I don't think one person in this group would consider you (outloud or to themselves) a lame-ass. And, I think everyone would be there cheering your non-lame-ass ass on! Maybe volunteer for the RW half so that you're still a part of it, and then do that next-year thing. Oh, I think you're probably right about the cheering part, but it's hard for me anyway, just being that slow. It's really not something anyone who isn't a solid back of the packer can understand, I guess. Call it wounded pride, stubborn ego.... Unfortunately, for this race, volunteering would KILL me, having to watch everyone else finish, no could do. It was hard enough being up there last year to cheer my friends in, I couldn't stop crying. I have some time, I am still deliberating even though I have felt like c**p all week. More vitamins and Gatorade, please.....