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 knows someone that is recognizable in that community. If a runner says they train with some group, Obi knows who the coaches and trainers are. It is fun to watch him work the crowd.
Mav loves to talk to people. He is especially fond of children and always makes a connection with them. Mostly though, he is enthusiastic about running and loves to talk to runners about it. In addition to pimping the Memorial Marathon, the Pirañas have gotten to talk to several people about the Redman and the Mother Road 100.
There are 35,000 stories at this marathon. Everyone has a reason to be here. Some stories are a little more engaging than others though. The Pirañas got to talk to a set of triplets who are 33 yrs old and are running the 33rd Annual MCM together! That is 3, 33yr olds, running the 33rd MCM.
Heera, Punna and Moti Khanna will be wearing bib numbers 33, 333 and 3333 on race day. Another interesting note is that their names mean diamond, pearl and emerald. Good luck on Sunday ladies!