What I've Learned, Mid-2009 Edition

Since I'm not running today and thus have a lot of time on my hands, I thought about what running has taught me thus far in 2009. Check it out.

1. Once you go technical, you don't go back. No more old-man cotton undershirts for me!
2. No matter how great I think I look, Brightroom makes sure that these feelings of superiority don't last. (I usually end up looking deformed. No idea why that is, since when my bf takes pictures with my digital camera, I look perfectly normal. Or when Fotojack does the pictures, I look fine.)
3. I can't live without Nike Tempo Shorts. Can't?! WON'T.
4. You know the race is nearing the end when you can see the beer truck and smell the brats (thank you Wisconsin!)
5. HEED is the most disgusting drink on the planet.
6. The weatherman is only right when you don't want him to be.
7. Going "unplugged" is not as scary as I thought it would be.
8. Mapping new routes is the cure for stale training!
9. Southern hospitality really IS all it's cracked up to be!
10. Frosted Mini Wheats are probably the worst food to eat before running a half marathon. I would rather eat a spicy burrito from Taco Bell. Trust me.