The Boilermaker

So I jogged in the Boilermaker roadrace this past weekend which is a 9 mile run through the streets of Utica, NY which is a pretty awful town. No offense to Utica but you make Washington Heights seem like Palm Beach. Do you want to know how bad Utica is? The Boilermaker is the biggest event that goes on in Utica. When a 9 mile jog is your towns highlight, well lets just say enough said. But aside from that, I realized how much I dislike major roadraces. Its not the actual running that I dislike, its what goes on before and after the race. I can't exactly put my finger on what it is that I don't like but perhaps this video can help clear it up. This video shows three people "hanging out" and "cutting loose" after finishing last years Boilermaker:

See what I mean? I don't know what it is but roadraces really bring out the cheesiness in people because I saw similar behavior at this years Boilermaker with the help of that song "You Can't Stop the Beat" from Hairspray (Use your imagination). All I'm trying to say is that I have the NYC Marathon coming up and I am more terrified of the pre and post race antics of the fellow joggers than I am of the 26.2 miles.