Second Thoughts

Proper attire is necessary for marathon

Leroy Stolzfus ran the 2015 Harrisburg (Pa.) Marathon in 3 hours, 5 minutes wearing slacks and suspenders in honor of his Amish heritage. Stolzfus said the clothes didn’t have any impact on his running time.
Leroy Stolzfus ran the 2015 Harrisburg (Pa.) Marathon in 3 hours, 5 minutes wearing slacks and suspenders in honor of his Amish heritage. Stolzfus said the clothes didn’t have any impact on his running time.

An Amish man turned heads as he whizzed by fellow runners at a recent marathon -- not because of his speed but because of his unusual racing attire.

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One columnist said Sacramento Kings owner Vivek Ranadive’s dream is to hire Kentucky Coach John Calipari as his new coach and would make an offer that Calipari could not refuse.

Leroy Stolzfus, 22, finished the 26.2-mile Harrisburg (Pa.) Marathon in just over 3 hours and 5 minutes, all while wearing his community's traditional clothing, Pennlive.com reported.

Stolzfus said he's used to running in slacks and suspenders, and he believed he would have run closer to a three-hour marathon if he hadn't started out so fast.

"I was feeling good, but I kind of almost crashed at mile 15," Stolzfus said.

His clothes were not a factor, the Gordonville resident insists, and he did wear sneakers.

"I had no pain whatsoever," Stolzfus said. "It was more mental anguish than in my legs. You have to train yourself not to think about it. It will just slow you down. I was once told by someone that it's 20 percent training and 80 percent mental. I do believe that."

Stolzfus, who finished under a minute short of a Boston Marathon qualifying time for his age group, said he turns to running whenever he's tempted to sin.

After getting "involved with some stuff" he said he shouldn't have, Stolzfus was introduced to running by his brother-in-law.

Unlike most runners, Stolzfus doesn't run every day. But he makes a point to get in at least 20 miles a week.

"It's a natural talent, but I do a lot more training than I used to," Stolzfus said.

The future is uncertain for Stolzfus, but he said he is interested in running an ultramarathon and of course attempting to qualify for the Boston Marathon.

The Godfather

John Calipari has been linked to numerous NBA head coaching jobs over the past several years, and he has obviously turned down any formal offers he has received. But if the Sacramento Kings have their way, he simply won't be able to say no to the next offer they make him.

According to Ric Bucher of Bleacher Report, Kings owner Vivek Ranadive's "biggest dream" is to hire Calipari as his next head coach.

"The belief is that Ranadive will take another run at Calipari and plans to make an offer that Calipari simply cannot refuse," Bucher wrote. "Does that mean a piece of the team? Does that mean control over personnel? ... It is clear that the apple of Ranadive's eye is ultimately Calipari."

Golden start

From Janice Hough of leftcoastsportsbabe.com:

"The Golden State Warriors (14-0) look so good right now, starting to think the only thing that could derail the team is a player dating a Kardashian."

Sports quiz

Name the last NBA team to start the season 15-0.

Sports answer

The 1993-1994 Houston Rockets

Sports on 11/22/2015

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