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Q1. As much as those macho
guys don't like to be passed by women, it has happened to
even the best of men. At the 1998 Boston Marathon, Toby
Tanser was passed by seven women, including winner Fatuma
Roba, runner-up Renata Paradowska and third-place
finisher Anuta Canuta. Which one of these people
did not pass him?
(a) Colleen de Reuck
(b) Manuela Machado
(c) Irina Bogacheva
(d) Alan Ruben
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Q2. Which is the worst technical
violation in this photo of the 3/14/00 workout at the Armory?
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(a) Stacy Creamer
is reaching for her stopwatch as she reaches the finish line.
This violates the coach's edict to run in good form.
(b) Ira Gold is stepping into lane 1, which is an absolute
no-no under the house rules. What do you think that orange
cone is for anyway?
(c) Tyronne Culpepper is letting a woman (even if she
is from his own club) beat him. How are the rest of the
guys going to live with that?
(d) The photographer just lost half of the Chase Bank sign on
the top of the photo. This is bad for the advertising
business at the Armory, since those signs were purchased by
the advertisers precisely for them to appear in photos like
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Q3. What was Stacy Creamer
saying that made Kim Mannen look up in wide-eyed alarm? (Armory
Track, 3/14/00)
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(a) "Listen up!
We have had many complaints from that voice on the public announcement
system. So you people had better stay outside of
lane one today, or I'll whip you with the bullwhip that I'm
holding in my hand."
(b) "I've been chasing the elusive 1:30
half marathon time all my life. If I don't break 1:30
at the Brooklyn Half Marathon this weekend, I'm going to hang
myself with this rope."
(c) "I just found out at the Club Council
meeting last night that the new club scoring races will be
the Peter McArdle 15K, the Riverdale Ramble 10K, the Yonkers
Marathon and the Survival of the Shawangunks. Therefore,
we are going to have to begin mountaineer training in order
to prepare for them. For starters, we'll all have to
buy climbing ropes and a copy of Stefani Jackenthal's
The
Complete Idiot's Guide to Rock Climbing."
(d) "As for the position of Women's
Team Representative in our club, the best analogy is that
of the party whip in the U.S. Congress --- you whip people
into shape when they are out of line ... (pause) ... or was
it, you whip people into line when they are out of shape ...?"
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Q4. What is this man gesturing
about? (Hint: East River Park, April 10th, 2000, 630pm)
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(a) "If
you flap your arms fast enough, you should be able to generate
enough lift and speed to fly ..."
(b) This is the distance runners' coach
of the Central Park Track Club, saying, "I am proud of
you guys for making it out here tonight. After all,
I don't see coach Brian Denman and his sprinters anywhere."
(c) "Could y'all step in a bit closer?
Neither you nor I really enjoy having to yell in order to
be heard."
(d) This is the coach, saying "It
is cold, rainy and windy out here. I have to come here
because this is my job. What is your excuse?"
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Q5. What is Toby Tanser's
middle name?
(a) Benjamin
(b) Elijah
(c) Moses
(d) Solomon
Bonus Question:
When does triathlete Ramon Bermo
wake up in the morning to begin his training?
(a) 400am
(b) 415am
(c) 430am
(d) 500am
ANSWERS:
1. (c) Irina Bogacheva.
Here are some finishing
times: Fatuma Roba (2:23:21), Renata Paradowska
(2:27:17), Anuta Canuta (2:27:34), Manuela Machado
(2:29:13), Colleen DeReuck (2:29:43), Alan Ruben (2:29:54),
Irina Kazakova (2:30:44), Jane Salumae (2:31:20),
Toby Tanser (2:31:35), Tesfaye Bekele (2:33:40), Libbie
Hickman (2:35:57), Peter Allen (2:35:58).
2. (d) There is no worse
sin than depriving someone else of their livelihood. In this
case, however, by mentioning the Chase name in this widely read
web page, we will have created much better exposure and effectiveness.
(a) and (b) are minor technical violations subject to public censure.
We are inured to (c) by now.
3. None of the above.
The presence of the rope is incidental.
4. (d) The plea is for permanent
insanity.
5. (a) Toby
Benjamin Tanser. This question was entered to remind
Toby of the all-reaching hand of our Global Surveillance System
(tm).
Bonus question. (b)
Ramon Bermo grants himself the luxury of 15 minutes of extra
sleep. The answer to this question has been confirmed with
Sra. Juana Bermo.
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