I fucking hate Christmas music. I don't understand how anybody can care about anything for as long as people seem to care about Christmas music. I had an ex-girlfriend that would listen to it nonstop from Thanksgiving onward and never got tired of it. To me, that's more of a red-flag than animal torture.
But this isn't my opening salvo in the War on Christmas (as a Jew, I think we started that 2011 years ago - whoops). It's just the introduction to our first challenge.
I just signed up for
the NY Road Runners Jingle Bell Jog, a fun, holly-jolly 4 mile jog through Brooklyn's Prospect Park on December 10th. Apparently people dress up like reindeer and prance around like a less-fun version of
Santacon.
(This looks like a bunch of fun too, sure)
Anyways, it looks like this could be a nice, relaxing run. Or, it could be a brutally cold, frostbite inducing death march.
CHALLENGE #1: For $250, I will run the Jingle Bell Jog in nothing but a Speedo (Donation Link) COMPLETE!
I don't care if there's snow on the ground or it's pouring rain, I will do the whole goddamn race in a tiny speedo, my running shoes, and maybe a nice pair of pink knee socks. I also might wear a pair of gloves if it's particularly nippy, and I'm a pussy. If for some reason it's freakishly warm, I'll do the run on a colder day, promise!
To make matters worse: look at the
race's soundtrack. This may prove to be the most brutal part of the whole thing.
As of this writing, I'm $25 over my original $1,600 goal (thanks, Meg!), so that counts. The new goal is $1,850.
DEADLINE: December 9th at 7:00 PM
We'll probably do weekly challenges from here on out, but I wanted to give you guys enough time to find the site and warm up your wallets.
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Give till it hurts!