Are you out of your cotton-pickin' mind? (My operative phrase for the day).
:) I was thinking of an artical Robert H wrote in the Briar Patch last year (I think) about chi-something-something running and keeping my body forward and taking smaller steps. It mostly worked...mostly.
And yes, I was out of my mind when I decided to drive down there today knowing it was going to be a wet one. So the Croc wearing just shows how far gone I was:)
There's always next week (My favorate saying)
They should have given you the special crocs dispensation of 30 minutes off of your time. ;-)
I've heard of minimalist footwear, but that's kind of ridiculous. My ankles would have blown out by the first control.
I guess with crocs you didn't need socks?
I did yellow in flip flops once, but crocs on a green course, wow!!
That's crazy... I would have been in major pain
Sitting in the car lamenting my forgetfulness, the only reason I went ahead with it was that I had remembered my ankle braces and figured they would compensate for the lack of.... of shoe.
Funny article for the briar patch "how I ran FCW in crocs" - write it! :)
:) at the download tent Bob Gross spotted my footware and comented that someone should take a picture. Mary and Ed were equally amazed. I just kind of shrugged it off until I saw all the comments in this post.
All that come to my mind is the quote from Forest Gump ... something like ''stupid is as stupid does " how embarrassing ... and funny. Ah, the memories we make.
I saw both pairs of the O-shoes by the front door, and thought - Oh No - he has his old crocs with no tread....what fun in the rain. I had the fun of being in the woods at Gould's run checking controls in my crocs in the summer- but at least I was not racing against the clock.
Perhaps a new race type. Croc-ko. Wear your least practical O shoes. Crocs get a certain time deductions. Flipflops more. Bedroom slippers in between? Uggs? Stilletos (which may be good in icy terrain)? The dragon platform boots worn by Kiss bassist Gene Simmons?
Ok, this isn't guaranteed to get your o shoes in the car, but I have a plan to not put any shoes on until I get o shoes in the car, or in my case, I throw them out onto the front sidewalk and call it close enough.
Rich,
I like the Croc-O but judging from the comments there would only be a few crazy people registered. Sam was at registration when I mentioned I forgot my shoes and he offered duct tape. (his offer was to fasten the crocs to my feet) for a second, I was contemplating just wrapping my feet in duct tape.
Val,
That does sound good, but it's always those things that break your rhythm that mess you up. My O-shoes were at the front door but I went our the back.
I think during O-season I should at least leave a pair of sneakers in the car.