Wal-Mart presents the 31st annual Running of the Geriatrics
Published Monday, July 23, 2007 by Ted | E-mail this post
At this year’s ROTG there was great anticipation as Ethel Mermen was set to win her 3rd straight title. Ethel had been training hard between craft times at the home and was in the best shape of her life. That, coupled with her being the only contestant who had never had a hip replaced, made her the clear cut favorite.
When the gun went off most of the contestants started off the race with a quick nap before hitting the nearly 75 feet of isle that composes the course. Frank Williams was the first up from the nap but was easily sidetracked by a “really nice pair of gloves on sale for only 5.95”. He later added that “they can’t be making a penny on these.”
Ethel was one of the last people out of the nap but she quickly scooted past a majority of the field that had stopped to look at a puppy that was intermixed with the crowd. Ethel was sidetracked momentarily when she saw “a very nice blouse” but concluded, “No, no she just couldn’t”.
With the last 6 feet of the race left, it was just between Ethel Mermen, 2 time defending Champion, and Walt Fratter, a relative no-name from Kentucky. The battle was heated as Frank pulled out his wallet to use the classic grandchild diversion, but Ethel proved to seasoned to fall for such a trick.
After capturing her 3rd consecutive ROTG Championship we asked Ethel what she would do now. “Probably go to the hospital cause with that fall across the finish line, the one that made me win, I hurt both my hips something fierce.” Walt Fratter later added that he “liked the way that woman was put together and wouldn’t mind spending some time with her.”
When the gun went off most of the contestants started off the race with a quick nap before hitting the nearly 75 feet of isle that composes the course. Frank Williams was the first up from the nap but was easily sidetracked by a “really nice pair of gloves on sale for only 5.95”. He later added that “they can’t be making a penny on these.”
Ethel was one of the last people out of the nap but she quickly scooted past a majority of the field that had stopped to look at a puppy that was intermixed with the crowd. Ethel was sidetracked momentarily when she saw “a very nice blouse” but concluded, “No, no she just couldn’t”.
With the last 6 feet of the race left, it was just between Ethel Mermen, 2 time defending Champion, and Walt Fratter, a relative no-name from Kentucky. The battle was heated as Frank pulled out his wallet to use the classic grandchild diversion, but Ethel proved to seasoned to fall for such a trick.
After capturing her 3rd consecutive ROTG Championship we asked Ethel what she would do now. “Probably go to the hospital cause with that fall across the finish line, the one that made me win, I hurt both my hips something fierce.” Walt Fratter later added that he “liked the way that woman was put together and wouldn’t mind spending some time with her.”
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