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George II

(67,782 posts) Sun Nov 4, 2018, 10:41 PM Nov 2018

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A photograph of me from 1976:

Gotcha! Today was the 2018 New York City Marathon, which reminded me that back in 1976 they ran the very first five-borough marathon (previous runnings were four times around Central Park). I was 28 years old and was in that pack of more than 2,000 runners.

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A photograph of me from 1976: (Original Post) George II Nov 2018 OP

Looks like you were thinner then. Sneederbunk Nov 2018 #1

Who wears short shorts? Bob Loblaw Nov 2018 #2

... BumRushDaShow Nov 2018 #3

Bwahahahaha! sheshe2 Nov 2018 #10

Oh yes True Dough Nov 2018 #4

Lounge?? nt USALiberal Nov 2018 #5

My daughter ran the NYC marathon last year! Heartstrings Nov 2018 #6

The steepest hill of the entire 26 miles... George II Nov 2018 #7

Yes! She also said it was the most brutal of any she'd run, so far. Heartstrings Nov 2018 #9

+1 Crutchez_CuiBono Nov 2018 #13

Is that pretty woman next to you your wife? Takket Nov 2018 #8

You haven't aged a day. montana_hazeleyes Nov 2018 #11

Looks like more people than were at Doturd's inauguration. Totally Tunsie Nov 2018 #12

The Bi-Centennial Year Run...Nice!! Crutchez_CuiBono Nov 2018 #14

Sneederbunk

(14,286 posts)

1. Looks like you were thinner then.

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Sun Nov 4, 2018, 10:44 PM

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Bob Loblaw

(1,900 posts)

2. Who wears short shorts?

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Sun Nov 4, 2018, 10:49 PM

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nt

BumRushDaShow

(128,699 posts)

3. ...

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Sun Nov 4, 2018, 10:49 PM

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sheshe2

(83,708 posts)

10. Bwahahahaha!

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Mon Nov 5, 2018, 12:38 AM

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True Dough

(17,294 posts)

4. Oh yes

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Sun Nov 4, 2018, 10:53 PM

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I see your bib: George II

Cool!

USALiberal

(10,877 posts)

5. Lounge?? nt

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Sun Nov 4, 2018, 10:56 PM

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Heartstrings

(7,349 posts)

6. My daughter ran the NYC marathon last year!

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Sun Nov 4, 2018, 11:14 PM

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It was her 5th (LA, Chicago, Napa Valley, London)....she loved NYC!

George II

(67,782 posts)

7. The steepest hill of the entire 26 miles...

Reply to Heartstrings (Reply #6)

Sun Nov 4, 2018, 11:16 PM

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...is that first mile or so up to the center of the Verrazzano Bridge.

Heartstrings

(7,349 posts)

9. Yes! She also said it was the most brutal of any she'd run, so far.

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Sun Nov 4, 2018, 11:54 PM

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Crutchez_CuiBono

(7,725 posts)

13. +1

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Mon Nov 5, 2018, 04:08 AM

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Takket

(21,549 posts)

8. Is that pretty woman next to you your wife?

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Sun Nov 4, 2018, 11:18 PM

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montana_hazeleyes

(3,424 posts)

11. You haven't aged a day.

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Mon Nov 5, 2018, 02:06 AM

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Totally Tunsie

(10,885 posts)

12. Looks like more people than were at Doturd's inauguration.

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Mon Nov 5, 2018, 02:10 AM

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It's all about the crowd size.

Crutchez_CuiBono

(7,725 posts)

14. The Bi-Centennial Year Run...Nice!!

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Mon Nov 5, 2018, 04:09 AM

Nov 2018

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