The Why

It's funny- two months after the race, and people are still asking me, "Why?"

I generally offer one of the following explanations:

1) I wanted to see Kashgar.
2) Why not?
3) I did not want to be the big bridesmaid.
4) I decided to try work/life balance.
5) I wanted to see what HK had to offer outside of Al's Diner.
6) Thought I might meet some interesting people.
7) Quarterlife crisis.
8) Get back to being an athlete.
9) An excellent excuse to buy shiny new gear
10) Find some free time to think about what's important.

All of these are sort of true and sort of simplistic.

At least with the Singapore race, the answer is easy:

Singapore is flat, and I have an awesome team name.

Oh yeah and I wanted to see if I might possibly like this sport of running...

The answer: YES.
(see previous post)