Names on Bibs

TJN

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posted: 3/29/2012 at 8:43 PM

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

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Blaine Moore (MM#2867)

posted: 3/30/2012 at 11:50 AM

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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sruiz

Intentionally Blank

posted: 4/1/2012 at 6:46 PM

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.

PerfesserR

posted: 4/1/2012 at 11:09 PM

I usually put "Asshole" or "Dickhead" or such. "Looking good, asshole" really gives me a boost in the late miles.

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posted: 4/2/2012 at 1:11 AM

Quote from Lynx on 3/29/2012 at 4:26 PM:

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.

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Lynx

posted: 4/3/2012 at 10:24 AM

Quote from zoom-zoom on 4/2/2012 at 1:11 AM:

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.

...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?

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