Hey Yo, Father Carmine!
Those who ran in the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon had an opportunity for a special gift. Rev. Mark McAdow of the First United Methodist Church of Oklahoma City offers a “blessing of the shoes” at a pre-marathon mass.
What a great idea. It reminds me of this classic scene.
Always Overdressing for the Wrong Occasions
OK, this “world record for running a marathon dressed as a (fill-in-the-blank) character” is getting out of hand.
It was good news for Ryan Desgrange, who completed the Glass City Marathon in 3:04:48 dressed as Rocky Balboa. Ryan won his age group.
But it was bad news for Guy Cockroft, who ran a very good 3:38:29 in the London Marathon while dressed as the Cat in the Hat. Unfortunately Guy was edged out by Darren Stone, who finished with a 3:36:07 while dressed as Bananaman.
“I checked on the internet because I wasn’t sure how the other cartoon characters had done,” Stone said. “I scouted out before that Danger Mouse would be my main competitor but I have heard that I’ve got the record.”
Danger Mouse could not be reached for comment.
Meanwhile, Paul Simons ran a 2:55 dressed as Santa Claus, Jack Lyons managed a 4:22 dressed as a leprechaun, and Sally Orange squeezed across the finish in 4:32 dressed as, well, an orange.
Things didn’t go as well for the poor slob in the pack mule outfit, who DNF’ed.
Categories: Outpost of the Odd Tags: bananaman, cat in the hat, costumes, marathons, rocky, ryan desgrange
Yo Adrian!
Ryan Desgrange is a very good marathoner, but just short of the speed necessary for elite status. Undaunted, he is seeking another claim to fame, by attempting to become the fastest man to run a marathon in a film character costume. (Why don’t women ever think of these things?)
His choice was Rocky. Not this Rocky…
…this Rocky.
The choice of costume would seem to give Desgrange an inherent advantage over someone dressed as, say, the Tin Woodsman. But there is a drawback.
His biggest challenge has “Rocky” scrawled across it: the boxing gloves. He can’t take them off during the marathon.
“I have no idea how to pick up water” along the race course, he said. If he can rig an interior gripping system, he’ll practice with help from his wife, Heather, near their home in Howell, Mich.
Fortunately, the Internet has instructions for everything.
Categories: Outpost of the Odd Tags: costumes, marathons, rocky
