We did this a few times and it never got old. A full circle of spectators gathered each time. The guy in rolled up jeans and no shoes wanted to jump in, so we gave him a runner number and went another round. We liked him so much, we invited him to join Street Smart for future shenanigans. Turns out, his name is Jonathan.
This was our first night of pure success. People actually came up to us and asked what we were going to do before we even started. We learned the important lesson of instant recognition: the easier it is for a stranger to quickly understand the story of what’s going on, the more likely they are to interact. Runners and a finish line–story accomplished.
Hopefully, we’ll be organizing a full slow-motion marathon…an entire city block! It’ll be our first mass invite event, getting tons of strangers to show up and become runners. Sort of like the LA Marathon, but much, much slower.
I don’t want to brag, but I normally do about a 10 minute mile…I could TRY slowing it up for you, but that might take some training.
I was like a destructo-bomb. I don’t think I was even in it to win it, I pretty much wanted people to crash and burn. I mean really, I was wearing sandals…not exactly a recipe for success.
This was my favorite one yet. As we were lining up for the race, we already had a crowd. It only takes a group of people (us) doing something curious to cause others to congregate.
In all the races we did, I was the one always fighting. I never didn’t not did not fight. (That’s a quadruple negative!) If I were a Mortal Kombat character, my special move would be race fighting. (That may warrant a separate game altogether. “Race Kombat II.”) Either race fighting or quadruple negative usage.
This is great! Diggin’ it to the max