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Some things, some opportunities only come around once in a lifetime – an opportunity to travel to a far off land; a chance to go all the way to South Africa to run Comrades; an intimate moment with J. Lo…oh, wait a minute, that’s fantasy, not opportunity. Sorry.
Anyway, as I was saying, sometimes the stars align just so to allow you to grab the bull by the horns and really, REALLY live.
One such opportunity presented itself this past weekend, allowing me to take advantage of the circumstances of my life.
As you may recall, about two months ago, I put it out there that if you put us over our fund raising goal for the Autism Speaks Walk, I would run my next marathon with blue hair. You did. On the day of the walk we found ourselves 1¢ over Jess’ stated goal.
One.
Frakking.
Penny.
But a promise is a promise and so because you fulfilled your end, I dutifully fulfilled mine.
If you are new to Run Luau Run or haven’t stopped by in a while, you can find the process of me Lighting It Up Blue and going from brunette to blond to blue—>HERE<—.
I then ran my blue haired marathon two weeks ago in New York and had both my slowest and most enjoyable run ever. The video is —>HERE<— the race report —HERE<—.
The blue hair has been a lot of fun. It has brought a lot of attention to autism awareness; it has made me easy to spot; it has definitely been a conversation starter. It has served its purpose and run its course. The blue has started to fade away and my roots have become more prominent (did I just say that? my roots? really?).
Could I go in for another touch up?
Sure.
But I would be ignoring the wise lesson I learned from Elmo when he told me the story of how he saved Christmas and almost lost it again – that having Christmas every day takes away from the true spirit of Christmas – instead, carry that spirit with you throughout the year.
And so it is with my blue hair. A month of blue hair to spread awareness was a wonderful experience. Now, it is time to carry that spirit with me (and you!) throughout the year.
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Which brings me to this past weekend. An opportunity, a chance to do something I always wanted to do as a kid and as a young man, but never could because of one reason or another…when am I going to again have longish, blue hair that needs to be taken down…
…and so I give you Goodbye Blue:
A nod to Movember:
Happy Movember!
But the wife wouldn’t let me into bed until I shaved off the ‘hawk and the ‘stache.
Clean Shaven
At least I have the pictures to prove it. Thank you everyone for helping us raise the funds for our walk. I hope you will continue to “light it up blue” in spirit with me throughout the year.
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