Ballot Week Blues
I didn't enter this year's London Marathon ballot. I have decided that there is enough rejection in life in general, without adding to it in your running life. After all, isn't running supposed to be the safe haven, the place where we go to escape from negative thoughts? Despite my non-participation, I do find myself feeling a bit peeved on behalf of others who are experiencing rejection this week, especially those who have been trying for a decade or more without success. It just isn't fair, is it? Yes, it's random but that's not the same as being fair. To be fair, they would have to give those who have had the most rejections a go, but that's not how it works. Of course, social media is awash with threads on this topic, the usual mixture of elation, despair and "what the hell have I done?" I've been giving Facebook a fairly wide berth, but I've seen enough to know that it is just like it is every year. Here are 10 things you ar...