tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32686140.post812063991929920627..comments2024-02-03T23:36:07.981-08:00Comments on Jewish Comics: A Yearly Shpritz of Jewish BitsSteve Bergsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05696472248796256805noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32686140.post-82300871813198388162008-09-18T15:12:00.000-07:002008-09-18T15:12:00.000-07:00It's ironic that you made the Jew wins Marathon co...It's ironic that you made the Jew wins Marathon comment, because Chari's father Scott Pere was probably at one point the fastest Shommer Shabbos Marathoner outside of Israel, in the world, with a personal best of 2:35 for 26.2 miles.<BR/><BR/>Chari's younger sister Stephanie, despite not having the benefit of a track team at Yeshiva of Flatbush, is running track for Queens College and would have received an athletic scholarship if there weren't such a high percentage of meets on Shabbos.<BR/><BR/>To further dispel the myth of Jews not being distance runners, among non-observant Jews, Deena Kastor is among the fastest female distance runners in the world and a US Olympian.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com