"The Omen"

The BMR Creed 

• The 1st words out of your mouth when addressing the first person you
  meet following the race WILL NOT BE..."I ran a 5:30 pace"..how did you do"
  Especially if it is a woman...instead you will ask her if you can buy her a drink..
   

• You will not post a story on the internet about how you went anaerobic at split 3 and that
  if it had been a flat course you may have had a personal best..especially if you just turned 40..
   

• You will not post a story on the internet stating that you had to stand in line
  for the "FREE" food....you still have to stand in line for the food at Fenway Park and Boston Garden and it ain't free....and anyway, it's a good chance to say hello to someone you normally may not have the chance to or would..take advantage of this slow time and say hello to your fellow man or woman..for some of you it may be the 1st time:>)
   

• You do not..I repeat do not ask the race director where you get your chip..unless
  it's potato chips and then I will direct you to the food line!!
   

• You will have some sense of male camaraderie..
  and you will hang around for your cash prize, applause and whatever comes along
  with being the  champeen.....THANKS GUYS
   

• You will support Khoury's State Spa - this should go without question:>)
   

• Back to the internet...You will not speak poorly of the BMR or "any" running event..
  but you may in a gentlemanly fashion pass on the constructive critique to the
  race director, many times constructive critique will be acted on..and if you
  do feel like you just have to type and type and type like DKA..then have some balls and sign your
  name to it..or better yet do it in person--the race director will always makes himself available:>
   

• You will not post on the internet or complain on race day that you couldn't find the food or that there was none left...it is not a race directors responsibility to have someone at the finish line holding a "how to card" or a bottle of water...figure that it is close by and snoop around..if your too tired to snoop around then you probably shouldn't have run the race anyhow..your physical shape is not the race directors responsibility...and if the food runs out it is because your fellow runner had little regard for you and either ate it all or took it home for the kid's...
   

• If a mistake happens and your the brunt of the mistake...don't unload all of your gastric & bowel contents all over the race director..or volunteers...most situations can be easily corrected
  so speak softly and remember this is a "fun" race...for all NOT created to be the  highlight of YOUR LIFE
   

• You will not engage the race director with any nonsense about this race being a sexist, blah, blah, blah event...save this for a forum that has interest in this kind of discussion..your opinion will fall on the deaf ears of a chubby race director..the race director is just not interested in your opinion on this aspect of the race...
   

• We dig slower runners..but just cause your slow doesn't mean that the race director has to
  stand guard over the food, or be waiting at the finish line cheering you on...he would rather be waiting for you at the bar with a cold beer in his hand..hopefully bought by one of the runners or a single gal..cause he is single...meet the race director there and he'll greet you with a "good job"!!! So no griping if everyone is munching on a bratwurst or drinking a beer and not waiting for you, that's the breaks if your slow!! We all have our crosses to bear:>)

• You will be a gentleman at all times!!