Ray Flynn
Ray Flynn
Some of us in N.O. predicted that if he ever quit running he would balloon up. When he came down to the CCC in 85 he brought this really old heavy set woman that we all thought was his mother. Turned out to be his wife. They like to eat.
Going the other way is who is the heavy weight that turned into a world class runner? and maybe back again?
Peter Maher was over 320 lbs when he started running to lose weight. Not sure how much he lost. Have not seen him in a few years so wonder if he put it all back on or not? Any one know? And please don't ask Steve Wilson he might get upset.
Maher was an absolute beast...I remember quaffing copious beers after NYC Marathon about a dozen years ago (Maggie McGee's or something like that across from the Sheraton Centre on 7th Ave)...also in the bunch were Eammon Coghlan and Steve Jones...Jonesy was hanginging tough as was EC but the Canadian ruled that night...oh, from what I remember, all of our pints were of the Guinness varietal...I may still be hung over from that one!
MF
Sorry I missed that party but Peter spoke of it often. He would do that with the drinking and then stop for months at a time. Speaking of parties. I met you at Bay to Breakers one year and you invited the powerpeed over to a party. I think I was with Brad Hawthone. But that party must have been a bunch of lightweights compared to NYC. I also came out there again for the marathon one year with the girl that got 3rd. We were in town just vistiting and decided to run. We never did find any good parties so we had our own but you were invited.Any way, Cheers.
Mike, the bar is called Rosie O'Grady's.
Dan Nelson. Have you seen that fat ass lately?
Matt Giusto.
2:18 wrote:Going the other way is who is the heavy weight that turned into a world class runner? and maybe back again?
kenyan who won boston (i think...maybe new york) a few years ago. Supposedly he was late 30's, and had just started running a few years prior on advice of his doctor. Was supposedly alcholic and overweight, and started running to get in shape like his doc said. A few years later, he's running like 2:08 for the marathon. I never how large he was beforehand, but if he was big, that's got to be the highest someone has risen from being a tubby.
Don't remember all the details, and i maybe got some wrong, but that's how i remember it. Anyone care to add to waht i've got? or correct it?
i remember that guy. it was boston...2002 i believe.
That was Elijah Lagat...another one and done Kenyan.
Big Pimpin in N Y C wrote:
Mike, the bar is called Rosie O'Grady's.
EXACTLY!!!
MF
2:18 wrote:
Sorry I missed that party but Peter spoke of it often. He would do that with the drinking and then stop for months at a time. Speaking of parties. I met you at Bay to Breakers one year and you invited the powerpeed over to a party. I think I was with Brad Hawthone. But that party must have been a bunch of lightweights compared to NYC. I also came out there again for the marathon one year with the girl that got 3rd. We were in town just vistiting and decided to run. We never did find any good parties so we had our own but you were invited.Any way, Cheers.
hmmmm...are you Verrington?
MF
Me....a fat ass! Dude, you better check your contacts. As to largest former World Class Runner, Doug Brown.
Butler fan is right.
Hinderloppet is too nervous to get fat. If you believe in reincarnation he'll come back as a squirrel.
Hinterloppet - the only guy I've ever seen who needs a belt for his Sporthills.
Hinderloppet is so skinny he runs laps in the shower to get wet.
khalid khannouchi
Dan is so skinny his girlfriend doesn't bother to say "Is it in yet?" she says "Are you ON yet?"
Brendan foster was looking rather large over a period of years. He always looked like he had a personal hygene problem too. But since he took up the challenge to run the Great North Run half marathon, must have slimmed down a bit.
As for Ovett he, became a big cycling fan after running and did alot with his local cycling club. Got knocked off by a car one day and as far as I can remember ended up with his leg put through the spokes of the wheel!!