Saw 4 Biggest Loser contestants today!

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    rachinma's Avatarrachinma , 04-19-2010 06:11 PM
    I went to the Boston Marathon today to watch a friend run her first 26.2. I saw four contestants from The Biggest Loser:

    Daniel & a blonde that I recognized but forget her name
    Tracey
    Rudy -- he waved at me and smiled! :-)

    I guess Ali Vincent ran it, too.

    It was funny to see them.
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    saef's Avatarsaef , 04-19-2010 07:30 PM
    Was that Tara you saw, I wonder? The blonde, I mean? My favorite Biggest Loser contestant of all time? She's a runner.

    How did they all look?
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    midwife's Avatarmidwife , 04-19-2010 09:33 PM
    I don't watch the Biggest Loser (I think I'm the only American who doesn't!) but I was curious about your friend. I thought one had to run a qualifying time in another marathon in order to sign up for Boston. This was her first one? Do you know how she got in?
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    SisuInWI's AvatarSisuInWI , 04-19-2010 09:36 PM
    So cool! I Love The Biggest Loser!!
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    rachinma's Avatarrachinma , 04-20-2010 11:54 AM
    Most of the people who run Boston Marathon now do not have a qualifying time. (Maybe not *most*, but most of the people I know.) I think qualifying is really difficult.

    But if you raise a certain amount for charity, you can run the race. I think my friend raised close to $4K for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
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    rachinma's Avatarrachinma , 04-20-2010 11:58 AM
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by saef
    Was that Tara you saw, I wonder? The blonde, I mean? My favorite Biggest Loser contestant of all time? She's a runner.

    How did they all look?
    Not Tara. I recognized her profile, but just can't place it. It wasn't his girlfriend Rebecca.

    They looked pretty good (physique-wise), but were walking at mile 23. I don't think any of them got finishing times, as they stop tracking at a certain point.
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    midwife's Avatarmidwife , 04-20-2010 02:48 PM
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by rachinma
    I think qualifying is really difficult.
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    Indeed it is! That's great your friend raised money for such a good cause.
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    MamaP's AvatarMamaP , 04-20-2010 03:56 PM
    This article ~ http://blogs.wickedlocal.com/maratho...tants-running/ ~ says Ali Vincent (Season 5 winner), Mark and Jay Kruger (Season 5), Rebecca Meyer (Season 8), Danny Cahill and Rudy Pauls were there, along with Tracy.
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    rachinma's Avatarrachinma , 04-20-2010 09:14 PM
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by MamaP
    This article ~ http://blogs.wickedlocal.com/maratho...tants-running/ ~ says Ali Vincent (Season 5 winner), Mark and Jay Kruger (Season 5), Rebecca Meyer (Season 8), Danny Cahill and Rudy Pauls were there, along with Tracy.
    Cool, thanks! I thought it might have been Rebecca, but to be honest, she looked so thin on TV after the season ended that I thought it couldn't be her. She wasn't all that small in person. Definitely fit, but not as small as she looked in all the TV footage.
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    saef's Avatarsaef , 04-20-2010 09:16 PM
    I don't think of Rebecca as a blonde, because she wasn't during the course of the show, but she showed up at the finale as a blonde (and somewhat unhinged with excitement). So I should have remembered that.
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