by Woodruff on Sun Mar 20, 2011 12:48 pm
The field is now set for the 3,000m Steeplechase Finals. In this Finals, we have the following competitors: squishyg, safariguy5, dowian2, dupa, Wendt100, lordhaha, ViperOverLord and 4 U 2 NV. They are set at the starting line, and the gun sounds! squishyg and ViperOverLord are off to quick starts, with dowian2 and lordhaha close behind. At the 1,000 meter point, we have lordhaha overtaking everyone and pulling out front. lordhaha is quite a story, since we're talking about him...he knows a great deal about the history of this event. Yesterday after the preliminary run, he was telling us how the first steeplechase was actually horse race over similar terrain as is used these days. Apparently, it was run it was run from a church in Buttevant Mallow County Cork, Ireland (where lordhaha lives) to a church in Doneraile Mallow County Cork, Ireland, which were approximately four miles apart. And thus, the "church to church" race was dubbed...the steeplechase. Very interesting guy! Back to the race now...ViperOverLord is close behind lordhaha in second place. squishyg has falling back a bit into third and dowian2 is right there with her. Wendt100 and safariguy are leading the backside pack, with dupa and 4 U 2 NV close behind. As we near the 2,000 meter spot, lordhaha is still in the lead, but now squishyg has pulled back near to him. ViperOverLord and dowian2 are neck-and-neck still within reach. 4 U 2 NV and safariguy5 are following close behind. Meanwhile, dupa and Wendt100 are falling off the pace very quickly and may already be out of contention. As we cross the finish line,
...I prefer a man who will burn the flag and then wrap himself in the Constitution to a man who will burn the Constitution and then wrap himself in the flag.