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This week was runners in the Lausanne Marathon in Switzerland.
Thanks to all who entered. The prize of a small amount of kudos to the following:
6. Raven Clare:
The boniness of the long-distance runner.
5. Catherine:
Despite CERN's reassurances, the re-run of the 'faster than light' experiments a few miles away in Geneva seem to be having some slightly odd localised effects.
4. Jeff Higs:
he needs guts and determination to win, well determination.
3. ARoseByAnyOther:
I'm being sponsored by Damien Hirst.
2. Woundedpride:
It was so much easier, he thought, running WITHOUT the scythe.
1. SkarloeyLine:
Nice to see Pheidippides doing a lap of honour.
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Comment number 1.
At 3rd Nov 2011, Pendragon wrote:The guy on the left looks as if he could do with a Marathon ... or even a Snickers bar
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At 3rd Nov 2011, Candace9839 wrote:Death and taxes - yes I know!
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At 3rd Nov 2011, Valerie Ganne wrote:Yeah, I'm raising money for Leprosy Awareness
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At 3rd Nov 2011, Candace9839 wrote:And it's Mr Death pulling ahead in the home stretch...
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At 3rd Nov 2011, Pendragon wrote:A chess game, yes, but it's the first time I've ever heard of somebody running a marathon with Death
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At 3rd Nov 2011, Mr Snoozy wrote:Anna had stopped smoking four years ago now, but still felt the legacy had never quite left her...
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At 3rd Nov 2011, Candace9839 wrote:No bones about it - I'm knackered
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At 3rd Nov 2011, Pendragon wrote:Clarissa could hear this strange clicking noise behind her ...
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At 3rd Nov 2011, Candace9839 wrote:The thigh bone's connected to the...er...
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At 3rd Nov 2011, Valerie Ganne wrote:Despite her bare midriff, the guy behind Jackie was showing a lot more ...
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At 3rd Nov 2011, Candace9839 wrote:Skin and bones
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At 3rd Nov 2011, Valerie Ganne wrote:Of course I'm nearly winning - I've got fifteen dogs chasing me!
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At 3rd Nov 2011, Valerie Ganne wrote:Yeah, I wish I could show a bit of flesh too
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At 3rd Nov 2011, Valerie Ganne wrote:Juan wished he hadn't taken that shortcut across the Amazon ...
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At 3rd Nov 2011, Mr Snoozy wrote:What ever anyone says, it's the last 3 miles that's the real killer!
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At 3rd Nov 2011, Pendragon wrote:Unfortunately, during the relay, Belinda ran off with one of Harry's arms ...
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At 3rd Nov 2011, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:I think he hit the wall a few miles back...
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Comment number 18.
At 3rd Nov 2011, Pendragon wrote:Of course I'm in the lead - have you seen what's behind me?
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Comment number 19.
At 3rd Nov 2011, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Bone spur was it?
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Comment number 20.
At 3rd Nov 2011, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Gait full dead
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Comment number 21.
At 3rd Nov 2011, Pendragon wrote:Maybe we shouldn't have asked George A Romero to direct the video of the marathon
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Comment number 22.
At 3rd Nov 2011, Mr Snoozy wrote:By putting both black and white make up on his face, Death finally managed to offend every-one.
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Comment number 23.
At 3rd Nov 2011, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:And he'll finish to grave reviews
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Comment number 24.
At 3rd Nov 2011, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:I'm dying to finish this race
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Comment number 25.
At 3rd Nov 2011, Gurney Nutting wrote:Well, at least I won't have to stop for a pee
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At 3rd Nov 2011, Valerie Ganne wrote:The finish was a dead heat
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Comment number 27.
At 3rd Nov 2011, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Wish I'd had a biker's funeral...
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Comment number 28.
At 3rd Nov 2011, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Heel be passing you, missy
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Comment number 29.
At 3rd Nov 2011, Raven Clare wrote:And which one of the Masters of the Universe have you come as?
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Comment number 30.
At 3rd Nov 2011, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:If you must know, I'm running for Stefan's Law
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Comment number 31.
At 3rd Nov 2011, rogueslr wrote:After Paula Radcliffe's little pit stop, we see the effects that dysentery can have on the long distance runner.
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Comment number 32.
At 3rd Nov 2011, Gurney Nutting wrote:Did nobody come as a clown?
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Comment number 33.
At 3rd Nov 2011, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:I make no bones about wanting to win
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Comment number 34.
