The Carnival of Running #46
Welcome to the 46th edition of The Carnival of Running!
College coeds talk marathon training!
Riveting, wasn’t it? The young ladies did complete the Chicago Marathon together in 4:41:54.
Carnival submissions covered the spectrum, from one end (“Exercise and Self Confidence” from Angel Bunnies and “The Race” from Lisa Illichmann) to the other (“Tea Bagging” from The Enthusiast). Check them out!
Just to irk Viper, I have yet another running-related marriage proposal story, this one from the Chicago Marathon. It’s all very romantic, although this time the proposal nearly screwed up the bride’s BQ! Dude, you dodged a marital bullet there.
DQs were more in the news than BQs this week. The incident with two disqualified winners in the Lakefront Marathon (one for unofficial water, the other for an iPod) prompted editorials in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, CNetNews, and Finding Dulcinea. And there were problems in other races. Fifty-six runners who were disqualified at the Chicago Marathon were reinstated after a timing mat problem was discovered. Runners in the Okanagan International Marathon accidentally ran an extra 575 meters, which the race organizer blamed on a “herd mentality” before agreeing to adjust their finishing times. Runners in Melbourne and Montego Bay both ran short 10ks, the latter short by about 4k. At least the detours weren’t due to angry bees.
When you’re a media mogul with a wildly popular sports web site, you are often inundated with requests from PR professionals and media consultants to plug various things. And even though Running Is Funny has nothing to do with cycling (hence the name), the Idaho Potato Commission wants you to know Olympic cyclist Kristin Armstrong loves Idaho potatoes. So here’s a video link to Ms. Armstrong professing her undying love for potatoes. And while I defy the blog police to come take me away, I received no potatoes for providing that link (though I wouldn’t mind a free bag o’ spuds; just saying).
The Australians butted heads with political correctness once again by staging a “Midget’s Cup” race, with little people dressed in jockey silks riding on the backs of runners, but oddly enough it didn’t make the list of Top 10 most bizarre sports.
On the pages of The Huffington Post, Simon Sinek seems to think that a successful entrepreneur is the kind of guy who would cut in line to get his post-race bagel. Too bad someone didn’t give him a lesson in supply and demand by kicking his ass.
Speaking of capitalism, Mark Remy of Runner’s World is making the rounds to promote his book, “The Runner’s Rule Book,” while the magazine’s parent company has struck a licensing deal that will lead to fitness accessories with Runner’s World branding.
This week’s linky love goes out to the Loser Report, which stands for Legion of Old, Slow, Enervated Runners. That’s me to a T.
That’s all for this week, friends. It’s the 943rd anniversary of the Battle of Hastings, which is why there aren’t quite so many Scandinavian words in this carnival. Submit your posts to carnival@runningisfunny.com. Until next time, run away!
