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Ken from our little running group had his name on a marathon bib ... but they added an extra "n" at the end. His new name has been Kenn ever since ....
Timm
Tim
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A lot of my early marathons I ran in a singlet with Maine spelled out big, which when shouted at you as you run sounds a lot like my name.
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Intentionally Blank
At Dallas White Rock, they put our names on our bibs, and first timers had a different color bib. My brother, running his first, got a ton of encouraging shouts. He loved it.
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rectumdamnnearkilledem
Hmmm, I'm a case of a "sliver lining" : no one can pronounce my real name without special coaching, so there is no confusion... If I recognize it, chances are you're a friend! Ahh, the bliss of coming from tiny far away places :-). (and for the record, I do like my name on the bib- it makes a nice memory since I still have all my old bibs).
My name's not even rare, but at least 50% of the time people f*ck it up (generally switching the I and R), so it's easier to have "zoomy" on my bib, when I have the choice.
Getting the wind knocked out of you is the only way to
remind your lungs how much they like the taste of air.
~ Sarah Kay
...with an additional advantage that zoomy sounds both cool and fast! :-) I just run the berlin half and I do not think there was a chance of putting a nickname on the bib, nor I've seen it in any other races on this side of the ocean. Could it be just a USA thing?