At 3rd Nov 2011, Raven Clare wrote:Dr Foster went to Lausanne
In a shower of acid rain ...
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Comment number 35.
At 3rd Nov 2011, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Team Cezanne is coming on strong...
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Comment number 36.
At 3rd Nov 2011, Raven Clare wrote:The boniness of the long-distance runner
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Comment number 37.
At 3rd Nov 2011, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:I'm being sponsored by Damian Hirst
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Comment number 38.
At 3rd Nov 2011, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:I'm being sponsored by Damien Hirst
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Comment number 39.
At 3rd Nov 2011, Gurney Nutting wrote:If I don't come first, that's no skin off my nose
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Comment number 40.
At 3rd Nov 2011, Gurney Nutting wrote:Despite being hit by a 32-tonne truck, Harry was still hoping to win the Marathon
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Comment number 41.
At 3rd Nov 2011, rogueslr wrote:I used to be in Pop Idol, now I'm just Bone Idol.
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Comment number 42.
At 3rd Nov 2011, penny-farthing wrote:Psst......Anna,I'm going to be with you until........THE END.
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Comment number 43.
At 3rd Nov 2011, rogueslr wrote:The health authorities are worried about reports of a sudden outbreak of flesh eating bacteria in Lausanne.
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Comment number 44.
At 3rd Nov 2011, Gurney Nutting wrote:The next time he travelled to a marathon, Jerry decided he'd pay the surcharge and sit inside the plane
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Comment number 45.
At 3rd Nov 2011, Mad hatter wrote:Anna and Michael agreed that Max had been training a bit too hard for this race.
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Comment number 46.
At 3rd Nov 2011, rockhulley wrote:"1964 Olympic marathon entrant finally nears the finishing line."
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Comment number 47.
At 3rd Nov 2011, Gurney Nutting wrote:Perhaps Derek had taken the "Fit, not Fat" slogan a little too far
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Comment number 48.
At 3rd Nov 2011, Raven Clare wrote:There - proof that the human body could withstand running at 200 mph
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Comment number 49.
At 3rd Nov 2011, Steele Hawker wrote:Sir Jimmy Savile runs his last marathon
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Comment number 50.
At 3rd Nov 2011, GW wrote:It required a lot of training but Anna was determined to stay one step ahead of Death
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Comment number 51.
At 3rd Nov 2011, Discombobulator wrote:The Greek economy is still running despite austerity measures that have cut everything back to the bone.
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At 3rd Nov 2011, cortez wrote:Every Dog in Switzerland was chasing this guy
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Comment number 53.
At 3rd Nov 2011, cortez wrote:It just goes to show there are more things to do in Switzerland than eat chocolate and make cuckoo clocks
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Comment number 54.
At 3rd Nov 2011, rogueslr wrote:Oh Brian, you really suck the fun out of 'fun run'.
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Comment number 55.
At 3rd Nov 2011, Kudosless wrote:I didn't say I was an ex-racer. I said I was an X-ray, Sir.
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Comment number 56.
At 3rd Nov 2011, Kudosless wrote:Bone to Run
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At 3rd Nov 2011, Raven Clare wrote:I told the guy in the fancy-dress shop I wanted something 'humerus'
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At 3rd Nov 2011, Steele Hawker wrote:The Harriers? No, I'm with the Vultures ...
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At 3rd Nov 2011, Raven Clare wrote:Yeah, found it in the closet at home ...
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At 3rd Nov 2011, Andy Hill wrote:Since Weight-watchers had advised him to take up running, Vlad had shed pounds!
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At 3rd Nov 2011, Reeve Burgess wrote:Yeah, they had the skeleton outfit, but there was only this panda head left in the shop ...
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Comment number 62.
At 3rd Nov 2011, Andy Hill wrote:He would show them all he wasn't bone idle.
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Comment number 63.
At 3rd Nov 2011, cortez wrote:God knows why he keeps taking water at the stations he just drinks it and sprinkles us at the same time.
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Comment number 64.
At 3rd Nov 2011, Wunnunda wrote:Max's efforts to reduce his BMI had been a complete success. Now the remaining problem was his stamina...
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Comment number 65.
At 3rd Nov 2011, Reeve Burgess wrote:And this year's Marathon is brought to you by the makers of Bonio
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Comment number 66.
