It’s an alien invasion in Kalamazoo….runners appearing EVERYWHERE! Borgess Run Camp kicked off with a participant roster of about 300…a number so high there were reports of gang & cult activity. Led by their angels, the Beyond marathoners fled to the country and the SHufflers to their crime free safe-haven on Bicentennial Trail. We even spied Kevin Biek, Tom Cross, Rob Nicey and a crew from the Trikats running down the mall, apparently fleeing the sinister activities taking place on Nazareth Road.
Alien’s are certainly on the menu for some traveling into the Beyond. Kayla and Tim Kling plan to make the Martian Marathon their very first 26.2 on the red planet. The father daughter duo just completed their longest run ever..... a hilly 18 miler. “We LOVE hills,” reported Tim. “We made the Great Turtle Half on Mackinaw Island our first half marathon, and now the topographically challenging Martian Marathon will be our first marathon!” Tabloid reporters also learned that Kayla is somewhat of a genius, and when she is not training she is pursuing her Advanced Placement studies at Allegan High School.
Alien’s are certainly on the menu for some traveling into the Beyond. Kayla and Tim Kling plan to make the Martian Marathon their very first 26.2 on the red planet. The father daughter duo just completed their longest run ever..... a hilly 18 miler. “We LOVE hills,” reported Tim. “We made the Great Turtle Half on Mackinaw Island our first half marathon, and now the topographically challenging Martian Marathon will be our first marathon!” Tabloid reporters also learned that Kayla is somewhat of a genius, and when she is not training she is pursuing her Advanced Placement studies at Allegan High School.
Mark Sigfrids has now bailed on Boston in favor of Martian. The 2005 Martian Marathon, by the way, was Mark’s very first marathon, which he completed in 5:08:11 and is now going back to seek his revenge. Since then he has qualified for Boston several times over. Peggy Zeeb won the Martian Marathon that very same year, in 3:18. And what about Ralph Meyer who also finished in a respectable 3:42? He managed to break his finger!
We uncovered another secret; Scott Taylor has divided loyalties. Scott is football coach for Portage Central High School….and Track Coach for Galesburg-Augusta! He is also a high school biology teacher…but dissects frogs, earthworms and guinea pigs for only one of the two!
Bob Smola Runs the ING Miami Marathon!
The warm weather vacations continue…Bob Smola has proven he has made a comeback, and completed the ING Miami Marathon this weekend in 3:46:25, drawing ever closer to his 100th marathon. Congratulations Bob on your 88th (or is it 89th) marathon! Plans for the KAR/BCRR Bob Smola Centennial Marathon Party are already underway. Snowbird Francine Bangs flew down south to Austin Texas, only to find it wasn’t so warm! Space Captain Bonnie traveled to Meijer…..and was caught red-handed by Brian Dobbie for the 2nd time escaping the premises with 2 cart-loads of groceries. Here’s a little tabloid trivia….Brian was a fellow Turtle on Bonnie’s Borgess Run Camp team back in 2003. This was back in the days when run camp had under 100 participants and ran dual camps out of Portage and Borgess, the Safari had about 60, and the Beyond, well just didn’t exist!
Please share your tabloid tales with us…anything but relationships, blatant political opinions or bathroom issues are fair game for the Extra-Terrestrial Enquirer. Disclaimer here: Team Charmin is an exception to the bathroom issue policy….this includes Mark Chicoine, Rich Schau and Brian Campbell and anyone else who claims to be Team Charmin.
The warm weather vacations continue…Bob Smola has proven he has made a comeback, and completed the ING Miami Marathon this weekend in 3:46:25, drawing ever closer to his 100th marathon. Congratulations Bob on your 88th (or is it 89th) marathon! Plans for the KAR/BCRR Bob Smola Centennial Marathon Party are already underway. Snowbird Francine Bangs flew down south to Austin Texas, only to find it wasn’t so warm! Space Captain Bonnie traveled to Meijer…..and was caught red-handed by Brian Dobbie for the 2nd time escaping the premises with 2 cart-loads of groceries. Here’s a little tabloid trivia….Brian was a fellow Turtle on Bonnie’s Borgess Run Camp team back in 2003. This was back in the days when run camp had under 100 participants and ran dual camps out of Portage and Borgess, the Safari had about 60, and the Beyond, well just didn’t exist!Please share your tabloid tales with us…anything but relationships, blatant political opinions or bathroom issues are fair game for the Extra-Terrestrial Enquirer. Disclaimer here: Team Charmin is an exception to the bathroom issue policy….this includes Mark Chicoine, Rich Schau and Brian Campbell and anyone else who claims to be Team Charmin.
