Some of you — mostly the ones who are running in the Pittsburgh Marathon or the half on May 7 — know this drill already: When you get to the fluid station at Mile 6+, look for the guy with the beard and the silly red Ohio State bucket hat for hugs, high fives and… Read More feeling thirsty?
It’s a pretty simple theme. And all you have to do to take advantage is find the guy in the red hat. As we’ve done for several years, we’re volunteering again at a Pittsburgh Marathon fluid station. As we done for not quite as many years, we’re working the Mile 6 station, on Western Avenue… Read More hope you’re thirsty.
I had my Kentucky Derby horse. And it would have been perfect. A beer-related name. Trained by Bob Baffert, who is my guy. And he would have worn the silks of co-owner Michael Pegram — a big MP, which, by the way, ARE MY INITIALS AS WELL. Hoppertunity would have been a solid choice too, opening… Read More lost hoppertunity.
I saw the guy not too long after Mrs. Crappy dropped me off on the North Shore. He had the same build as me, and although he has much more gray hair than I do, I guessed we were about the same age. But there were plenty of old fat guys getting ready to run… Read More i’m back.
It feels a little different this year. I’m not worried in any fashion about volunteering to sling water during Sunday’s Pittsburgh Marathon, but it feels like it’s more important than usual for me to be there this year. This will be the third time in four years we’ve volunteered to work the race. It’s one… Read More cups of water. and high fives.
I’ll Have Another.
Uncle Crappy 