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TRIVIA TODAY - Monday, April 18, 2011
Greetings Infomaniacs,
The 2011 Boston Marathon is taking place as we speak. It
must take so much discipline and hard work to prepare for
something like this. I have a hard enough time running one
mile, can't even imagine 26.2! Big kudos to all those
runners out there right now! Let's learn a little more
about this big event and it's history...
Enjoy!
Melissa
Email Melissa: mailto:melissa@gophercentral.com
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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "The body does not want you to do this. As you run,
it tells you to stop but the mind must be strong. You
always go too far for your body. You must handle the pain
with strategy...It is not age; it is not diet. It is the
will to succeed."
HINT: (1953-), Canadian runner who won the Boston Marathon
on April 21, 1980.
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RANDOM TIDBITS
The Boston Marathon is the world?s oldest marathon, as it
has been run since 1897.
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Women were not allowed to officially enter the marathon
until 1972. In 1967, Kathrine Switzer was the first woman
to run with a number, as she registered using her initials
K.V. rather than her first name and posed as a male.
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The Boston Marathon is held on Patriot?s Day. Until 1969
this was every April 19th. Beginning in 1969, the holiday
was observed on the 3rd Monday of the month, and Marathon
Monday was born.
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VIDEO CLIP
George Carlin: Running Is Not A Sport
George Carlin's hysterical take on why running, bowling,
boxing, and swimming should not be considered sports.
http://www.evtv1.com/player.aspx?itemnum=109
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The nickname HeartbreakHill originated in 1936 from a story
written by Boston Globe reporter Jerry Nason. Located
between miles 20 and 21 of the marathon course, Heartbreak
Hill is the last of the four Newton hills. While running
through the hills, John Kelley caught race leader Ellison
?Tarzan? Brown, patting him on the shoulder and passing
him. Brown rallied and regained the lead on the 4th of
the Newton Hills, ?breaking Kelley?s heart," reporter
Nason wrote. Brown maintained the lead, and won the race.
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During the first few years of the Boston Marathon, the
course was only 24.8 miles long. It was run from Metcalf?s
Mill in Ashland to the Irvington Oval in Boston. In 1924,
the start was moved from Ashland to Hopkinton extending
the race to 26.2 miles.
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The Boston Marathon receives the second largest amount of
media coverage in the world for a one day sporting event,
second only to the Superbowl. More than 1,000 members of
the media from 200 outlets across the world will cover the
race.
(http://reading.patch.com/)
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*** Weekly Mind-Scrambler ***
David was out for a walk when it started to rain. He did
not have an umbrella and he wasn't wearing a hat. His
clothes were soaked, yet not a single hair on his head got
wet.
How could this happen?
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Answer will be posted in Friday's Trivia Today. Good Luck!
If your name appears in Friday's newsletter, EMAIL
michele@gophercentral.com your complete name and
address to be shipped your prize.
Be sure to put "Winner" in the subject line.
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QUOTE: "The body does not want you to do this. As you run,
it tells you to stop but the mind must be strong. You
always go too far for your body. You must handle the pain
with strategy...It is not age; it is not diet. It is the
will to succeed."
ANSWER: Jacqueline Gareau.
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