He ran a small marathon that I co directed twice, and a delight to have as a winner. Nice kid with interesting stories. Anyone who has something not nice to say about him is just jealous. Hard worker, great guy. Amazing and fun talent. I will be cheering for him. Go Chris!
Ha! They didn't even get the tape up fast enough at the finish. Good lord there are a lot of bad races in this country.
zablockis#1fan wrote:
Hilarious kid.. watch this interview
http://www.coxhub.com/articles/2013/05/chris-zablocki-wins-mens-marathon
Definitely a touch of Mikey Brannigan there. Awesome sprint finish.
zablockis#1fan wrote:
Hilarious kid.. watch this interview
http://www.coxhub.com/articles/2013/05/chris-zablocki-wins-mens-marathon
He has a cartoon voice. Hilarious.
homestar runner comes to mind.. i love this guy
Hope I didn't get in his head!!! 3:11 whattt are thoseeeeee!
MikefromBoston55 wrote:
Hope I didn't get in his head!!! 3:11 whattt are thoseeeeee!
Those results were screwed up, he ran in the low 2:20s for about 30th place.
MarianaFlores wrote:
MikefromBoston55 wrote:Hope I didn't get in his head!!! 3:11 whattt are thoseeeeee!
Those results were screwed up, he ran in the low 2:20s for about 30th place.
Yes -- the official results -- amazing that USATF can actually produce such a thing -- show Zablocki in 30th place, 2:22:59.
MikeFromBosotn55 wrote:
But let's just make it loud & clear this guy got a dishonorable discharge right? How else do you get out of the Marines in one month?
If you drop from OCS you get an administrative separation. You are not considered a veteran, and you don't get any benefits, but no poor mark on your record.
Wait, he ran 2:22 not 3:11? Nice results, USATF! 2:22:59 in those conditions is a fine performance especially for someone who might want to save himself for a marathon where he can make money.
I agree and I hope he gets the help he needs ... from someone's marketing department! How is he not a household name and national sweetheart as an Autistic Runner? Who would read "Born To Run" if they could read Zablocki's bio?
fancy pants munger wrote:
This kid seems like he has some personality disorder or is at least on the Autism spectrum.
I hope he gets the help he needs.
rojo wrote:
Jonathan Gault has written a profile on America's version of Yuki Kawauchi (Zablocki ran 13 marathon in less than 12 months) that I think you'll enjoy.
http://www.letsrun.com/news/2016/02/meet-interesting-man-running-chris-zablockis-long-road-los-angeles/From 11:07 in his last HS race to possibly 2:13 in the marathon on Saturday. Never give up!!
Hold on! Incorrect, Incorrect, Incorrect! The Marine OCS paragraph is 100% incorrect.
1. There is no firing of weapons at OCS in Quantico. You have a few blanks but no real ammo and definitely no targets.
2. The other people were not eating at Denny's there is no free time to go eat at Denny's. After lights out, people stand watch and no one leaves.
3. Most of the first month is Drill, PT, O-Course, Class, and endless amounts of going to and from chow.
4. Chits are handed out throughout the day and the biggest aspect of that is missed. If you get a chit, a 300 word essay accompanies that chit. That means that you have to stay up at night writing an essay that is exactly 300 words long, and underline/number every word.
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