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Its Official, the Smack has been Laid Down
4:09:05 after crossing the starting line, I threw myself across the finish line at my first marathon. I really wanted to break the 4 hour mark, but after dragging around legs of lead for the last 3 miles, I was pretty happy to make across the line at all. I walked a little in miles…
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That Guy Ain’t Right in the Head… Part III
The local paper had an interview with local Badwater Ultramarathon finisher, Todd Baum. Job well done! I can only dream of an accomplishment like that.
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Simpsons Avatar Smack Down
Keeping with the movie frenzy, I stumbled on 2 different tools that let you make your own Simpsons characters: SimpsonsMovie.com Geez, I don’t think I’d giggled so much in a long time. Pick sex, body shape, hair, eyes, noise, mouth, and clothes. Fun to go back after you’ve made yourself and see what you’d look…
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That guy ain’t right in the head… Part II
Here’s another guy in from the New York City area training for the Badwater Marathon. I like this guys training regiment: running in Central Park on a route with no shade (in a full body black tracksuit), mowing his lawn with a push mower in 3 layers of clothes, and getting heat acclimated by cranking…
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Simpsons Fun
With t-minus a week until the Simpsons Movie, I’ve got a few fun tidbits to share… Giant Homer. An over the top movie kick off stunt. Beer and Doughnut Ice Cream? You betcha! Ben and Jerry are bringing you Duff and D’oh Nuts. 7-11 to Quik-E-Mart Conversions. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve…
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That Boy Ain’t Right in the Head…
Here’s some video of local runner Todd Baum talking his preparations for the Badwater Ultramarathon. For those not familiar, that’s 135 miles through the Death Valley desert. Kinda puts my wussy marathon stuff into perspective. The elevation diagram just makes me want to cry. Good luck, Todd!