"Mean Jean" Schmidt: You Can Run, But She Will Catch You
Jean Schmidt (R-OH), our recently crowned champion in Congressional Catfight, is even more formidable than we thought. Several of you pointed out that she's a veteran marathoner. Now we have the proof, from an Ohio reader:
Your final Congressional Catfight reminded me to check the results of the 2006 Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon . Sure enough, Jean was there.... She probably flew right past me at some point: she ran that sucker in 3 hours and 55 minutes. Which beat my time by about 20 minutes. And I'm probably about 15 years younger than her. I ain't messin' with her.
Anyway, they have photos, too. Go here , choose the 2006 Flying Pig Marathon, and enter bib # 3614.
Wow -- scary stuff. Check out this photo , and look at those biceps and calves. YIKES!