I ran and I voted, not at the same time!
My run did not go as planned and I cut it short as I was struggling pretty bad. I started out too fast, and I held onto a pretty fast pace through the first 13 miles (21 km). Between not feeling well, starting off too fast, and all the intersections I had to stop at, I just lost focus, and couldn’t maintain pace. By the time I hit where I should have turned to add on the last mile, I figured discretion was the better part of valor, as my ankle was starting to feel off, and my foot was getting sore. I’d rather have a bad training run and save it for the race. So that’s what I did. Walked a mile, then ran a mile, walked a mile, then ran another mile. I made it home, I feel like I’m in one piece, I’m really hungry.
So before I seized up I decided to drive up to the school and vote. Municipal elections, the most important and impacting elections we have, and yet the lowest turnout, in a country with a turnout that should really invalidate our elections most years. So I voted for most every office, but I couldn’t vote for either mayoral candidate. One tried to sell our ice skating rink and refuse transfer station off to a private concern, and the other is from a family that has consistently turned this town to shit whenever they’re in office. So, I tried to think of someone equally as awful, who I think would actually be a better mayor than either candidate.
Now, in this state, a write-in candidate must be an official write-in candidate with paperwork filed with the Secretary of the State’s office. But I think when counting the votes, they’ll get the point. Ridiculous. And it’s partially my fault, I didn’t participate in the primary, but there wasn’t a primary, the candidates ran unopposed in their parties. Also, in this state, you can only vote in the primary of the party you are registered with. Should I have run against one of them in a primary? Considering the current general plan is to find a job out-of-town, probably not a good idea. So that’s where I’m at today. Not feeling great, but tomorrow is a new day where I can redeem myself.
So that’s what I look forward to. So if you can vote today, go do that. If you’re in Milford’s 2nd District vote for Jeremy Grant, Row B, and if you’re in Newtown vote for Rebekah Harriman-Stites on Row A! Everywhere else, just get out and vote, do your very best! These are the important election years. Beyond that have fun, keep running, and remember, if Gil can run then so can you!
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