.

Notice the shoutout to 'Hov then the Star Trak hands as I try to outrun (and spit on...? what is that face??) the innocent joggers in front of me.