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    Rick \
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    My girlfriend's daughter, age 6, just finished a marathon in
    Texas in 5:39. (This is not a joke). Some people thought
    this was some sort of record - fastest time for a six year
    old, youngest person ever to finish, or something. Does any
    one know if any other 6 year olds have finished a marathon?
    What was their time? The youngest person she (her mother)
    has found that finished a marathon was an eight year old.

    Any ideas on where to get more information? BTW, the link is
    abileneymca.orgmarathon.html, Rebecca Apple

    Rick

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  2. C.G.
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    Trolls 'r' us?

    --
    Colm

    "Rick (Saga 35)" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:117e-
    [email hidden]...
    : Any ideas on where to get more information?

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  3. Rick \
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    #3

    Yeah, I know it seems unreasonable, but she (Rebecca) really
    did it, as well as her mother Kerri. And she is six. That's
    why I posted the link, although I know it doesn't give her
    age. The post is not a troll. Yes, her mother is a little
    crazy; I love her anyway.

    Rick

    "C.G." <[email hidden]> wrote in
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    Quoted message said:

    Trolls 'r' us?

    --
    Colm

    "Rick (Saga 35)" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:11-
    [email hidden]...
    : Any ideas on where to get more information?

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  4. C.G.
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    #4

    If it's true then you'll need to look in the Guinness
    Book of Records under "Parental Stupidity" to see where
    it fits in, imho.

    --
    Colm

    "Rick (Saga 35)" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:1439-
    [email hidden]...
    : Yeah, I know it seems unreasonable, but she (Rebecca)
    : really did it, as well as her mother Kerri. And she is
    : six. That's why I posted the link, although I know it
    : doesn't give her age. The post is not a troll. Yes, her
    : mother is a little crazy; I love her anyway.
    :
    : Rick

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  5. Joe
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    #5

    The parent should get time for child abuse. That poor
    thing will have all sorts of soft tissue damage when she
    gets older. Thats assuming she doesn't kill herself from
    burning out.

    "Rick (Saga 35)" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:117e-
    [email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    My girlfriend's daughter, age 6, just finished a marathon
    in Texas in


    5:39.

    Quoted message said:

    (This is not a joke). Some people thought this was some
    sort of record - fastest time for a six year old, youngest
    person ever to finish, or something. Does any one know if
    any other 6 year olds have finished a marathon? What was
    their time? The youngest person she (her mother) has found
    that finished a marathon was an eight year old.

    Any ideas on where to get more information? BTW, the link
    is abileneymca.orgmarathon.html, Rebecca Apple

    Rick

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  6. Lyndon
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    Quoted message said:

    The parent should get time for child abuse. That poor
    thing will have all sorts of soft tissue damage when she
    gets older. Thats assuming she doesn't kill herself from
    burning out.


    Amen.

    Lyndon "Speed Kills...It kills those that don't have it!"
    --US Olympic Track Coach Brooks Johnson

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  7. Johnny Bravo
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    On Wed, 17 Mar 2004 12:16:27 -0500, "Rick \(Saga 35\)" <[email hidden]>

    Quoted message said:

    My girlfriend's daughter, age 6, just finished a marathon
    in Texas in 5:39. (This is not a joke). Some people thought
    this was some sort of record - fastest time for a six year
    old, youngest person ever to finish, or something. Does any
    one know if any other 6 year olds have finished a marathon?
    What was their time? The youngest person she (her mother)
    has found that finished a marathon was an eight year old.

    Any ideas on where to get more information? BTW, the link
    is abileneymca.orgmarathon.html, Rebecca Apple

    There was a 6 year old finisher in the 5th ever Honolulu
    Marathon back in 1977, Kevin Greenwell.

    The SF Marathon in 2001 lists Kevin Greenwell as finisher
    #568 with a time of 3:53 and the correct age to be the
    same person.

    I hope my marathon career lasts 24+ years. 🙂

    Some interesting Stats from the Top 100 finishers for
    Hawaii 2003. Belgium - 1 Runner Ethiopia - 1 Runner Norway
    - 1 Runner Canada - 2 Runners, with the oldest runner (58)
    Germany - 2 Runners Kenya - 6 runners with 5 in the Top 7
    USA - 22, with 17 from Hawaii Japan - 66 Runners! with the
    2 youngest (17)

    It appears the Japanese love this marathon, from 1990 to
    2003 they have comprised about 60% of the entrants!

    --
    "The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the
    inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents."
    - H.P. Lovecraft

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  8. El Paisano
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    #8

    "Rick (Saga 35)" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    My girlfriend's daughter, age 6, just finished a marathon
    in Texas in


    5:39.

    Quoted message said:

    (This is not a joke). Some people thought this was some
    sort of record - fastest time for a six year old, youngest
    person ever to finish, or something. Does any one know if
    any other 6 year olds have finished a marathon? What was
    their time? The youngest person she (her mother) has found
    that finished a marathon was an eight year old.

    Any ideas on where to get more information? BTW, the link
    is abileneymca.orgmarathon.html, Rebecca Apple


    Never mind running a marathon, I would find it hard to
    believe a six-year old would sit in a running stroller that
    long. This would be an extraordinary child, and--to be clear--
    that is not a compliment.

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  9. Don Kirkman
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    #9

    It seems to me I heard somewhere that Johnny Bravo wrote in article
    <[email hidden]>:

    Quoted message said:

    On Wed, 17 Mar 2004 12:16:27 -0500, "Rick \(Saga 35\)"
    <[email hidden]> wrote:

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    My girlfriend's daughter, age 6, just finished a marathon
    in Texas in 5:39. (This is not a joke). Some people
    thought this was some sort of record - fastest time for a
    six year old, youngest person ever to finish, or
    something. Does any one know if any other 6 year olds have
    finished a marathon? What was their time? The youngest
    person she (her mother) has found that finished a marathon
    was an eight year old.

