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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2011 7:41:10 GMT -5
Except for the black foreigner's this race is basically all white, Why?
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Post by Clipper on Jul 10, 2011 9:42:35 GMT -5
It might be something as simple as the fact that "non-whites" don't see any sense in running all the way up Culver Ave, across town to Champlin Ave, back down to Whitesboro St, and finally to Court St and Varick, when they can get on a bus on Bleecker St and Culver Ave, and get off at Varick and Columbia, without breaking a sweat. Makes sense to me.
I give credit to those that are fit enough to run the distance, but personally I never could see much sense in running until you crap your pants, fall down in a pile and scream with muscle cramps, or pass out from exhaustion and dehydration. All for a T-shirt? LOL (only joking guys)
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2011 9:47:22 GMT -5
I feel the same way. I can't imagine 30,000 to 40,000 people packed into the area around Matt Brewery. That is what WKTV said a little while ago when the race ended. Also no fly over by that big jet all we got was a helicopter flyover by the State Police.
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Post by bobbbiez on Jul 11, 2011 1:18:41 GMT -5
I feel the same way. I can't imagine 30,000 to 40,000 people packed into the area around Matt Brewery. That is what WKTV said a little while ago when the race ended. Also no fly over by that big jet all we got was a helicopter flyover by the State Police.  Alan, it was in the newspaper over a week ago that the fly-over was canceled again. Everyone was very disappointed to hear that, me included. Was a very touching moment to see after the last runner crossed the finish line. For the side-line fans there is no better feeling to watch all these people running the streets of Utica showing so much pride in themselves for running the race and for many taking pride just in the fact they were able to finished the race. Many fans, including myself, take pride in supporting their loved ones who were running. I watched my son run many Boilermaker races throughout the years and now I'm watching my son with his son running the race together. Doesn't get any better then that. Oh wait, it does! My pride flowed over the top this year, because my son sprained his ankle last Friday and still decided to run the race just so he wouldn't disappoint his son. He didn't know if he can make the whole race but he was gonna give it a shot and he succeeded to cross the finish line with his son by his side. Nope, doesn't get any better then that. It's not just a race. It's an event that brings people from all over the world together and each runner, whether it be in the kid's Boilermaker on the Saturday before or the regular Boilermaker, each and every runner has a story. It's a wonderful, fantastic event for all. It is a event that makes Utica proud. By the way, there are many black runners from kids to grown-ups and more join in every year. Ya have to watch the whole race to determine that. You wouldn't believe all the senior citizens that participate in the race also. It's unbelievable to see the many different races and age groups of all the runners.  |
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Post by JGRobinson on Jul 17, 2011 15:39:10 GMT -5
We always had Drill on BM weekend and watched them run in front of the Armory. What a cluster F$#@. They seemed to go on forever then came the old and the Disabled, just crazy! Im glad for anyone who wishes to participate but I think their nuts!
I had to run to stay in the Army, I haven't since the day I retired. Nothing worse than a little 15 Mile Sergeant Majors run on Sunday Morning with 300 Hung over SM's. I dont see me starting any time soon, I hated every minute of it! I watched it this one from the Nothin Fancy eating a very fattening Breakfast!
It was different seeing a non African win this year, it was a photo Finish. The guy was taunting the front running African for the last couple miles then blew right by him a second before the finish.
Cest la Vie!
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Post by Ralph on Jul 18, 2011 1:29:13 GMT -5
They would all run a helluva lot faster if they changed the route from over the Parkway............... .................to over James St. |
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Post by Clipper on Jul 18, 2011 11:55:13 GMT -5
Boy Ralph, you are darn sure right about that, haha. I don't even like to DRIVE over James St any more, lol.  |
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Post by bobbbiez on Jul 18, 2011 13:48:21 GMT -5
Yep, James St has it's problems with drug dealers and druggies fighting each other as I have to assume most cities have their target areas, but I do drive James St often day and night. I have two very long-time friends one who lives on James St and Congetta (cook from TR's Place) who lives right around the corner of James. In all my trips there I have never been bothered by anyone. The bitter/sweet side is that the Bosnians have moved into the area and are chasing the undesirables off James St and into W.Utica now. I just love Bosnians! They move into a neighborhood, fix up all the deteriorating homes and take no sh*t from the undesirables. Can't even bi*ch that they are pushing out the bad to W.Utica cause they have now moved into my area and have started to do exactly the same there. They have one whole block just around the corner from my house in W.Utica already fixed up and it looks beautiful. Wonder where the undesirables will go next?
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Post by Clipper on Jul 18, 2011 14:02:15 GMT -5
Haha. If anyone has property in Yorkville it might be good time to sell before they get there, hahaha. ;D
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Post by bobbbiez on Jul 18, 2011 15:20:23 GMT -5
Haha. If anyone has property in Yorkville it might be good time to sell before they get there, hahaha. ;D lol! You are 100% correct. My poor sister sold our life long family home on Warren St in W.Utica a few years ago because of the degenerates moving there. She bought a cute one-family home in Yorkville and this year she is flipping out because of the undesirable renters in the two-family homes that are near her. I warned her to buy on the outskirts or buy a home where there were no two-family homes, but she didn't heed the warning coming from someone who knows. Now, she is definitely suffering with what I had to deal with for years and no avenue out unless she buys another home and moves again. I don't envy her. She and her good neighbors are in for a very rude awakening cause it's just beginning in Yorkville. |
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Post by Clipper on Jul 18, 2011 15:26:39 GMT -5
I guess the safest thing to do is to buy in a neighborhood that is all single family, owner occupied houses, and to keep an eye on the neighborhood, and bail out if it starts to evolve into something less than savory. |
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Post by bobbbiez on Jul 18, 2011 15:42:54 GMT -5
I guess the safest thing to do is to buy in a neighborhood that is all single family, owner occupied houses, and to keep an eye on the neighborhood, and bail out if it starts to evolve into something less than savory. Much, much easier said then done. Don't believe my sister like many others on fixed incomes can afford to buy and move again. I was very fortunate to have a son to buy property with or I'd still be stuck in hell-hole.  |
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Post by Clipper on Jul 18, 2011 17:23:29 GMT -5
Yep. you are right about that. Look at poor Ralph and the neighborhood he is stuck in because he can't get a good price for the homestead. I am glad we are not around there anymore. If we came back it would be in the country around the city, not in the city itself.
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Alan, it was in the newspaper over a week ago that the fly-over was canceled again. Everyone was very disappointed to hear that, me included. Was a very touching moment to see after the last runner crossed the finish line.
