Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Racewalking, Raceshooting, and Rolling Rocks

August 11, 2012

Men's 50k race walk Italian busted for doping

Injured Race Walker from Sydney on 2000
Walks into the stadium to "I would walk 500 miles"
Chris Maddocks from Great Britain won the hearts of the crowd as he was the last finisher, coming in more than an hour after Korzeniowski.  Ian Whatley commented on the Racewalking email group, "Way to go Chris Maddocks, probably the last man born in the 1950s to compete in Olympic track competition."  Like his countryman rower Steve Redgrave, this was his fifth Olympics, but Maddocks has always finished out of the medals.  The crowd was ready to welcome him and he was cheered throughout his final lap and serenaded in the stadium with the song "I'm Gonna Be (500 miles)" by Scottish pop group The Proclaimers, with the refrain "I would walk 500 miles and I would walk 500 more." 


Modern Pentathalon
Fencing
You face all 35 other guys
One touch wins.
You know, like a real duel.
You ride a horse that you've never seen before.
And you run while taking breaks to shoot a laser pistol.
Charity Modern Pentathlons should replace charity 5ks.

Today's Photos:
Walters

Dudes


Landlords, "I am the Walrus", a brother shamus, Jackie Treehorn, and a Maude Lebowski painting described as "highly vaginal".


German techno-pop group Autobahn, and the Police Chief of Malibu


161 + 148 = 309

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