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Re: What do you want to know about the MCM?

lenzlaw — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 03:07:05 GMT

dutch omi wrote:

I love red, but red makes me look like a cheap hook#$. I love grey, blue, or whatever, but please, please, no red.

They've had all three. Red was the one I missed in 1999. The blue was pretty dark, a medium blue would be nice. Kat, I'm surprised your shirt shrunk that much. This one had some stretch to it, too, which prior years didn't. That's one reason that I always get XL.

Re: What do you want to know about the MCM?

dutch omi — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:41:29 GMT

I love red, but red makes me look like a cheap hook#$. I love grey, blue, or whatever, but please, please, no red.

Re: What do you want to know about the MCM?

DCtoPgh — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:42:17 GMT

My impassioned vote is for red! I know it was a color a few years ago but red is my favorite color I like grey long-sleeved, too, but I think it would look odd on a mock turtleneck.

Re: What do you want to know about the MCM?

marathoner06 — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:36:38 GMT

let me tell you, the 2006 shirt was bright, and I mean bright, gold. I lov it and wear it any chance I get but its not easy to wear because I look like part of a road crew. I would love this years to be a nice blue or red, or grey- i love a long sleeve grey shirt.

Re: What do you want to know about the MCM?

marathoner06 — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:30:02 GMT

Lauren, please make sure he saves a heat sheet for me- they ran out my last time before I finished and I was very sad, and cold. Seriously, I am only kidding. I love the mcm- marathon photo sucks, but thats only because they never get pictures of me from my thin side. Enjoy the run, that is so cool to be able to meet him.

Re: What do you want to know about the MCM?

KarlD_Navy84 — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:57:07 GMT

x_39_and_holding_x wrote:

No more chocolate brown shirts. Karl deserves the color choice pick this year. Why not olive drab? (Or "sage" . . . ) Gray or blue technical are good too. The cotton shrinks.

These are all very minor nits. I'm actually quite impressed with the job these folks do for the MCM. If none of that changed, I'd still run it.

I like gray or blue as a color choice. Red would be great also, and it's a Marine color to boot. Last year's shirt is still neatly folded in my closet. It's just tough to wear a shirt that is a 99% match to my complexion. As I mentioned last year, when I put the shirt on, it was hard to tell where it ended and I began. Talk to you soon.

Karl

Re: What do you want to know about the MCM?

x_39_and_holding_x — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:44:22 GMT

It was definitely the cotton, Kat. Did your XS really shrink that much? Isn't it ironic that the shrink's shirt shrunk? (Say that 5 times fast.)

My Disney technical shirt fits just fine. And even though I am shrinking, it's still too small. And did I learn? Nope, I ordered the same size again this year!

Re: What do you want to know about the MCM?

DCtoPgh — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:30:31 GMT

x_39_and_holding_x wrote:

No more chocolate brown shirts. Karl deserves the color choice pick this year. Why not olive drab? (Or "sage" . . . ) Gray or blue technical are good too. The cotton shrinks.

I thought the brown was hideous but I still wear it proudly. And Jerry I could hug you. I could have sworn my shirt shrank but then I figured I just got fat after the marathon. Even though I didn't gain any weight. I just assumed marathon Kat was as tiny as she got and then after that it was all uphill from there and my shirt just didn't fit as well. But shrinking cotton would be a more logical explanation!

Re: What do you want to know about the MCM?

x_39_and_holding_x — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:24:24 GMT

zoom1 wrote:

I want to know what color this year's shirt will be. Can you ask that for me Lauren ?

Also ... too many male marines at the finish line. Can we have more female marines please

I had to hunt one down to get my medal. Fortunately it wasn't very far.

And yes, MarathonFoto sucks. I've said it before and I'll say it again. I've also said it before but I'll type it here again -- go with ASI Photo. Even Brightroom is better.

And I second the issue of the crowds at the finish. The Marines did a good job of keeping people out of the immediate finish area but it was still WAY crowded. The festival was crowded too but what can you expect with that many runners and friends and family.

I'll need a Marine at every 1/4 mile for the first 10 reminding me not to go out too fast. OK, maybe that's asking too much.

No more chocolate brown shirts. Karl deserves the color choice pick this year. Why not olive drab? (Or "sage" . . . ) Gray or blue technical are good too. The cotton shrinks.

These are all very minor nits. I'm actually quite impressed with the job these folks do for the MCM. If none of that changed, I'd still run it.

Re: What do you want to know about the MCM?

dutch omi — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:05:16 GMT

I never got a finisher shirt either. And by the way Zoom, just let those nice young marines be at the finish, I really appreciate all that eye candy, it made those 26.2 miles worth while. Those marines were as good as the hug I got from you.