I ran a half-marathon in my backyard like that viral tweet. I don't recommend it.

The first thing I would recommend if you were considering running a quarantine-half-marathon in your backyard is this: Absolutely don't do it. 

The second thing I would recommend is that if you must do it, don't run on a day with 25 mile-per-hour winds. 

It's just smart advice. It was hard-learned... because I am not a smart man. 

Another thing about me: I am an extraordinarily high-energy person, which has made isolation... difficult. I am 28 years old and have resorted to shooting a balloon into a laundry basket, yelling "LeBron," which is very mature and everyone in the house loves it.

So, when that viral tweet about a guy running a marathon in his driveway surfaced, my coworkers joked I should do it. Again, they joked about this. I countered with ehhhh I could do a half-marathon. Then I thought, Fuck it, let's do it Friday.  Read more...

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