Marathons

[W3WN]

I don't know sometimes what's worse... spouses, or kids. Either way, they drive you meshugah.

I just found out an hour ago that my son is coming in from DC to run in the Pittsburgh Marathon on May 6th. So why didn't he tell me earlier? Well, he told his mother, months ago. He figured she told me... she figured I already knew.

Enough to drive you right up the fershligener wall.

I don't usually "do" the Marathon... I just can't volunteer for everything. This year, I may have to make an exception.

At least the "good" news -- part of the early course crosses the bridge right in front of work, and a later leg goes past about 2 blocks away. So if I have to volunteer, and now I probably do, I can try and get stationed near the building. Park my gear here on Saturday and not have to fight traffic restrictions on Sunday morning. We shall see.

...and I'm sure if we're already downtown, wife & daughter will want to go the home Pirate game at 1:30 as well...

[K7SGJ]

If you spread yourself any thinner, we'd have to call you Marg (arine)

[W3WN]

If you spread yourself any thinner, we'd have to call you Marg (arine)

You owe Don Rickles a royalty for that joke. About $.02

[W1GUH]

Thanks for the Yiddish lesson. But did you actually mean furshlugginer? Google didn't turn up anything with your spelling. And, very cool, made popular by Mad Magazine! The unimpeachable journal that also brought Potrzebie to us! (Haven't heard or read THAT word for decades.) Now we all can feel slightly more literate.

As for margarine...


"I need oleo for my bungholio!"

As for marathons, I once ran 26.2 feet. Then quit...didn't see the point. Went and worked some 26 meters.

[KG4CGC]

Clone movie sequence, start:



NOW!

[NQ6U]

Here's the only Marathon I've ever been involved with:

[suddenseer]

My first marathon was one of these.

Seriously, i am probably the fattest ham operator who ran marathons as well. I could do a 5K in 24 minutes, a 10K in 55 minutes. My best time was 4:20:xx which was my second Columbus marathon. My worse time was just under 5 hours for the Air Force (way too many hills). I have not run in 10 years. The only place I run to these days is the bathroom. It is not really a huge challenge for fat ham operators to run a marathon, just do mindful preparation. I only did not finish one marathon attempt. I was to busy talking to volunteers on 2m simplex on my walkie talkie, I failed to see the parked car that I slammed into. 6 stitches later, and a permanently bruised ego I was ok.

[W3WN]

Thanks for the Yiddish lesson. But did you actually mean furshlugginer? < snip >

Well strictly speaking, the word is transliterated, so there's not really an "official" spelling in English, but yes.

< snip >As for marathons, I once ran 26.2 feet. Then quit...didn't see the point. Went and worked some 26 meters.

Reminds me of something...

Several years ago, the late John Cigna of KDKA-AM was challenged to run in a race (I think a 10 K?) that the station was involved in. There was an on-air bet between some of the radio personalities as to whether or not he would go through with it, let alone complete it.

The day of the race comes, and sure enough, it is announced that John Cigna completed the race. So the next Monday morning, during his show, there's some taped interviews with this guy, and that guy, and so forth, all of whom are amazed that John Cigna completed the race. And, of course, each person is asked to state their name at the end.

So the last interview comes, and a young man is talking about how much fun he had in the event, and how proud he was to finish.

"And your name, sir?" (Drumroll, please!)

"John Cigna. Junior."

[N8YX]

I agree with Tim re: Marathons - do they still make those? Used to love 'em as a kid.

[NA4BH]

Marathon? There was this exchange student from England, oh wait you're talking about running. As a doctor friend once said, about exercising, "Your heart is programmed to beat "X" number of times, why speed it up". LOL