Introducing Wendy the Windmill!
Larry's Cousins in Maine send greetings!
Larry the Lighthouse vs. Benson Schade..... the re-match at the New Jersey Marathon April 29, 2007!!
Who won??
Benson finished in a mighty fast 4:57 and Larry came in at 6:33. But now they are even since Larry won in '06 and Benson won in '07. So 2008 will be the rematch!
But... not only are they competing to win the marathon, Larry and Benson are also competing to raise money for children's charities. Click here to see how much they have collected and to participate yourself!
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At the Expo it was all tough talk! |
But on Marathon Day Larry couldn't keep up with Benson..... in fact Benson wasn't even in sight of Larry! |
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| Special thanks to Wendy WindMill for the great pics! | And special thanks to Annemarie Ragos, and Ian Lifchus for these great pics! |
The story as told by Benson's Mother.... (right after the 2006 NJ Marathon)
My Son Benson is a runner. He recently ran
the Marathon with you. I laughed so hard when he told me the story.
Benson's Marathon Run: Told by his mom!
He is very competitive, he felt really good as he was running so he picked up
his speed. Needless to say that was a mistake and he began to tire way before
the end was near. Than he saw Larry the Lighthouse coming up on the outside. In
his mind he said "I'm not going to let a Lighthouse pass me. Needless to say you
did pass him and when he tells the story we all have a good laugh.
Thank you for your wonderful sense on humor.
Benson's mother in Ga.
But in March 2007...... Benson emailed Larry
Hey Larry the Light House,
You made a fool out of me
last year in front of thousands of people including my children, by running by
me at mile 24 and announcing "I am Larry the Light House" So let it be known
smart guy, I have been training(hard) and on April 29th I will be the one
running past you.....you'll know its me cause I will be wearing a shirt that
says. (I was Beat by Larry the Light House) and when I beat you Larry and I
will......I will change my shirt to something more appropriate...loosely
Beat the Light House Benson Schade