Earlier this week we announced the Name This Race contest to rename the Dash and Splash. Aside from my well documented gripes with the NYRR, I think the reason why I enjoyed this so much is that it reminded me of my days back at the Bronx High School of Science. (Yes - they let me in, no - they didn't make an error when grading the entrance exam.) Each year we would sell pool passes to the incoming freshmen. Of course there was no pool at Bronx Science. Now NYRR had you register for the Splash & Dash and then pulled the rug out from under the entrants, renaming it The Dash because the pool doesn't open for another two weeks.
While we had a couple of clever entries, including "Dash and Splat" or "Dash and Crash", I felt that Shane's entry, "The We're The Only Game In Town So Suck It 5 Miler" appropriately captured the spirit. I'd be happy to give Shane the whistle as promised, but I forgot to order it, so I'll give him something else.