At 3rd Nov 2011, cortez wrote:There's a chill in the air tonight i can feel it in my bones
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Comment number 67.
At 3rd Nov 2011, Catherine wrote:Despite CERN's reassurances, the re-run of the 'faster than light' experiments a few miles away in Geneva seem to be having some slightly odd localised effects.
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Comment number 68.
At 3rd Nov 2011, johnc wrote:The Trim Reaper
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Comment number 69.
At 3rd Nov 2011, johnc wrote:The Boniness of the Long Distance Runner
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Comment number 70.
At 3rd Nov 2011, johnc wrote:Death was hoping to win by a marrow margin
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Comment number 71.
At 3rd Nov 2011, Frankonline wrote:Dr Mbuku on his lunch break from the Large Hadron collider was keen to alleviate safety concerns in Switzerland.
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Comment number 72.
At 3rd Nov 2011, johnc wrote:The search narrows for the elusive Higgs Bone-son
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Comment number 73.
At 3rd Nov 2011, Kudosless wrote:Despite the cancellation of all Qantas flights, the Royal party would soon be home.
However, Prince Philip looked like he may need to cancel a couple of engagements.
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Comment number 74.
At 3rd Nov 2011, johnc wrote:Julian Assange attempts disguise to escape deportation.
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At 3rd Nov 2011, Kudosless wrote:On the News International Fun Run, no-one but his wife would dare overtake the boss.
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Comment number 76.
At 3rd Nov 2011, sarahtrieste wrote:'Bout time I showed them a clean pair of heels!
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Comment number 77.
At 3rd Nov 2011, Steele Hawker wrote:Yeah, stood too close to the Large Hadron Corroder
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Comment number 78.
At 3rd Nov 2011, Reeve Burgess wrote:Proof that the runs can be fatal
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Comment number 79.
At 3rd Nov 2011, Steele Hawker wrote:Eric began to wonder whether acid really was performance-enhancing
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At 3rd Nov 2011, Steele Hawker wrote:The Quick and the Dead
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At 3rd Nov 2011, PeeJayEll wrote:If we're quick we can get back and Occupy our tents before they finish the thermal scan.
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Comment number 82.
At 3rd Nov 2011, grazvalentine wrote:It's true – wearing black does make you look thinner!
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At 3rd Nov 2011, Steele Hawker wrote:OK, so the hearse had broken down, but Debbie and her Dad felt sure they could still get to the funeral on time
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At 3rd Nov 2011, PeeJayEll wrote:I know Death and the Maiden is usually a quartet but our 'cellist often falls a bit behind.
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At 3rd Nov 2011, Reeve Burgess wrote:This year's Tour de France entrants chase after some bicycle thieves
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At 3rd Nov 2011, Reeve Burgess wrote:Yeah, Dad was from Nigeria and Mum was a xylophone
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At 3rd Nov 2011, Reeve Burgess wrote:Yeah, did me first Marathon last year, rush hour up the M1
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At 3rd Nov 2011, Nick Fowler wrote:Touch me one more time, mate, and you are so dead ...
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At 3rd Nov 2011, Nick Fowler wrote:The eagle had given Prometheus a right good going-over that morning
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At 3rd Nov 2011, Steele Hawker wrote:Out-of-breath? Why should I be out-of-breath?
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Comment number 91.
At 3rd Nov 2011, Rob Falconer wrote:We only let him enter because we thought he said he was raising money for the deaf ...
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At 3rd Nov 2011, Rob Falconer wrote:Geraldine could have sworn she could hear a xylophone behind her
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At 3rd Nov 2011, Rob Falconer wrote:Overtaker? Actually, I'm looking for an undertaker.
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At 3rd Nov 2011, Rob Falconer wrote:Poor Derek had been lying in the gutter when Paula Radcliffe had stopped that fateful day ...
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At 3rd Nov 2011, Mark S wrote:The Three Runners of the Apocalypse - Investment Banking, Party Politics and Austerity Programmes.
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At 3rd Nov 2011, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:It's a bit late for a water stop I think
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At 3rd Nov 2011, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:At least I've managed to pass the zombies
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At 3rd Nov 2011, Hugh McKinney wrote:There were growing concerns that the security scanner settings were a little too high.
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At 3rd Nov 2011, Rob Falconer wrote:Actually, I took part in the Running of the Bulls at Pamplona this year ... I lost
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At 3rd Nov 2011, bainbo wrote:Death Race 2011
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