Wendy Mastripolito

Disclaimer: Note this is NOT to offend any of my facebook friends or family but to alert my facebook friends and family to something that may or may not affect them.. and oh its for me to vent.. thanks! There is a reoccurring problem in the running community that I have no idea how should be addressed… People who run a race in another person’s race number and are scored in the wrong category.. Like Men who get scored in a women’s category, or a 20 year old who gets scored in a Masters age group category. Now, I am NOT talking about people who WANT to be woman nor am I talking about men who have a “woman’s” name and then accidentally get scored in the wrong division.. I am talking about people, specifically men, who race in a registered women's bib and then get scored in the women's division. For those that don’t know the racing scene, let me bring you up to speed. There is a common occurrence that happens, people share race numbers (bibs), sometimes it is by accident (a wife a...

Have to vote.... have to vote...running late, late.. late... have to vote..vote.. vote.. grab jacket, hat, gloves.. ...drive to polling place.. Sweet ..not too many people..should be easy in, easy out!...j ump out of truck, look around.. it is me, a lady and a man...us.. only... with the doors locked..I peak in the windows.tap... TAP.. TAP.. i see someone... I motion to him… he unlocks the door ..and "YES?" "Is this the polling place?" "No…" "Oh.. um… like do you know where the polling place is? "No, sorry..…" "Oh hmm …" (like wtf to do?? - scratch head and) "You know this hasn ’t been the polling place for two years." ( Ok I am thinking smart ass isn ’t that the last time there was an election, two years ago…? and shouldn ’t you know where the polling place is if its NOT HERE!!!???) Man in car - voting is at elementary school now… off we go.. I am SOO irritated.. will be late for work, havent had my coffee, and fin...