10. The release of a new flavor of Metamusil 9. Watching while some guy run backwards into a car 8. Getting people to take their picture at all the historical points during the race 7. Getting their race number signed by cool people 6. Breaking into the Smithsonian Merry-go-round 5. Meeting the Commandant of the […]

The morning started well for the Pirañas. In Mav and T3’s room, all four alarms they set went off. In Samsonite’s room his mommy woke up 1 minute before the alarms went off and heard both Samsonite’s and his dad’s watch beep at exactly the same time. No one knows what Obi did this morning […]

The Pirañas attended the “Dining In” which is MCM tradition. First they caught the race director at the final meet-n-greet and snapped a pic: Then off to the Pasta Dinner to carbo load. At the door they met the MCM mascots, Miles and Molly After going through the line and loading their plates with great […]

So far so good for the Pirañas today. MCM Day 3 started with breakfast at the Hyatt before the start of the MCM Race Director’s Boot Camp. The Boot Camp included a welcome by MCM Race Director Rick Nealis and then sessions on Risk Assessment, Going Green, and Event Schwag before lunch. Lunch brought a […]

This evening was the formal dinner and what-not for the 33rd MCM. Brother Obi represented the Pirañas at the coat and tie event and was rewarded richly for his sacrifice: Meanwhile, Mav and T3 went to Chinatown for dinner. Just a short walk from the Hyatt the brothers found an interesting church sign. The brothers […]

It is day two at the Marine Corps Marathon Expo. The Swansons opened the show and manned the booth for the morning shift and then the Piraña team of Obi, Mav and T3 took over for the afternoon crowd. Obi knows everybody in the running world. If a runner mentions where they are from, Obi […]

After a great run, T3 and Mav asked around for a recommendation for a great place for lunch. The Capital City Brewery Company was the number one choice. A short walk from the Hyatt brought them to the local hot spot: After appetizers of clam chowder for Mav and Humus for both, the Pirañas had […]

Ma, of “Little House on the Prairie” fame, always said, “It is an ill wind that doesn’t blow someone some good.” Or something like that. So, given that T3 was unable to get to Pittsburgh, Mav decided to get a run in and talked T3 into going to. Leaving the Hyatt, they decided to head […]

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, […]