Fellowship of the Idiots

There is a store in Albemarle, NC, named Vac and Dash. They offer running goods, vacuum sales and service, UPS shipping, racing event timing, and t-shirt screen printing. Quite an interesting variety I should say. Tomorrow is their twice a year, free, but organized, Fellowship of the Idiots run.

It started 8 years ago when a few friends did a training run from town to the top of Morrow Mountain and back - about 19.5 miles and 2000 feet of elevation gain/loss round trip. Others called them idiots and the fellowship was born.

Word got out about the fellowship and it has grown over the years. Tomorrow morning, along with some running buddies, I will join the Fellowship of the Idiots.

It starts at 5:30am and the temperature will probably be a bit below freezing. The way I see it, the only thing more idiotic about running 19.5 miles at that hour is having to first drive an hour plus to get there. We will leave at 4am to become idiots.

Have a good weekend! May you have high aspirations as I do to become an Idiot.