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Marty Horan @martyhoran144.bsky.social · Jun 29

#POHR Sunday Shout Out 📣 to this INSPIRING training group of #cyclists who are improving lives of cancer patients & contributing to research to end cancer as we know it!🙏💕🚲 @panohiohoperide.bsky.social
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#POHR2025 #PanOhioHopeRide #SkyBicycle #SkyBike #BikeLife

Support my fundraising for Pan Ohio Hope Ride

I’m supporting the American Cancer Society to honor those touched by cancer by raising funds for groundbreaking research. Support me.

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Marty Horan @martyhoran144.bsky.social · 23d

🌅 Sunrise 10-miler on the #CCT with my forever #running pal, Alan Ryder! No matter how long it’s been, the miles always fly by…. though maybe not quite as fast as they used to!🏃🏃🏻‍♂️💨👟 #mcrrc #MoCoRunning #mcrrcRacingTeam #ForeverFriends #SkyRun #RunSky #RunDMV #FleetFeetGaithersburg #Bethesda #nofilter

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Marty Horan @martyhoran144.bsky.social · 23d

Channeling our “Bobs”!🎬 Beanies, shades & robes that scream mysterious lumberjacks in witness protection program!🕶️🪓🤣 Opens Fri 9/26. Start hydrating‼️🚰🎥 #SkyFilm #SkyMovie #OneBattleAfterAnotherMovie #AMCTheater #LeonardoDiCaprio #TeuanaTaylor #SeanPenn #BenicioDelToro #ReginaHall #PaulThomasAnderson

Marty Horan @martyhoran144.bsky.social · 23d

Is it possible to make new friends in your 90s? Eleanor attempts to & it gets complicated!😳 No spoilers👍 Opens Friday 9/26!🎬🍿 #EleanorTheGreatFilm #ScarlettJohansson #JuneSquibb #RitaZohar #ErinKellyman #ChiwetelEjiofor #JessicaHecht #WillPrice #EleanorTheGreat #AMCtheaters #SkyFilm #SkyMovie

Marty Horan @martyhoran144.bsky.social · Sep 8

Mr “M” is preparing for a marvelous Monday as a rookie substitute teacher for MCPS elementary school media specialist, Mr “B”, teaching kindergarten thru 4th graders today in #Bethesda!🏫📚🚌🥰 #payitforward #kindnessmatters #MCPSsublife #backtoschool #lifelonglearning

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American Cancer Society Pan Ohio Hope Ride @panohiohoperide.bsky.social · Sep 1

Congratulations, @martyhoran144.bsky.social, on being a 2025 Pan Ohio Trailblazer! Thank you for all you did this year to raise funds to improve the lives of cancer patients benefiting from support services offered by the Cleveland Hope Lodge.

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A BIG PAN OHIO SHOUT OUT to 2025 Trailblazer: Marty Horan

Congratulations to Marty Horan, a member of the Maryland Crab Crushers on becoming a 2025 Pan Ohio Hope Ride Trailblazer. Although the hope ride concluded in July, cyclists like Marty continued fu…

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Marty Horan @martyhoran144.bsky.social · Aug 29

Retired from #IBM, but not retired from learning, growing, or finding new ways to make a difference. Huge thanks to CCES staff & students for the warm welcome for this newbie sub!✏️📚
#LifelongLearning #RetiredNotExpired #BackToSchoolVibes #ChevyChaseES #NewChapterSameSmile #MCPSSubLife #PayItForward

Marty Horan @martyhoran144.bsky.social · Aug 25

Rest assured friends & neighbors, our nation’s finest are patrolling the streets of idyllic downtown #Bethesda armed & ready to racial profile our immigrant housecleaners!🤬 What an idiotic waste of our taxpayer dollars!💸👎 #resist #NoKings #NoDictators #FightFacism #HandsOff #CommonSense #Democracy

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Marty Horan @martyhoran144.bsky.social · Aug 24

Kicked off #PonceBaseball Fall season w/ a little rust & a lot of heart. We took the loss, but had flashes of #baseball glory—especially from 87-yr-old Bill Lear. The REAL highlight? My ride in Bill’s 1963 #DodgePolara ‼️ If I’m half as cool as Bill in my 80s, I’ll count it as a win!⚾️🚗🙌 #SkyBaseball

Marty Horan @martyhoran144.bsky.social · Aug 24

Everyone’s favorite number is 22 on Jim Palmer jersey night at #birdland ⚾️🧡🖤‼️ #LetsGoOs #baseball #Baltimore #Orioles @orioles.com #SkyBaseball #MLB #BaseballLife

Marty Horan @martyhoran144.bsky.social · Aug 23

Ground control to #mcrrc Race Director “Major Tom” Young and “co-pilot” Danny Talmage with pre-race announcements before 3-2-1 countdown and liftoff at #EasternCounty8k race‼️💫🚀💫

#mocorunning #silverspring #mcrrcRacingTeam #running #runDMV #RunMaryland #RunSky #SkyRun @mcrrc.bsky.social

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Marty Horan @martyhoran144.bsky.social · Aug 23

MVA fun with a friend after this morning’s #MCRRC #EasternCounty8K race… I reserved lucky number 2️⃣2️⃣ for a potential future Maryland license plate, just in case I ever decide to get a car again.✌️✌️ Also, please remember that EVERYTHING that’s posted on the interwebs is 💯 percent factual‼️🤣🚙

