Vaseline, not Gu

You know, I’ve run a number of races with friends but I’ve never had a friend who wasn’t running meet me at the finish line… until tomorrow.

About 9 or 10 years ago, when I was a larger non runner, I waited for my dear friend Ivan Kaplan at the finish line of the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington D.C. If someone had told me that ten years and 3000 miles later, the roles would be reversed, I would have said they were drunk.

That said, I will never forget the biggest mistake he made that race and pray to God I never do it myself. Pretty sure I won’t. Ivan is one of those friends everyone needs to make sure life never gets too serious.

 

Avoid this mistake
Do not put that in your mouth
Vaseline, not Gu

 

Yes, he really did that – and still ran it in 3:04.