We do a 5K every year for a trout restoration org that has, at tops, 50 participants. I always come in dead last! It's awesome and idiosyncratic and I imagine ita's 5Krav could be the same.
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ita's thread
A place where we can talk about ita, miss ita, and share information about memorials. The hugging started over here in Natter.
lisah - Apr 11, 2015 6:29:29 pm PDT #1700 of 3157
Punishingly Intricate
Pix - Apr 11, 2015 7:40:44 pm PDT #1701 of 3157
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
LA is a huge running town. I've never been to a race with fewer than 500. But I'm all in if we could make it work. I know my running team would participate and fundraise.
Strix - Apr 11, 2015 8:52:50 pm PDT #1702 of 3157
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
I would NEVER do something like this without the backing of ita's family and the Buffistas. Never.
But if we want to make it happen, I will make it happen.
beekaytee - Apr 12, 2015 4:03:53 am PDT #1703 of 3157
Compassionately intolerant
I would absolutely help from afar.
quester - Apr 12, 2015 8:53:58 am PDT #1704 of 3157
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
That idea of an ita memorial 5krav run is awesome!
meara - Apr 12, 2015 3:08:07 pm PDT #1705 of 3157
You'd probably have to get some kind of permission from the krav folks, though. And honestly, insurance for an event where people are punching and kicking things would probably be ridiculous.
brenda m - Apr 12, 2015 3:20:53 pm PDT #1706 of 3157
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Permission? Why?
Burrell - Apr 12, 2015 3:38:17 pm PDT #1707 of 3157
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Wait, are folks actually trying to convince Strix to organize an open-to-the-public fundraising event? That seems ... daunting to say the least. For reasons Pix and meara and others have noted.
Kat - Apr 12, 2015 4:53:07 pm PDT #1708 of 3157
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
brenda, because Krav Maga is branded and trademarked. They are actually extremely picky about their branding too.
It's a cute idea and would be fun. It's also a ridiculously challenging task for someone who is not local and is not part of the running community.
Strix - Apr 12, 2015 5:36:52 pm PDT #1709 of 3157
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
It's just an idea being bandied about; if it were to be seriously pondered, I would do an investigation to see if it were plausible and report back on what would be required.
I know it would be a huge undertaking and probably a year (at least) in the doing.
And honestly, no one convinces me to do anything; I'm a planner, so I would do a careful prelim to see if it were doable IRL.
(I'm worried about tone; I don't want to sound snotty or anything...but isn't taking a casual idea and making something crazy into something doable what ita did, with everyone helping? I don't know if this is doable, or even, er, want-to-do-able, but aren't we the people with the little ideas that turn into something great? But, like I said, I would never consider it without seriously looking at all the angles. It WOULD be a huge undertaking.)