This past weekend was the Chevron Houston Marathon. As I have done many times over the past almost 30 years, I participated as one of the ham (Amateur) radio communications volunteers.
There was, of course, the food. Thank goodness for the Starbucks in the Convention Center, and the employees who opened up early to keep us fed and caffeinated!
And, while it was a bit cool inside, it was a lot warmer than it was in the TV broadcast booth!
Late in the morning, after my work was done, I had a chance to see some of the goings-on. From the warmth of a skybridge. Because IT WAS COLD OUTSIDE!
All in all, however, it was a fun morning, and a very worthy cause. We had a lot of crazies runners out there, and I admire them for their lack of sense sheer guts and stick-to-it-ness!
Happy WW!
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Twitter: Joyce_Lansky
What a tease! I started to get excited thinking that you ran a marathon. Next year, got it?
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Twitter: etee
replied:
Probably not, given that I have to use a power wheelchair to get around. I will, however, continue to support them as a volunteer.
Happy WW, and thanks for commenting!
~EdT.
Twitter: bethere2day
You have been busy LOL @ Joyce
Have a fantabulosa week
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Twitter: Madill
These are great pictures and my husband would love to go there. He use to do that as a hobby years ago!!
Thanks for the link love and Happy WW
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Looks like an interesting time.
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Not so wordless, but interesting. My son was our family marathon runner….and like you said, the admiration for their ‘stick to it ness’ is mind boggling.
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replied:
Yes, the (A) stands for “Almost”.
Happy WW!
~EdT.
Twitter: Alvin
My sister and b-i-l have run this several times. Thanks for sharing the behind-the-scenes photos.
Twitter: Hobo_Mama
That’s so cool! I didn’t know about the ham radio support.
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Brrrr! Yes, thank goodness for Starbucks.
wow! all people must have been very busy!
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My husband used to have a ham set up. We love you people. Sounds like a great time. Great post.
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Nice pictures, it makes me cold just to look at them though
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My daddy had a CB radio when I was a kid. I always thought that was such fun to talk to people I did not know using an alias which afforded me an excellent opportunity to be really goofy at times. I mean, who knew it was me other than me. The one thing I remember most about ham radio operators is just how generous these people are. You see, in the late 60s my adopted brother had to have surgery. We all feared it was hodgkin’s disease. Someone in the area put on ham radio telethon to raise money for my folks to help with the expenses. We didn’t have insurance and daddy was out of work. I remember how blessed we all felt to see how many people cared to send what they could. That’s something I’ll never forget. Thanks for linking up on my blog today and for sharing your WW post!
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It must have been so interesting! Thanks for hosting and Happy WW!
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Sounds fun to be a radio operator and not actually one of the “crazy” runners!!!
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Looks like it was a lot of fun…even in the cold & rain!
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What a great event. Looks like it would have been fun.
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Thanks for hosting! Glad to be a very small part of your linky.
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I also do ARES in my area!!
Treasurer Limerick
You could’ve made big bucks from the runners for the cup of Starbucks!
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Looks like fun, even with the cold.
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I bet you were glad to have the coffee!
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I laughed at the breakfast.
Great post!
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I didn’t know you were into ham radio; my wife was also interested in it.
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