What Would FloJo Do?

In the sweltering heat of Friday afternoon, Dr. Bombay, Yeti and I went out for cupcakes (I highly recommend Kickass Cupcakes), ice cream, and generally stopped traffic in Davis Square. Though the cupcakes and ice cream may make us sound like a group of 11-year-old girls out for a birthday party, and the fact that it was the middle of the afternoon on a weekday may make it seem like we were doing nothing very serious, this was, in fact, a working "lunch."

We had to plan our outfits for the half-marathon that Dr. Bombay and I will be running, along with another friend, in October.

This is approximately what we decided on:




We were thinking that perhaps we could have some kind of patriotic theme, with the 3 of us running together and our costumes making a picture of an American Flag or Lady Liberty. FloJo often seemed to be wearing patriotic-themed running costumes. And if it was good enough for FloJo, it's certainly good enough for me.

We also imagined that we might wear capes, to increase the drama of our progression through the grueling race. The capes will, of course, be sparkly. Then we will look like superheroes. Or perhaps running drag queens. Or Superhero Drag Queens.



I think FloJo would have approved. Plus, we can blame our slowness on the weight of our costumes.