In the Bleachers by Ben Zaehringer for September 24, 2018

They’re survived by their children, 5 and 10K.

I’ve got one that says “0.005”. That’s approximately the distance from my computer to my refrigerator.

I got what it is (half and full marathons), but don’t get the tombstone joke … why R.I.P. (Rest In Peace) for them?

The victims of the Metric system are everywhere. I still have to do the temperature calculation in my head to figure out how warm it is and I screw it up when it’s below zero.

0.0

stardates?

98.6; PEnnsylvania 6-5000; 3.14159

No Boston qualifier? Pfffft

Interesting comments, but if no one is sure what the “joke” is, is it a joke? Really missed the mark on this one.

I had wondered what they meant, I see bumper stickers with that often.

According to the NY Times, participation in running events has declined: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/05/sports/ny-marathon-running.html

Must be Jim Fixx

Reminds me of the Kirkwood and Onsager tombstones, each bragging in their own way. http://freakonomics.com/2009/09/25/etc-in-the-graveyard/

The least the authors could do is tell us what was intended ….