So I'm running along at the Terry Fox run........

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So I'm running along at the Terry Fox run........

Postby Run26.2 » Mon Sep 15, 2008 11:48 am

I had a 30km run scheduled Sunday in prep for the NY city marathon on November so I thought I'd do the Terry Fox 10km loop three times...support a good cause...yada yada.....

Anyways when I was heading towards the finish line for the first time a young woman with a camera runs along side me and says" excuse me, but I took some pictures of you running....I'm from the Citizen...do you mind talking to me for a bit"...... Completely random,.........I have no idea how she picked me......so I chatted with her for a bit, told her I was doing three loops, and headed back out on the course.....

When I came back around I could see her in the distance, in the middle of the road, taking pics of me as I ran towards her....I knew she was taking the pics of me 'cause there was nobody else around me.......still have no idea how she picked me.....

Anyways, a pic is on the Ottawa Citizen website.....here's the link

http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/pho ... foxrun&g=6
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Postby Strider » Mon Sep 15, 2008 11:50 am

Nice :) .... was she cute?
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Postby Marg » Mon Sep 15, 2008 11:50 am

Dude you are a total media magnet.... 8)
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Postby Dr. S » Mon Sep 15, 2008 11:50 am

very cool!!
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Postby cimit » Mon Sep 15, 2008 11:51 am

stalker?
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Postby Irongirl » Mon Sep 15, 2008 11:59 am

cool.

imagine how much cool-er it would have been if you had been wearing RM gear?! ;)
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Postby Nicholas » Mon Sep 15, 2008 11:59 am

Nice one....
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Postby a-slow-5 » Mon Sep 15, 2008 12:05 pm

Very cool! 8)
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Postby Midge » Mon Sep 15, 2008 12:24 pm

nice pic

have you put weight on? or are you shorter that I remember
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Postby garth » Mon Sep 15, 2008 12:41 pm

It is a great picture, nice colours.

PS I see that the leaves are turning there, it is kind of funny because we are still in full green and 1000 km north of you.
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Postby bnn » Mon Sep 15, 2008 1:09 pm

Really great pic :)
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Postby scrumhalfgirl » Mon Sep 15, 2008 1:44 pm

Great photo! A media-darling yet again!
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Postby canalrunner » Mon Sep 15, 2008 1:55 pm

Midge wrote:nice pic

have you put weight on? or are you shorter that I remember



Nice. :lol: :lol:
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Postby horselady » Mon Sep 15, 2008 2:36 pm

Wonderful photo, she picked you probably cause she thought you were cute :wink: :D
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Postby Kelodie » Mon Sep 15, 2008 2:47 pm

Very cool. 8)
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Postby Jo-Jo » Mon Sep 15, 2008 3:31 pm

canalrunner wrote:
Midge wrote:nice pic

have you put weight on? or are you shorter that I remember



Nice. :lol: :lol:


Don't pay any attention to these two guys...they are obviously envious of the fact that a young gal was taking your pricture and not theirs. :wink:
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Postby braveheart » Mon Sep 15, 2008 4:09 pm

wow the media loves you!
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Postby ultraslacker » Mon Sep 15, 2008 4:13 pm

great pic!
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Postby MoeMan » Mon Sep 15, 2008 4:41 pm

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Postby Run26.2 » Mon Sep 15, 2008 6:04 pm

Irongirl wrote:cool.

imagine how much cool-er it would have been if you had been wearing RM gear?! ;)
I still don't own any... :oops:
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Postby Marg » Mon Sep 15, 2008 6:06 pm

Run26.2 wrote:
Irongirl wrote:cool.

imagine how much cool-er it would have been if you had been wearing RM gear?! ;)
I still don't own any... :oops:


Your neighbour in Kanata has tons of it.... :wink:
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Postby Run26.2 » Mon Sep 15, 2008 6:07 pm

Midge wrote:nice pic

have you put weight on? or are you shorter that I remember
Not sure...although most people say that I'm less handsome than they remember....
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Postby Jo-Jo » Mon Sep 15, 2008 7:03 pm

Run26.2 wrote:
Midge wrote:nice pic

have you put weight on? or are you shorter that I remember
Not sure...although most people say that I'm less handsome than they remember....


Ummm...I disagree...when I hugged you at the RR this spring I thought you were way cuter than I remembered when I first met you :D :D

BTW...you are way more "huggable" than that Maniac Nick :twisted: :twisted:
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Postby Run26.2 » Mon Sep 15, 2008 7:12 pm

Jo-Jo wrote:
Run26.2 wrote:
Midge wrote:nice pic

have you put weight on? or are you shorter that I remember
Not sure...although most people say that I'm less handsome than they remember....


Ummm...I disagree...when I hugged you at the RR this spring I thought you were way cuter than I remembered when I first met you :D :D

BTW...you are way more "huggable" than that Maniac Nick :twisted: :twisted:
Aw, Jo-Jo, you always say the nicest things.....although i've never hugged Nick I'll take your word for it on that one..... :wink:

setting my timer to see how long before Nick chimes in on this one..."
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Postby hmacdonald » Mon Sep 15, 2008 8:13 pm

You guys are cracking me up!

Great picture Dave!
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