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Showing posts with label Pittsburgh Marathon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pittsburgh Marathon. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Pittsburgh Marathon
Our Sal's boys had diverse results at the Pittsburgh Marathon. Pete "The Ageless Wonder", qualified for Boston and finished 6th in his age group! Mike W. was on BQ pace for over 15 miles before fading due to the warm, humid, wet conditions. Lou was up most of the night with stomach issues, which continued through the race as he strategically raced from one port-a-john to another. Let's just say Lou left his mark on the Pittsburgh course and intelligently ran the 13.1 mile race instead of the full marathon.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
As The Sports World Turns
1. Big Ben, QB of the Steelers, is on a 4-6 game suspension for questionable behavior in a bar with a girl. He must have been tutored by Tiger Woods. Now they can go to treatment together.
2. The Pittsburgh Marathon sold out, at 16,000 runners, an increase of 6,000 over last year! It must be the influence of our Sal's group deciding to participate that made other runners think this is the race to be at.
3. The first annual Flower City Challenge 13.1 mile race doubles its' predicted number of entrants, with over 1,200 registered! This is going to be so cool. The race course is really nice and the support of Mayor Duffy is a huge help.
4. The NFL draft goes to a 3 day format and at least the first round is on prime time tv. This is a sign the apocalypse is upon us. How many of these draft choices really make it in the league for more than a couple of years? Experts spend weeks, no months, looking at game film, giving physical and psychological tests to the athletes, and still many of the players have no impact on their team.
5. The price of an Ironman race has increased to $550, yet most of them still sell out within an hour or so. Why didn't I think of this as a business venture?
6. You can enter an Iron Distance race for about half that cost. Everything is the same except for naming rights. I guess you couldn't get an IM tattoo either? Oh, and you wouldn't be eligible for qualifying for the Hawaii IM race. Would you still tell people you did an Ironman? I say yes, normal people wouldn't know the difference anyhow.
7. The Bills will draft a lineman, pay him lots of money, develop him for three years, then not re-sign him and he will become all-pro on another team.
8. The NBA bores me. I've been a Celtics fan since the late 1960's and I can't even watch a complete one of their games anymore.
9. A big congratulations to the Sal's finishers at the Boston Marathon; Roger O'Dell, Mike May, Lance Calvert and Andy Arnold.
2. The Pittsburgh Marathon sold out, at 16,000 runners, an increase of 6,000 over last year! It must be the influence of our Sal's group deciding to participate that made other runners think this is the race to be at.
3. The first annual Flower City Challenge 13.1 mile race doubles its' predicted number of entrants, with over 1,200 registered! This is going to be so cool. The race course is really nice and the support of Mayor Duffy is a huge help.
4. The NFL draft goes to a 3 day format and at least the first round is on prime time tv. This is a sign the apocalypse is upon us. How many of these draft choices really make it in the league for more than a couple of years? Experts spend weeks, no months, looking at game film, giving physical and psychological tests to the athletes, and still many of the players have no impact on their team.
5. The price of an Ironman race has increased to $550, yet most of them still sell out within an hour or so. Why didn't I think of this as a business venture?
6. You can enter an Iron Distance race for about half that cost. Everything is the same except for naming rights. I guess you couldn't get an IM tattoo either? Oh, and you wouldn't be eligible for qualifying for the Hawaii IM race. Would you still tell people you did an Ironman? I say yes, normal people wouldn't know the difference anyhow.
7. The Bills will draft a lineman, pay him lots of money, develop him for three years, then not re-sign him and he will become all-pro on another team.
8. The NBA bores me. I've been a Celtics fan since the late 1960's and I can't even watch a complete one of their games anymore.
9. A big congratulations to the Sal's finishers at the Boston Marathon; Roger O'Dell, Mike May, Lance Calvert and Andy Arnold.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Pittsburgh Marathon
Lou, Mike W. and Pete are running the Pittsburgh Marathon on May 2. (Eileen may also run, depends on an injury healing).
Top Ten Things That Will Happen at the Pittsburgh Marathon.
10. Jan and I will get lost or stuck in traffic on our way to spectate (we are going to Pittsburgh for a wedding Saturday night)and miss our three amigos.
9. After arriving at his hotel, Lou will drive around in circles in the parking garage until he gets just the right spot.
8. MW will be able to watch a Yankees game on cable tv the night before the marathon, but fall asleep during the second inning.
7. People will cheer for Lou more than anyone else in the race (Lou is such a natural name to shout out, LOUUUUEEEE, GOGOGO LOUIS, LOULOULOULOU).
6. Lou will take a scale to measure the calories in each Gel package he uses during the race.
5. Joanne, Eileen and Yolanda will enjoy three hours of big city shopping and wear out their charge cards.
4. Water stop volunteers will be confused when Pete keeps asking for pickle juice.
3.MW will finish in 3:39:22, Lou will run a 3:44:08, Pete a 3:56:18 and all three will qualify for the 2010 Boston Marathon!
2.MW will eat a greasy cheeseburger (or two) for a post-race celebration meal.
1. The group will end up off the expressway, heading towards Ohio on a dirt road, listening to Country & Western music from the 1960's on the radio when trying to drive home to New York.
Top Ten Things That Will Happen at the Pittsburgh Marathon.
10. Jan and I will get lost or stuck in traffic on our way to spectate (we are going to Pittsburgh for a wedding Saturday night)and miss our three amigos.
9. After arriving at his hotel, Lou will drive around in circles in the parking garage until he gets just the right spot.
8. MW will be able to watch a Yankees game on cable tv the night before the marathon, but fall asleep during the second inning.
7. People will cheer for Lou more than anyone else in the race (Lou is such a natural name to shout out, LOUUUUEEEE, GOGOGO LOUIS, LOULOULOULOU).
6. Lou will take a scale to measure the calories in each Gel package he uses during the race.
5. Joanne, Eileen and Yolanda will enjoy three hours of big city shopping and wear out their charge cards.
4. Water stop volunteers will be confused when Pete keeps asking for pickle juice.
3.MW will finish in 3:39:22, Lou will run a 3:44:08, Pete a 3:56:18 and all three will qualify for the 2010 Boston Marathon!
2.MW will eat a greasy cheeseburger (or two) for a post-race celebration meal.
1. The group will end up off the expressway, heading towards Ohio on a dirt road, listening to Country & Western music from the 1960's on the radio when trying to drive home to New York.
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