Damn.... I was expecting a picture of a Black thug in baggy pants! Not a real Amish Dude!
His family couldn’t afford a horse to pull the carriage.
He didn’t wear his MP3 player, either!
Where’s his hat?
That is pretty spectacular! The article didn’t say, but I’m sure hoping he snuck some spandex shorts under his pants; otherwise...talk about chafing!!
Kudos!
We have an Amish market near us and the bakery and the stand that sells things like potato salad are both named Stoltzfus. The cheese guy is a Sotlzfus too. I wonder if this guy is related to any of them.
3:05 isn’t a bad time!
Stolzfus is a very common Amish name. Like Smith or Jones. Probably distant cousin.
He may have been on Rumspringa when he ran the race. That is a period where young Amish temporarily leave the group before actually becoming full blown Amish. They get drunk, hook up (as kids call it nowadays,) and do all kinds of other worldly things while deciding to remain in the church, or leave everything, joining the world and becoming “English.’
Vy, I knew dem Stoltzfus’ ver a bissy bunch. I never knew-ah Leroy vus so atletic. He vus chust last veek thrownin’ dahn bik bales ov hay-ah an pushin’ vun of de bossiest Bessie’s into the barn fer milkin’.
Zebidee, Zebidah...
There’s the Stolzfus gang again.
Run, Amish, run!
It’ll be cool to see him run in the Boston Marathon.
I’m no runner. Three hours and five minutes is pretty good time, isn’t it?
I would have looked away too........
Forest, stop...Forest!
Amish youth while in school, either at Amish or Mennonite schools or the few who send their children to public schools, and into young adulthood (and even the girls play sports); they often play sports like baseball, softball, volleyball or even hockey or basketball in some communities, even some participating in organized leagues with the "English", however generally once married, participating in organized sports outside of playing with the family, with the kids, is somewhat frowned upon in most Amish communities. But Leroy Stolzfus at 22 and not having yet grown a beard is probably not yet married.
On my travels through northern rural Lancaster County, on my way to and from work from York, aside from the buggies, I often see Amish traveling on these types of scooters. I am amazed how physically fit they must be to use these scooters on the country roads, especially up the hills.
