The most wonderful time of the year

It’s almost here – the weekend when I make my annual trek to the nation’s capital – you guessed it, Ottawa Race Weekend.  For iRun, it’s practically Christmas!  I’ll be hanging out at the iRun booth at the expo for a while on Friday and Saturday – please stop by to grab a pin and a copy of the current issue, and don’t forget to bring that pile of change off your dresser to throw in the buckets for Mark Sutcliffe’s $50K Run for a Reason in support of the Ottawa Hospital! I’ll also be donning my pace bunny ears once again for the travelling street party half marathon.

Without further ado, but with plenty of apologies to Andy Williams, I give you my newly-written running carol in honour of Ottawa Race Weekend!

It’s the most wonderful time of the year!
With the kids a-cowbelling and everyone telling you “be of good cheer!”
It’s the most wonderful time of the year!

It’s the hap-happiest season of all!
With those taperful-greetings and pre-expo meetings when friends come to call!
It’s the hap-happiest season of all!

There’ll be parties for hosting, with pasta and boasting and someone with nail-less toes.
There’ll be scary race stories, and tales of the glories of marathons long, long ago.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year!
There’ll be lots of skin showing and legs might be glowing when race time draws near.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year!

There’ll be no time for coasting, and it could be roasting, and blisters are part of the show.
There’ll be pain inventories and plenty of mores that get chucked right out the window!

It’s the most wonderful time of the year!
There’ll be water cup throwing and cheers to “keep going” when finish lines near!
It’s the most wonderful time!

Yes the most wonderful time!

It’s the most wonderful tiiiiiiime! Of the year!

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