Boilermaker Rick wrote:
I'm pretty sure I could finish the Indianapolis 500 if they let me go at 1/3rd the speed of the people who are the professionals after they've all gone far away.
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| Author: | good dolphin [ Thu Oct 08, 2015 10:25 am ] |
| Post subject: | Once Again, The Chicago Marathon |
I won't reiterate past complaints. So this now gets to fuck up rush hour traffic FOUR days before the event? Piss off with this narcissistic non accomplishment. I exclude the 50 or so people who are actually competing in a professional sporting event from the previous sentence. |
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| Author: | sinicalypse [ Thu Oct 08, 2015 10:35 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Once Again, The Chicago Marathon |
i haven't personally ran into any marathon related bullshit when i've gone to the city, but having dealt with some in my hometown of elk grove when they do their bike race BS i can only imagine how much exponentially worse it must be in chicago with a 26.2mi course in a much more dense population area. i tip my proverbial/cap to all of you out there who gotta #FOCUS and soldier through the bullshit related to this mostly-vanity crap. |
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| Author: | IMU [ Thu Oct 08, 2015 10:39 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Once Again, The Chicago Marathon |
Suburbs are better. |
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| Author: | good dolphin [ Thu Oct 08, 2015 10:46 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Once Again, The Chicago Marathon |
IMU wrote: Suburbs are better. I'm starting to see it your way |
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| Author: | IMU [ Thu Oct 08, 2015 10:47 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Once Again, The Chicago Marathon |
good dolphin wrote: IMU wrote: Suburbs are better. I'm starting to see it your way Let's hit up Peggy Kinnane's this weekend! |
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| Author: | man of few opinions [ Thu Oct 08, 2015 11:24 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Once Again, The Chicago Marathon |
good dolphin wrote: Piss off with this narcissistic non accomplishment. I exclude the 50 or so people who are actually competing in a professional sporting event from the previous sentence. so unless you can run a marathon in 2:20:00 or so, it is a non-accomplishment? for the record I'm not into big event races like this that fuck up traffic, nor have i yet run a marathon. but when i do i want to know at what point it will become an accomplishment. i may need to re-calibrate my training. |
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| Author: | Dr. Kenneth Noisewater [ Thu Oct 08, 2015 11:28 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Once Again, The Chicago Marathon |
I would consider running .2 miles an accomplishment. The 26 after that is just ego. |
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| Author: | BigW72 [ Thu Oct 08, 2015 11:40 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Once Again, The Chicago Marathon |
IMU wrote: Suburbs are better. Preach it! I've done 3 Marathons 1) Fox Valley in St. Charles 2) Des Plaines River Trail in Lake County 3) Chicagoland Spring marathon in Schaumburg My favorite was Fox Valley. Easy Parking, Good crowd, ample water and aid stations. Fuck the Chicago Marathon. |
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| Author: | good dolphin [ Thu Oct 08, 2015 11:42 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Once Again, The Chicago Marathon |
man of few opinions wrote: good dolphin wrote: Piss off with this narcissistic non accomplishment. I exclude the 50 or so people who are actually competing in a professional sporting event from the previous sentence. so unless you can run a marathon in 2:20:00 or so, it is a non-accomplishment? for the record I'm not into big event races like this that fuck up traffic, nor have i yet run a marathon. but when i do i want to know at what point it will become an accomplishment. i may need to re-calibrate my training. Would you consider it an accomplishment if you woke up one morning and ran 26 miles in the forest preserve? I think it is an accomplishment if you win the race. |
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| Author: | Brick [ Thu Oct 08, 2015 11:43 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Once Again, The Chicago Marathon |
I'm pretty sure I could finish the Indianapolis 500 if they let me go at 1/3rd the speed of the people who are the professionals after they've all gone far away. |
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| Author: | man of few opinions [ Thu Oct 08, 2015 11:43 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Once Again, The Chicago Marathon |
i ran in a big event race once and thanks but no thanks, running in that crowd was not for me. my first marathon will be a low-key affair where i can suffer in peace and quiet. |
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| Author: | man of few opinions [ Thu Oct 08, 2015 11:45 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Once Again, The Chicago Marathon |
good dolphin wrote: man of few opinions wrote: good dolphin wrote: Piss off with this narcissistic non accomplishment. I exclude the 50 or so people who are actually competing in a professional sporting event from the previous sentence. so unless you can run a marathon in 2:20:00 or so, it is a non-accomplishment? for the record I'm not into big event races like this that fuck up traffic, nor have i yet run a marathon. but when i do i want to know at what point it will become an accomplishment. i may need to re-calibrate my training. Would you consider it an accomplishment if you woke up one morning and ran 26 miles in the forest preserve? I think it is an accomplishment if you win the race. it i ran 26 miles anywhere, yes, i would consider that an accomplishment. winning a race is certainly a big accomplishment. |
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| Author: | Chet Coppock's Fur Coat [ Thu Oct 08, 2015 11:45 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Once Again, The Chicago Marathon |
Oh fuck, I wanted to drive down and go into the (loop) office on Saturday and tidy things up, do expense reports, etc. Breakfast at Manny's, a half day in the office, a stroll up to the Water Tower area... a nice quiet fall Saturday before Cubs-Cards game 2. And now all these fuckers are going to mess it up for me. May they pull hamstrings. |
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| Author: | Kirkwood [ Thu Oct 08, 2015 11:46 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Once Again, The Chicago Marathon |
Boilermaker Rick wrote: I'm pretty sure I could finish the Indianapolis 500 if they let me go at 1/3rd the speed of the people who are the professionals after they've all gone far away.
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| Author: | Seacrest [ Thu Oct 08, 2015 11:47 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Once Again, The Chicago Marathon |
Chet Coppock's Fur Coat wrote: Oh fuck, I wanted to drive down and go into the (loop) office on Saturday and tidy things up, do expense reports, etc. Breakfast at Manny's, a half day in the office, a stroll up to the Water Tower area... a nice quiet fall Saturday before Cubs-Cards game 2. And now all these fuckers are going to mess it up for me. May they pull hamstrings. maybe stop at Lawry's for lunch and take a lap around the salad bar... |
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| Author: | Chet Coppock's Fur Coat [ Thu Oct 08, 2015 12:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Once Again, The Chicago Marathon |
Seacrest wrote: maybe stop at Lawry's for lunch and take a lap around the salad bar... Nah, I'm not as old as the real Chet, but  for the reference... Plus the real Chet ain't taking laps anywhere these days with his bum foot.
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| Author: | T-Bone [ Thu Oct 08, 2015 12:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Once Again, The Chicago Marathon |
Kirkwood wrote: Boilermaker Rick wrote: I'm pretty sure I could finish the Indianapolis 500 if they let me go at 1/3rd the speed of the people who are the professionals after they've all gone far away. That is pretty funny
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| Author: | a retard [ Fri Oct 09, 2015 8:22 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Once Again, The Chicago Marathon |
good dolphin wrote: I won't reiterate past complaints. So this now gets to fuck up rush hour traffic FOUR days before the event? .... 1) Isn't rush hour always fucked up? 2) Marathon is the same weekend every year. Sunday before Columbus Day. You can plan for it. Leave town or take metra or the CTA. To help you remember they sell these things vv at the store. They are helpful. 3) "Thank you non-athletes for aiding Chicago's' broke economy this weekend." (Although probably not as much as Rahm would have you believe.) 
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| Author: | good dolphin [ Fri Oct 09, 2015 9:04 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Once Again, The Chicago Marathon |
I guess you missed the part where I wrote "FOUR days before the event". |
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