Marty Horan @martyhoran144.bsky.social · Aug 23

Whirlwind #Boston trip which included time for family, friends & culture! #VanGogh exhibit of Roulin Family Portraits at #mfaBoston was spectacular & is a #MustSee before it closes 9/7/25! 💛🎨🖼️🌻 Also, I was tempted, but I did NOT buy the $600 VG skateboard collection in the gift shop‼️🤣🛹 #ArtSky #art

Marty Horan @martyhoran144.bsky.social · Aug 17

#LoveDishonorMarryDieCherishPerish by #DavidRakoff was the most unique book that our #HampdenRowBookClub has read! A clever, bittersweet “novel” (think Dr Seuss adult version) shortly before the author’s death. On-topic wines were “Serial” Cabernet & “Substance” Sauvignon Blanc.📚🍷😊 #SkyBook #BookSky

Marty Horan @martyhoran144.bsky.social · Aug 14

Even though I no longer run marathons, I still enjoy the wonderful camaraderie of this 5:30am (sharp!) Thursday #mcrrc #marathon training group and socializing (of course!) afterward at #Panera!☕️😋

#RetiredLife #MoCoRunning #mcrrcRacingTeam #SkyRun #RunnersLife #running #justdoit @mcrrc.bsky.social

Marty Horan @martyhoran144.bsky.social · Aug 12

Excellent turnout for #mcrrc #Lakelands #Kentlands Monday #run led by @runrunlisa.bsky.social & Paul H‼️💪😍 New friend, Chen⁩ wins award for most unique running shoes w/ white CROCS!🤍😎 I believe 98% of runners would get injured #running 5 miles in #Crocs.🚫🐊 Enjoy the miles & run well everyone! #RunSky

Marty Horan @martyhoran144.bsky.social · Aug 10

Beautiful memorial service for #MCRRC 2006 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient John Noble.🌟
John’s legacy w/ MCRRC’s FTM program was a model for our club training programs & a testament to his superb leadership & passion. Rest in peace & long may you #run, John!💔 @mcrrc.bsky.social #RunSky #SkyRun

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Marty Horan @martyhoran144.bsky.social · Aug 9

No trail #running shoes needed today for my speedy #mcrrcRacingTeam teammates at the #mcrrc #MatthewHensonTrail5k 🙌 which should truly be renamed to the… “Matthew Henson-It’s Definitely NOT Really A Trail 5K!”🤣🏃🏽‍♀️🏃🏽‍♂️💨☀️ #MoCoRunning #RunnersLife @mcrrc.bsky.social #BlueSkyRunning #RunSky #SkyRun #runners

Marty Horan @martyhoran144.bsky.social · Aug 7

The delightful unseasonably cool temps have continued & this early morning #mcrrc #marathon (mostly) training group continues to brighten up my Thurs mornings!☀️ Today was wear #yellow day!💛😁

@mcrrc.bsky.social #MoCoRunning #runners #Rockville #Panera #BlueSkyRunning #RunSky #running #RunMD #SkyRun

Marty Horan @martyhoran144.bsky.social · Aug 7

#Nationals end 6-game skid with walk-off win over A's and George told me before the game that he was gonna win the #PresidentsRace!🤣⚾️

#Natitude #MLB #Nats #baseball #SkyBaseball #WashingtonDC #WashingtonNationals #LetsGoNats @nationals.com @athletics.com #Athletics #BaseballLife

Marty Horan @martyhoran144.bsky.social · Aug 6

Excellent #bike ride & delicious lunch at #TheSandwichShopVA in #ViennaVA w/ retired #IBM friend, Fausto!🙌 I hope Fausto will join our #MarylandCrabCrushers #cycling team for #POHR2026 ‼️🚲💙

@panohiohoperide.bsky.social #PanOhioHopeRide #bicycle #AmericanCancerSociety #POHR #SkyBike #SkyBicycle

Marty Horan @martyhoran144.bsky.social · Aug 6

Just a couple super movie buffs doing their best #Superman imitation! 🎬 #SkyFilm #SkyMovie

Marty Horan @martyhoran144.bsky.social · Aug 5

After yesterday’s challenging XC race, I needed an easy recovery run tonight. These #mcrrc #runners along with unseasonably cool summer temps in #Gaithersburg, were just what the doctor ordered!😊💙 @mcrrc.bsky.social #Kentlands #Lakelands #BlueSkyRunning #RunSky #running #RunMD #MoCoRunning #SkyRun

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Marty Horan @martyhoran144.bsky.social · Aug 3

Picture perfect #GroovinWoodstock7K XC race this morning, thanks to #MCRRC Race Director, Gretchen Bolton & her colorful volunteers! The #mcrrcRacingTeam clearly needs to up our peace, love, and tie-dye game‼️😆✌️☮️ @mcrrc.bsky.social #BlueSkyRunning #RunSky #running #RunMD #MoCoRunning #SkyRun #runners

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Marty Horan @martyhoran144.bsky.social · Aug 2

65 miles of #cycling today on first training ride for 2026 Pan Ohio Hope Ride!☀️🚲💙 #MarylandCrabCrushers #CrushCancer #PanOhioHopeRide #POHR2026 #bicycle #Ohio @panohiohoperide.bsky.social #AmericanCancerSociety #POHR #SkyBike #SkyBicycle #health #fitness #justdoit

Marty Horan @martyhoran144.bsky.social · Aug 2

I paced my friend Erica’s 10-year old son in 1st mile of 2M race. Then he blasted 2nd mile 25 secs faster💪, as I struggled while fading to finish.😬 #PayItForward #mcrrc #GoingGreenTrackMeet @mcrrc.bsky.social #blueskyrunning #RunnersLife #RunSky #RunMD #MoCoRunning #SkyRun #mcrrcRacingTeam #running

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