tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393215217855579904.post7080850832499740535..comments2023-10-22T10:10:27.771-07:00Comments on Chicago Run-Times: Boston's Best Illinois MomentsBob Richardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16888491520662212162noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393215217855579904.post-60328467624323975272009-04-16T22:19:00.000-07:002009-04-16T22:19:00.000-07:00Good luck on Monday, Uncle Bob! We will be watchin...Good luck on Monday, Uncle Bob! We will be watching you online and via text messages! Selim, Pete, and Ayserappin' risehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05986480674220876986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393215217855579904.post-49148253876383327272009-04-16T17:46:00.000-07:002009-04-16T17:46:00.000-07:00Mack, thanks. I knew there would be someone I forg...Mack, thanks. I knew there would be someone I forgot. Thanks for the info. What's really bad was I was there covering the race that year.Bob Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16888491520662212162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393215217855579904.post-8941463519608226292009-04-16T14:45:00.000-07:002009-04-16T14:45:00.000-07:00Ah Bob, you forget Chris Bunyan in Boston in 1981....Ah Bob, you forget Chris Bunyan in Boston in 1981. 2:10:54 in 1983 when he was at SIU. Bunyan, of course, was legendary for saying "Every race comes down to 30 seconds of pain, you don't know when it will come, but you've gotta bite you lip and get on with it". At the end of Boston, Bunyan's jersey was stained crimson from the blood dripping from his lip. MackAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393215217855579904.post-67404640183769669292009-04-15T13:50:00.000-07:002009-04-15T13:50:00.000-07:00Brenda, thanks. I'll be on the line at Hopkinton. ...Brenda, thanks. I'll be on the line at Hopkinton. My head already is on Boylston Street. Now, I have to get my body there, too! I just don't want rain. I'll take anything else.Bob Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16888491520662212162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393215217855579904.post-80536537994205575972009-04-15T12:27:00.000-07:002009-04-15T12:27:00.000-07:00Bob you rock! This is great information for runne...Bob you rock! This is great information for runners to appreciate Illinois' contributions to Boston Marathon history. Glad to see you back in fine bloggin' form! Are you running?<br />Cheers! Brenda BAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com