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    The NYC Marathon: Celebrities, Cheaters, Sluffers, and Winners
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    Image of Sir Thomas More Sir Thomas More
    11/03/09

    In reply to The NYC Marathon: Celebrities, Cheaters, Sluffers, and Winners

    Good for Ed Norton #nycmarathon
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    Image of amymcampbell amymcampbell
    11/02/09

    In reply to The NYC Marathon: Celebrities, Cheaters, Sluffers, and Winners
    As a marathon runner, I must admit that I do tend to get a bit "pissy" myself whenever anyone who has never run a marathon makes a negative comment about someone's marathon time. How about this, YOU go and run 26.2 miles, and then we can talk finish times, okay?
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    Image of adiam7 adiam7
    11/02/09

    In reply to The NYC Marathon: Celebrities, Cheaters, Sluffers, and Winners
    All I know is that the light of Eritrean was shining on Meb Keflezighi and he won the damn NYC marathon! Also, the guy he beat was Kenyan- so take that Jerry Seinfeld #nycmarathon
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    Image of KikiCanuck KikiCanuck
    11/02/09

    @adiam7: And "Powerthirst." #nycmarathon
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    Image of adiam7 adiam7
    11/02/09

    @KikiCanuck: Yeah! #nycmarathon
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    Image of Glib and Bitchy Glib and Bitchy
    11/02/09

    In reply to The NYC Marathon: Celebrities, Cheaters, Sluffers, and Winners
    First the marathoners get all huffy because some people take hours and hours to complete the "race." (You mean not everyone breaks for brunch?)
    Then the marathoners get all pissy about how some people don't actually cover the whole course. (Twenty-six what!?!)
    I don't know what's worse: Pretenders who want credit without doing the work, or true believers who worry a little too much about what other runners are up to.
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    Image of Adrian Chen Adrian Chen
    11/02/09

    In reply to The NYC Marathon: Celebrities, Cheaters, Sluffers, and Winners
    Anyone know if Murakami ran this year? He's done it at least three times in the past, as far as I know...
    [www.runnersworld.com] #nycmarathon
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    Image of jlpcastillo jlpcastillo
    11/01/09

    In reply to The NYC Marathon: Celebrities, Cheaters, Sluffers, and Winners
    Veronica Webb twittered that she finished in 6 hours. [twitter.com]

    That's a 13:44 pace. Most people can walk faster than that.
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    Image of PamBeesley PamBeesley
    11/02/09

    @jlpcastillo: Finishing a marathon in 6 hours is still a great accomplishment. Did you run? #nycmarathon
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    Image of pooks pooks
    11/02/09

    @jlpcastillo: It's still 6 straight hours of aerobic activity. Imagine doing a spin class for 6 hours. Not an easy task. #nycmarathon
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    Image of Mama Penguino Mama Penguino
    11/02/09

    @jlpcastillo: The longest distance I've ever raced was a 10K, so I don't have personal knowledge of what it must be like to run -or- walk 26.2 miles, but I can tell you that anyone with good sense and a healthy respect for running will tell you that finishing the race is the point. Veronica Webb did something most of us will never do, and she did it for a hell of a lot longer than many. Give the woman the credit she's due. #nycmarathon
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    Image of bens bens
    11/01/09

    In reply to The NYC Marathon: Celebrities, Cheaters, Sluffers, and Winners
    Extensive coverage Foster, but dish the dirt and tell us how many people died. The only way to make marathon running palatable to the American public is if people leave the story thinking "Gee honey, I'm sure as hell never going to run a marathon. Six people DIED trying. Yeah, I'd like another beer." #nycmarathon
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    Image of i'm a bottle i'm a bottle
    11/01/09

    In reply to The NYC Marathon: Celebrities, Cheaters, Sluffers, and Winners
    Norton's finishing time was 3:48:01. A marathon is 42 km, he passed the 35 km mark at 3:08:18. #nycmarathon
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    Image of If_I_Had_a_Poodle If_I_Had_a_Poodle
    11/01/09

    In reply to The NYC Marathon: Celebrities, Cheaters, Sluffers, and Winners
    And they also get those silver space blankets from the future. #nycmarathon
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    Image of Foster Kamer Foster Kamer
    11/01/09

    @If_I_Had_a_Poodle: NO. Really? Where? #nycmarathon
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    Image of If_I_Had_a_Poodle If_I_Had_a_Poodle
    11/01/09

    @Foster Kamer: I wasn't there to see it this year, but runners who do more than a 10k usually get these at the end of a race:

    [www.nasa.gov]

    [www.nasa.gov]

    [www.afminc.com]

    [www.techbriefs.com] #nycmarathon
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    Image of Airvault Airvault
    11/01/09

    @If_I_Had_a_Poodle: Funny thing is that NASA's so broke now they can only afford Snuggies for the astronauts. #nycmarathon
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    Image of Helio Helio
    11/01/09

    @If_I_Had_a_Poodle: Me and a friend were on the DC metro, heading to (standard-lazy-person-activity) the movies and the participants from the Marines Marathon were still everywhere around. We were perplexed by the space blankets and wondered if they served any purpose. I thought the runners were just using them to gloat about the marathon they just finished, but Poodle, thanks for clearing that up for me. Science is cool #nycmarathon
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    Image of If_I_Had_a_Poodle If_I_Had_a_Poodle
    11/01/09

    @Airvault: Snuggies? Slankets should do a giveaway promo. #nycmarathon
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    Image of If_I_Had_a_Poodle If_I_Had_a_Poodle
    11/01/09

    @Helio: I <3 science. #nycmarathon
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    Image of SpyMagician SpyMagician
    11/01/09

    In reply to The NYC Marathon: Celebrities, Cheaters, Sluffers, and Winners
    Saw the marathon, and you know what? It’s the day after Halloween and barely any folks acknowledged that! Just all those darned foreigners wearing weird rabbit ear junk that reminds you about how weird some Euro-tastes are.
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    Image of komowkwa komowkwa
    11/01/09

    @SpyMagician: Who wins the New York Marathon does not matter. If it did, they would not have it in New York. Who WINS any marathon does not matter. Unless it is in the Olympics or you are one of the 25 or so top marathon runners. Finishing a marathon is what really matters, particularly when you get to my age and you can't do it anymore. #nycmarathon
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