Don’t take surface transportation they said. Morning traffic is a mess they said. Take the train, it is faster and more reliable they said. So T3 left the Hyatt early this morning bound for Pittsburgh and armed with details about the Red Line and the Green Line and Buses… Unfortunately the combination of unfamiliarity with […]

Obi, T3 and Mav were relieved at the expo by Samsonite’s parents, Randy and Carol. Back to the hotel to freshen up and then off to meet Bart and Laura Yasso for dinner at Rosa Mexicano. The Yasso’s are a blast and the Pirañas always have a great time talking about running, races, race directing, […]

The Marine Corps Marathon (MCM) is billed as the “People’s Marathon” and with 36,000 participants and 5000 Marines, it is rightly named. The Pirañas arrived in town late and on fire. They caught a taxi from Washington Dules Airport to the Hyatt where they are staying for the weekend: After checking in they started looking […]

Well, it is Thursday morning and the Pirañas are at Will Rodgers World Airport preparing to depart for Washington DC. They are off to a great start! Obi overslept and instead of waking to a 5:00 am alarm (he set it for 5:00 pm) he woke up to realize it was 5:55 am and he […]

Running is not for sissies. We run no matter how much sleep we got the night before, no matter what hurts, no matter who comes along. We run no matter what. Weather is no exception. We run in rain, cold, heat, sun, dark, wind, sleet (even hail, but not lightening.) We train in bad weather […]

The Pirañas will be heading to Washington DC on Thursday to run in the 33rd Annual Marine Corps Marathon. Attending will be T3, Mav, Obi and Samsonite. The Pirañas are representing the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon at the Expo on Thursday, Friday and Saturday and attending the Race Directors Boot Camp on Saturday. Sunday they […]