Why the Sudden Interest?!?
 

I was a competitive runner, so I acknowledge that is slow for a competitive runner. Like walking, fast walking, but for the average person, or even the average fit person, I don't think that is so slow.

For example:

Extrapolating a 4:21 half to a 5k (double for a mile time and add 10 seconds per mile to account for the distant differential between one mile and 5k) is an 8:50. Below are the links for the recent Nike Run Hit Wonder 5K race in LA, which seems like a good representative sample of the mass of runners, from competitive through casual joggers. Out of 4,467 participants, only 845 ran faster than an 8:50 pace (that's 18%). Of women 25-29, my first wife's age group when we were married, out of 760 runners, only 78 ran faster than an 8:50 pace (10.3%). And LA is a fitter city than many.

Overall

women 25-29

Of course my PR is 16:28, which is a 5:16 pace and would have netted me 7th OA, about 4 places ahead of Coltrane. No offence.

Why the Sudden Interest?!?
 

How many wives have you had?

Not for the Faint of Heart
 

No opinion on the series yet, but my football pick is a 4 team teaser of Wisconsin -8, Seahawks -3, Indy -15, and the Titans/Cards OVER 42.

You should bet those 4 -EXACTLY- the other way. In fact, don't tease them, parlay them. Here's why.

NLDS Game 1: With 4 units on the "under 8.5" for the Peavy/Carpenter game, I lose early as the Cards go up 8-1 in the 5th. My website posts an alternate total of 12.5. I bet 4 more units on the under. As it heads to the top of the 9th, the score is 8-2, and I bet 19 units on the under. Padres score 3 in the top of the 9th, lose 8.5

NLDS Game 4: With the Braves up 5-0 and Tim Hudson looking dominant, I put 27 units on the Braves. With the score 6-5 going into the bottom of the 9th, I put 7 more units on the Braves. Ausmus HR, 9 innings later, Blake HR. Game over. I have never in my life lost more on a sporting event, and I never will. Almost making matters worse, I had to board a plane in the 15th inning of this game, and then found out the final score when the pilot announced it half-way through the Toronto-LA flight.

Stunned, I take a few days off, and try to regroup. Saturday, I lose my bets that have Alabama -13.5 involved (Tide rolls to a 3 point win). Pissed off about how the Alabama game is going, I sell my Wisconsin +3.5 bet and put 6 units on Minnesota in the 3d quarter. With Minnesota up by 3, and about to punch it in with 3 minutes left, I put 6 more units on the Gophers. Wisconsin scores, then scores again to rub it in.

Reeling, I put a 5 unit parlay down on Oklahoma -7. With what did I parlay it? Well, knowing for a certainty that both USC and ND would score over 30 points, I take the over 68 in that game. Pete Caroll and Matt Leinart decide to win it in regulation instead of going for overtime, final score 34-31. (also on this day, I put a 6 unit bet down on the White Sox in Game 4, which won -- the one big winning bet I've had in this stretch).

Sunday, after a decent day on the NFL slate, with the score 21-3, I put about 5 units down at halftime on the Seahawks-Texans game to go under 44. Seahawks keep scoring, and scoring and scoring. Final score, 42-10.

Monday night, with the Rams up 17-14 and driving at the end of the first half, I put 16 units on the Rams +13.5. Historically bad second half by the Rams (something like 40 plays in a row run in the Rams half of the field), Colts win by 17.

Tuesday, completely on tilt, I put 14 units on Juan Carlos Ferrero to beat Max Mirnyi in Madrid at -240. The stylish Spaniard comes up very small on big points, loses 7-5, 7-6.

Yesterday, I put my last 5 units left in my account on Roddick at -300 to beat Ivo Karolic. 3-6, 7-6, 7-6.

Other games I was considering betting over the past two days: Oilers over Phoenix at -200 (Phoenix wins in OT); Rangers over Islanders at -180 (Islanders win in shoot-out).

So now I'm done. I've got lots of future bets in my account that I can't sell or pull out, but whatever they win, I'm done. 3 year minimum hiatus from sports betting. However, as a public service, I've posted my picks here as a "go against," and will continue to do so.

Also, in my survivor pool, I've got the Redskins this week. So maybe put some $$ down on SF to win as a huge dog.

For ABBA
 

Crap! I can't see it! I do heart boy bands though. Ricky Martin...Nick Lachey...Howie Iforgethisname...Justin Timberlake......mmmmmmmmmm

Why the Sudden Interest?!?
 

Run Hit Wonder is a bad choice, because many (perhaps most) people stop to watch the bands. Thanks to Fountains of Wayne and the Donnas, I ended up with something like 12-minute miles.

Halle Berry
 

who is that with her? Str8. Did fringey also take a job in the industry?

http://www.thesuperficial.com/archiv...ley_poke_4.jpg

Why the Sudden Interest?!?
 

Why would you extrapolate at all? Running 1 800 (for naming rights even!) should yield a much faster 800 time than having to run run 6 of them in a row. Was she not sprinting the last 200?

Fucking Hell it's the Book Club
 

What I love about the whole weight loss thing is that I think people claim that Nicole Richie went from 115 (I think one place said 125) to about 95 pounds. At her heaviest she weighed WAY more than 125 in my professional opinion. And I am a professional. She should gain 7 pounds and she will look perfect.

Paging MR
 

Is NFH the one with the fake TITS? Is that the same person as who had the avatar of the Pamela Anderson looking cartoon?

Why the Sudden Interest?!?
 

Good rebuttal. this didn't occur to me because in a race I would not stop for anything, except for the 3 times I stopped at the portable crapper; but in these Run Hit Wonders it makes sense a lot of people would stop.

Corporate challenge for San Francisco last month:

Out of 546 women 82 ran faster than 8:50 pace (15%).

Do they have bands for that one?

Why the Sudden Interest?!?
 

Fountains of Wayne would have given me a better pace, but the Donnas I understand.

Penske-she wasn't running a 5K she was effectively running a long sprint- and for some very important stakes.

Maybe you're misremembering about how much lead you gave her?

Fucking Hell it's the Book Club
 

Something's still bothering me from yesterday.

You implied (or maybe even said) that you were "full-figured".

You are not full-figured, at least in the way I've seen that phrase used. Get real.

Fucking Hell it's the Book Club
 

But does she have great TITS?

Why the Sudden Interest?!?
 

No shite, which is why I added time relative to the pace.

And yes, she was, but my kick was deadly.

Fucking Hell it's the Book Club
 

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