How does everyone feel about getting a memorial to Ryan in the park to mark the spot where Ryan ran his last steps? I think most would agree Ryan was a good guy doing what he loved. I think the remarkable circumstances in which he passed would justify a memorial.
I'd be in favor of that and make a donation to help cover the cost as long as his family would approve of such. I don't know the logistics of getting approval for an installation of this type. That could be easy or it could involve a lot of time and paperwork.
A memorial in Central Park??!
Forget it.
Forget it? There are memorials for different people all over that park.
Its inevitable and justified and I would look forward to reflecting on Ryan's life at the site when I stand there and think about a runner's commitment to excellence. It will be an important spot for visiting runners to visit and reflect.
me thinks mrs. wittenberg might have just a little influence for this....and i'd certainly pay my share for my bro. damn i'm going to miss getting my ass handed to me on those "easy" runs.....
WDC Runner wrote:
.... I don't know the logistics of getting approval for an installation of this type. That could be easy or it could involve a lot of time and paperwork.
I ran, and i would would pay whatever it cost
great idea. you make all the phone calls. go to the permit meetings. file the paperwork. start the whole thing rolling and keep us posted on your progress.
He won't do any work to make this happen. He's just throwing out idle chatter.
I can see posting an idea to memorialize a nice person and talented runner on here who died doing what he loved in what can be the penultimate race for an American was a bad idea.
No one is saying that the idea of a memorial is not a good idea. Personally I think it's a great idea. But some are just being realistic. Raising the funds for such a memorial will probably be the easiest part of the process. Someone will need to drive the bus for the permit approval process, the design, etc. It would be quite a time commitment for the person who chose to handle the responsibility.
I do not like "memorials" at all, on principle. I doubt Shay would want one.
How about we all donate money for a memorial and then give it as a gift to some good charity.
(Give the money, i mean, not a memorial)
better idea wrote:
I do not like "memorials" at all, on principle. I doubt Shay would want one.
Did you know Ryan well enough to make that statement with any credibility? Serious question.
runteach wrote:
I can see posting an idea to memorialize a nice person and talented runner on here who died doing what he loved in what can be the penultimate race for an American was a bad idea.
it was a 'bad idea', only if you were posting just to see yourself in print, but have no intention of following through on your idea but simply expect 'someone else' to do all the work. you have no intention of following up your 'idea' with any action, do you?
The first thing is to wait a bit and then ask his family what they think would be appropriate. Worrying about logistics and the red tape of actually getting something done can come later.
who are you? wrote:
Did you know Ryan well enough to make that statement with any credibility? Serious question.
To make the statement that I doubt he would want one? I wasn't aware I needed to know him at all to make such a statement.
Someone who would actually WANT a memorial to himself would be an insufferably pompous ass and Shay does not strike me as that sort of person.
let's just remember him as a good guy who overdid it.
he's not different from the guys who perished climbing the everest, guys like senna, and all of those who tested the limits and lost.
I think a memorial in Central Park is a great and fitting idea. Let's get busy and get it done!
yes! a great idea..keep us posted on the progress. I'm sure alot of us would be happy to help out.