tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post196902738203753764..comments2024-03-27T05:56:10.939-07:00Comments on Davelandblog: Traveling Thursdays: Philadelphia Half MarathonDavelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10720475138513029144noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-34284254623404267562012-01-13T10:30:02.256-08:002012-01-13T10:30:02.256-08:00Great pictures of Philly. I have never seen a few ...Great pictures of Philly. I have never seen a few of these before. Thanks Dave! www.imprinsic.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14896582135900511830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-28848487060896856642011-12-23T17:14:47.223-08:002011-12-23T17:14:47.223-08:00Kyle - It was heart related for both; I am guessin...Kyle - It was heart related for both; I am guessing that there must have been some kind of pre-existing condition and/or they pushed too hard during the race. Either way, very sad. Thanks for checking out the blog!<br /><br />Connie - If there'd been a buffet at the end of the race, my time might have been better!<br /><br />JG - As a kid, I always thought Philly was kind of a dump. It seems to have really cleaned up in the last decade or so and I very much enjoy visiting it now.Davelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10720475138513029144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-68531616812547350912011-12-23T17:10:45.032-08:002011-12-23T17:10:45.032-08:00Hey Dave! Great post & pics from your trip. ...Hey Dave! Great post & pics from your trip. Congratulations on completing the half-marathon! Sorry that you got a cold right beforehand but it didn't stop you. Man, 21 & 40 are awfully young ages to die at, especially after running a marathon. How sad; I wonder what happened in each case?<br /><br />John Wanamaker! I remember that store; my parents had a charge account there back in the 1970's. I remember the Wanamaker's at Oxford Valley Mall in Langhorne, since we used to shop there when I was little. It was a nice store, great merchandise & a cool history to it. I'm glad that Macy's has kept the organ in place in the Center City store, since it's such a distinctive symbol of both Wanamaker's and Philly. Thanks again, Dave, for all the great stuff you share; it's truly appreciated!Kylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00881868226136376940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-1619161250810669022011-12-23T00:52:20.753-08:002011-12-23T00:52:20.753-08:00Holy cow, Batman! You blow me away! Nice shots, lo...Holy cow, Batman! You blow me away! Nice shots, love that bank building - GORGEOUS! The only time you'll catch me running is TO the buffet table, LOL.Connie Morenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14112860706520621190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-80946252167466789112011-12-22T10:06:36.203-08:002011-12-22T10:06:36.203-08:00What a nice city. I love Phildelphia.
Glad you h...What a nice city. I love Phildelphia.<br /><br />Glad you had a good time, Dave. Hope you are better now.<br /><br />I like that vista from the museum where you can see the sculptures from Wm Penn down the blvd, all by the same sculptor family, grandfather, father, son. Very cool.<br /><br />Also, we were treated to an organ concert in Wanamakers.<br /><br />I want to go back.<br /><br />Every city has a "vibe", Philadelphia's is very positive, the sum of centuries of devotion to good values, peace, brotherhood, democracy, racial equality and the power of good art. <br /><br />Very unlike San Francisco which was founded on the principles of greed and self-gratification in the Gold Rush and has never looked back. If we had to rely on SF for an American Revolution, it would have been very different than the one Philadelphia sponsored.<br /><br />JGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-20740052971914031272011-12-22T09:46:41.201-08:002011-12-22T09:46:41.201-08:00Running with a cold must be fun.
I miss Pennsylva...Running with a cold must be fun.<br /><br />I miss Pennsylvania!Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.com