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Any ideas on where to get more information? BTW, the link
    is abileneymca.orgmarathon.html, Rebecca Apple

    Quoted message said:

    There was a 6 year old finisher in the 5th ever Honolulu
    Marathon back in 1977, Kevin Greenwell.

    Quoted message said:

    The SF Marathon in 2001 lists Kevin Greenwell as finisher
    #568 with a time of 3:53 and the correct age to be the
    same person.

    I hope my marathon career lasts 24+ years. 🙂

    Quoted message said:

    Some interesting Stats from the Top 100 finishers for
    Hawaii 2003. Belgium - 1 Runner Ethiopia - 1 Runner
    Norway - 1 Runner Canada - 2 Runners, with the oldest
    runner (58) Germany - 2 Runners Kenya - 6 runners with 5
    in the Top 7 USA - 22, with 17 from Hawaii Japan - 66
    Runners! with the 2 youngest (17)

    Quoted message said:

    It appears the Japanese love this marathon, from 1990 to
    2003 they have comprised about 60% of the entrants!

    Japan is a highly popular destination for Japanese tourists.
    Add to that the fact that many marathons in Japan require
    qualifying times (Catch 22 - how do you get a qualifying
    time if your available marathons require qualifying times?),
    so many Japanese runners double their pleasure by traveling
    to Honolulu for the very popular and enjoyable (?) marathon.
    --
    Don [email hidden]

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  10. Don Kirkman
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    #10

    It seems to me I heard somewhere that Don Kirkman wrote in article
    <[email hidden]>:

    Quoted message said:

    It seems to me I heard somewhere that Johnny Bravo wrote in
    article <[email hidden]>:

    Quoted message said:

    On Wed, 17 Mar 2004 12:16:27 -0500, "Rick \(Saga 35\)"
    <[email hidden]> wrote:

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    My girlfriend's daughter, age 6, just finished a marathon
    in Texas in 5:39. (This is not a joke). Some people
    thought this was some sort of record - fastest time for a
    six year old, youngest person ever to finish, or
    something. Does any one know if any other 6 year olds
    have finished a marathon? What was their time? The
    youngest person she (her mother) has found that finished
    a marathon was an eight year old.

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Any ideas on where to get more information? BTW, the
    link is abileneymca.orgmarathon.html,
    Rebecca Apple

    Quoted message said:

    There was a 6 year old finisher in the 5th ever Honolulu
    Marathon back in 1977, Kevin Greenwell.

    Quoted message said:

    The SF Marathon in 2001 lists Kevin Greenwell as
    finisher #568 with a time of 3:53 and the correct age to
    be the same person.

    I hope my marathon career lasts 24+ years. 🙂

    Quoted message said:

    Some interesting Stats from the Top 100 finishers for
    Hawaii 2003. Belgium - 1 Runner Ethiopia - 1 Runner
    Norway - 1 Runner Canada - 2 Runners, with the oldest
    runner (58) Germany - 2 Runners Kenya - 6 runners with 5
    in the Top 7 USA - 22, with 17 from Hawaii Japan - 66
    Runners! with the 2 youngest (17)

    Quoted message said:

    It appears the Japanese love this marathon, from 1990 to
    2003 they have comprised about 60% of the entrants!

    Japan is a highly popular destination for Japanese
    tourists. Add to

    Could have sworn that said "Hawaii" when it left here. :-(

    Quoted message said:

    that the fact that many marathons in Japan require
    qualifying times (Catch 22 - how do you get a qualifying
    time if your available marathons require qualifying
    times?), so many Japanese runners double their pleasure by
    traveling to Honolulu for the very popular and enjoyable
    (?) marathon.

    --
    Don [email hidden]

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  11. Miss Anne Throp
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    #11

    You can also get more info at www.helpforabusedchildren.com

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  12. Rick \
    Archived post
    #12

    Thank you for the lead. Very interesting.

    Rick

    "Johnny Bravo" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:
    Rick \(Saga 35\) said:

    My girlfriend's daughter, age 6, just finished a marathon
    in Texas in


    5:39.

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    (This is not a joke). Some people thought this was some
    sort of record - fastest time for a six year old,
    youngest person ever to finish, or something. Does any
    one know if any other 6 year olds have finished a
    marathon? What was their time? The youngest person she
    (her mother) has found that finished a marathon was an
    eight year old.

    Any ideas on where to get more information? BTW, the
    link is abileneymca.orgmarathon.html,
    Rebecca Apple

    There was a 6 year old finisher in the 5th ever Honolulu
    Marathon back in 1977, Kevin Greenwell.

    The SF Marathon in 2001 lists Kevin Greenwell as
    finisher #568 with a time of 3:53 and the correct age to
    be the same person.

    I hope my marathon career lasts 24+ years. 🙂

    Some interesting Stats from the Top 100 finishers for
    Hawaii 2003. Belgium - 1 Runner Ethiopia - 1 Runner
    Norway - 1 Runner Canada - 2 Runners, with the oldest
    runner (58) Germany - 2 Runners Kenya - 6 runners with 5
    in the Top 7 USA - 22, with 17 from Hawaii Japan - 66
    Runners! with the 2 youngest (17)

    It appears the Japanese love this marathon, from 1990 to
    2003 they have comprised about 60% of the entrants!

    --
    "The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the
    inability of the human mind to correlate all its
    contents." - H.P. Lovecraft

    Report

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