Experienced runners say they're about as close to death as a human can get as the body isn't designed to for 26.2 miles consecutively.
Quite famously, Philippides, the ancient Greek who inspired the marathon, collapsed and died after the run.
But, in more modern times, an elite level marathon runner is good for finishing in under two hours, while more experienced runners can generally get it done in under three hours.
Which gets back to the Maumelle Marathon, which is also known locally as City Council meetings. One of which happened on Monday night, after being delayed from last week's scheduled meeting, due to inclement weather.
It clocked in at three hours, two minutes and 46 seconds.
If you want to subject yourself, click below.
Otherwise, some things to know:
The Council was a member short as Chad Gardner was absent.
John C. Jones and Alice Fulk were appointed to the city's Planning Commission and will replace Tracy Gill and Scott Smith, whose terms expire on Jan. 31.
The most hotly debated agenda item was a settlement agreement between the city and Team Summit, the vendor that operates Park on the River.
And her’s more, Gloria Timmons, the former Maumelle City Council member, runs Team Summit and the settlement was over a dispute between what was owed to the city for unpaid rent.
For some of Park on the River's life, it didn't operate on a contract as it was mostly a handshake deal as the city didn't have the resources to operate it.
Much of what passes as controversy in Maumelle dates back to the city lacking resources and letting either volunteers or vendors conduct that business.
This was true for Park on the River, as well Maumelle Friends of the Animals, in two more recent examples.
As the city has grown, some of those arrangements have been exposed as threadbare and lacking in legal documentation.
Something that City Attorney Andrew Thornton explained to the Council as no contract existed for 28 months after the previous lease expired in 2020 and no action was taken by the city to renew.
Thornton then took Team Summit's financial statements, what they billed to those who had rented the facility, and came up with a number that reflected days of usage.
It is also worth noting that Park on the River got little to no use during the height of the ongoing pandemic, something Thornton also took into consideration.
He said that the settlement amount was $31,443.93 and the Council voted 5-2 to approve.
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Here's the thing about marathons.
Experienced runners say they're about as close to death as a human can get as the body isn't designed to for 26.2 miles consecutively.
Quite famously, Philippides, the ancient Greek who inspired the marathon, collapsed and died after the run.
But, in more modern times, an elite level marathon runner is good for finishing in under two hours, while more experienced runners can generally get it done in under three hours.
Which gets back to the Maumelle Marathon, which is also known locally as City Council meetings. One of which happened on Monday night, after being delayed from last week's scheduled meeting, due to inclement weather.
It clocked in at three hours, two minutes and 46 seconds.
If you want to subject yourself, click below.
Otherwise, some things to know:
The Council was a member short as Chad Gardner was absent.
John C. Jones and Alice Fulk were appointed to the city's Planning Commission and will replace Tracy Gill and Scott Smith, whose terms expire on Jan. 31.
The most hotly debated agenda item was a settlement agreement between the city and Team Summit, the vendor that operates Park on the River.
And her’s more, Gloria Timmons, the former Maumelle City Council member, runs Team Summit and the settlement was over a dispute between what was owed to the city for unpaid rent.
For some of Park on the River's life, it didn't operate on a contract as it was mostly a handshake deal as the city didn't have the resources to operate it.
Much of what passes as controversy in Maumelle dates back to the city lacking resources and letting either volunteers or vendors conduct that business.
This was true for Park on the River, as well Maumelle Friends of the Animals, in two more recent examples.
As the city has grown, some of those arrangements have been exposed as threadbare and lacking in legal documentation.
Something that City Attorney Andrew Thornton explained to the Council as no contract existed for 28 months after the previous lease expired in 2020 and no action was taken by the city to renew.
Thornton then took Team Summit's financial statements, what they billed to those who had rented the facility, and came up with a number that reflected days of usage.
It is also worth noting that Park on the River got little to no use during the height of the ongoing pandemic, something Thornton also took into consideration.
He said that the settlement amount was $31,443.93 and the Council voted 5-2 to approve.
Saying no were Steve Mosley and Jess Holt.