Random Thought #133

Have you ever been driving down the road and seen a car in front of you with a sticker that said 13.1 or 26.2 on it? I never knew what that meant until a couple of days ago. I thought it was some military call sign or a symbol of some kind of philanthropic cause or something. Turns out I was wrong. 13.1 stands for a half-marathon. A half-marathon is approximately 13.1 miles in distance. I'm not sure if you get a sticker for competing in one or actually finishing one or for winning one but that's what it stands for. Guessing you don't need much help to guess what 26.2 stands for. Yup, a marathon. Fun fact: the marathon was actually instituted in commemoration of the fabled run of the Greek soldier Pheidippides, a messenger from the Battle of Marathon to Athens. (Source: Wikipedia). One of these days I want to pull up to one of these cars that has the sticker at a stop light, roll down my window and ask "Hey, why are you driving? Wouldn't you rather run?" LOL