FBAs

My best friend runs very fast. For example, her marathon personal record is 2:55:15. Qualifying time for the Olympic Marathon Trials is 2:48:00, IIRC. My nickname for her is FBA, which stands for F*cking Badass.

I started calling her an FBA back in 1999 and two years ago at Grandma’s Marathon, the term was cemented. She had been trying to break 3 hours in the marathon for quite a while… Her sisters and I waited for her to run by, just over a mile from the finish. When she showed up, I looked at my watch and was just sure she had it. I was so excited that I jumped onto the course and screamed “You’re a f*ckin’ badass!” right into her face.

I miscalculated. 3:03:03 was her time; and I scared the crap out of her, apparently.

::blush::

I can’t help it, I’m her biggest fan.

Anyway, on to my FBA qualifications. I’ve done some races and my friend has declared my f*ckin’ badassness many times. She’s very sweet and gives me much more credit than I deserve. But after this weekend’s run, I felt like a just might be a badass.

Last night, one of my toenails fell out.

It’s official. I’m a f*ckin’ badass. w00t!

Rock on!

I’ve got funky ass toenails on both feet on the second toe. They grow in highly arched. I’ve also got a permanently weirded out big toenail that always has splotches on it.

Mmm…runners’ feet. Ain’t it grand?

And when I run in weather (yeah, I know, SD doesn’t really have weather, but bear with me…) I feel like a FBA.

You ARE a FBA, girl!

I know exactly what you mean, too. A few weeks ago it was sprinkling when I left home for a 3-miler and at about the halfway mark, it began to snow.

Runnin’ in the snow like some kinda sled dawg or some shit. I was a serious FBA, man.

:smiley: