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July 20, 2020

Adults-Only Phone Line Promises Runners ‘Hot Marathon Action’ at $1.99 Per Minute

July 20, 2020/ Mark Remy
Adults-Only Phone Line Promises Runners ‘Hot Marathon Action’ at $1.99 Per Minute

1-900-CORRAL-ME staffed by out-of-work race directors “waiting for your call.”

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July 20, 2020/ Mark Remy/
News, Satire
Adults only, 900 number, Marathons, Social distancing, Phone, Hot action
June 08, 2020

Local Man Wonders Whether He’ll Ever Be Able to Return to Using Running as Pretext for Meeting Strangers for Anonymous Sex in Wooded Areas

June 08, 2020/ Mark Remy
Local Man Wonders Whether He’ll Ever Be Able to Return to Using Running as Pretext for Meeting Strangers for Anonymous Sex in Wooded Areas

“Runner” yearns to get back to normal.

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June 08, 2020/ Mark Remy/
News, Satire
Coronavirus, COVID-19, Social distancing, Sexual liberation, Wooded area
May 20, 2020

Group of 7 Adult Runners Apparently All Live Together, Which Must Be Cool

May 20, 2020/ Mark Remy
Group of 7 Adult Runners Apparently All Live Together, Which Must Be Cool

“What other explanation could there be?” asks witness.

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May 20, 2020/ Mark Remy/
Real, Satire, News, Training
Coronavirus, COVID-19, Social distancing, Running club, Group runs, Selfish
May 11, 2020

Man Misses Time When He Could Just Pick Up Phone, Plan Long Run With Friends, Then Bail at Last Minute

May 11, 2020/ Mark Remy
Man Misses Time When He Could Just Pick Up Phone, Plan Long Run With Friends, Then Bail at Last Minute

Unreliable local runner eager for a return to normal.

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May 11, 2020/ Mark Remy/
News, Satire
COVID-19, Coronavirus, Group runs, Social distancing, Running partner, Bailing, Excuses
May 08, 2020

NYC Marathon: 2020 Race Will Go On, But Only For This One Guy From Brooklyn

May 08, 2020/ Mark Remy
NYC Marathon: 2020 Race Will Go On, But Only For This One Guy From Brooklyn

Ending weeks of speculation, organizers announce field size of one.

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May 08, 2020/ Mark Remy/
News, Satire
New York City Marathon, Brooklyn, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Social distancing, Marathons
April 22, 2020

Pedestrian Careful to Stay 6 Feet From Anyone She Happens to Notice

April 22, 2020/ Mark Remy
Pedestrian Careful to Stay 6 Feet From Anyone She Happens to Notice

“I’m super-conscious of social distancing,” says local woman.

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April 22, 2020/ Mark Remy/
Satire, News
Distraction, Pedestrian safety, COVID-19, Coronavirus, Social distancing
April 15, 2020

Local Man Cancels Marathon in Backyard, Refuses to Give Self Refund

April 15, 2020/ Mark Remy
Local Man Cancels Marathon in Backyard, Refuses to Give Self Refund

Terms and conditions were clearly spelled out in handwritten waiver, runner tells self.

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April 15, 2020/ Mark Remy/
News, Satire
Marathons, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Shelter in place, Social distancing
April 08, 2020

Family on Sidewalk Forms Impenetrable Wall of Flesh

April 08, 2020/ Mark Remy
Family on Sidewalk Forms Impenetrable Wall of Flesh

Mother, father, children walk five abreast, show no signs of yielding.

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April 08, 2020/ Mark Remy/
News, Satire
Social distancing, Sidewalk, Pedestrian safety, Coronavirus, COVID-19
March 25, 2020

‘Sure, That’s a Nice, Safe Distance,’ Says Report From National Academy of Sarcastic Public Health Experts

March 25, 2020/ Mark Remy
‘Sure, That’s a Nice, Safe Distance,’ Says Report From National Academy of Sarcastic Public Health Experts

Group of wise-ass professionals calls social-distancing efforts “just perfect.”

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March 25, 2020/ Mark Remy/
News, Satire
Coronavirus, COVID-19, Social distancing, Sarcasm, Public health
March 18, 2020

High-Fiving Runners Apparently Have Lost Their Goddamn Minds

March 18, 2020/ Mark Remy
High-Fiving Runners Apparently Have Lost Their Goddamn Minds

Total lunatics treat skin-on-skin contact like it’s no big deal.

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March 18, 2020/ Mark Remy/
Satire, News
COVID-19, Coronavirus, High-five, Social distancing
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