I would name my kids runner names like El Guerrouj and Prefontaine
I would name my kids runner names like El Guerrouj and Prefontaine
I occasionally refer to my kid as Steve Prefontaine when he's bad.
Example: "Stop doing that, or you're dead!"
ashg wrote:
My last name is a first name (Peter) so I thought it would be fun to name my son with last names. My favorite track stars are Ashton Eaton and Tyson Gay so I went with: Eaton Gay Peter.
Should have gone with Snell or Rono.
My Three Sons: Wejo and Webb (with white wife #1) & Rafer (black wife #2)
Alan
Chris
Matt
Bernard
Bob
Andrew
Ryan
Could you tell these new millennials were named after elite runners?
Didn't think so. However I know a kid named Chris Sowinski. He got his famous runner inspired name by... large probabilities.. If I named my kids Matt Tegenchamp or Jimmy Ryan Hall Hill, people wouldn't appreciate it as much. It's like in music or high school. When people try too hard to be cool, it makes them uncool. Coincidental runner names are born, not contrived.
A fat old white cat named Meb.
ashg wrote:
My last name is a first name (Peter) so I thought it would be fun to name my son with last names. My favorite track stars are Ashton Eaton and Tyson Gay so I went with: Eaton Gay Peter.
I'd like to nominate this for post of the week
BoneHawk wrote:
ashg wrote:My last name is a first name (Peter) so I thought it would be fun to name my son with last names. My favorite track stars are Ashton Eaton and Tyson Gay so I went with: Eaton Gay Peter.
I'd like to nominate this for post of the week
Seconded.
My wife is now pregnant with triplets! We are having 2 boys & a girl. I suggested Richard, Robert & Rosie. Wife is going for it!
Oooopppsss....never mind, thought thread was on infamous runners.
kmaclam wrote:
Oooopppsss....never mind, thought thread was on infamous runners.
I wanted to name my kid after Oscar Pitorious, but she said " nothing doing. He'll end up working at IHOP."
Rosie Ruiz Samuelson.
Henry. So far he has not been devistated by his name.
Molly (born last spring). We wanted a simple name that started with an M. Between Huddle and Seidel, it was not difficult to choose
My dog's on thyroid meds so I call her Little Galen.
Deebo wrote:
I wanted to name my kid after Oscar Pitorious, but she said " nothing doing. He'll end up working at IHOP."
If it is a girl go with "Ilene"
Not kids, but had a dog named Aouita for many years.
The county auditor put on his license under breed: Akita. As though that is what I meant but couldn't spell or put it in the right box. He was a humane society mix that was mostly beagle. Apparently they were not track fans.
Ingrid
Jerry_Apfelseed_Der_mystiche wrote:
If I named my kids Matt Tegenchamp or Jimmy Ryan Hall Hill, people wouldn't appreciate it as much. It's like in music or high school. When people try too hard to be cool, it makes them uncool. Coincidental runner names are born, not contrived.
Tegenchamp...
LOL