A Dojo Farewell to Feet

From our stalwart - Shawn Rumery, who is leaving to start the Dojo of Maine.

Beloved Dojoers-  The time has come to announce a bittersweet but unsurprising move back to Maine.  That's right folks.  Kaly and I are taking our talents Down East.  Well, mid-cost Maine to be exact (those Downeasterners can be awfully protective of their identity).

While we're very excited to be moving to Maine, leaving Dojo HQ to become a charter member of Dojo New England might be the toughest part of the transition.  For close to 6 years now my dojo ROI has been through the roof.  Consider:

• Investment
• Up to 6 hours/week
• Nominal clothing fees
• Few hours of sleep/week
• Race fees for silly events like the GW Birthday Marathon that is required to be held on the coldest, windiest most inhospitable day for running.
• Return
• Mostly normal running partners, available at paces ranging from Pruitt to dead legs
• Considerable leniency with missed workouts and races slept through and/or wimped out from
• Advice from dojo sages and not-so-sages
• Random spectators screaming at you at Boston because of the brand recognition Dan Yi has so carefully engineered
• Yearly super bowl fiesta
• Running companionship, every Tuesday and Thursday, rain, shine (like Josh Sohn caked in sunscreen shine), cold (like Alan wears goggles cold), wind, heat, or even hurricane.

Analytics (but not puns) aside, its been a great run.  But before we get too sappy, know that I'll still be working for the same DC-based firm and will be venturing down for extended periods on a quarterly basis and am hoping the Dojo will continue to accept me into your good graces.  And we don't leave until the end of August, giving me plenty of workouts to commit to and then promptly sleep through.  I'll also be hosting a happy hour near metro center on august 26th for anyone who might want to send me off.

Looking forward to making the most of my last month with Dojo HQ!  See you at HP!

Shawn