Running Ceasefire Being Negotiated...

As some of you may know, I have been getting crushed at work. Over 3 days this weekend, i got 5 hours of sleep. This included a 40 hour marathon session. Felix and I negotiated a running cease fire. More on this when i have time to write. (Credit goes to Dave Owen for brokering this deal. He is now working on Israel/Palestine).

Day 77: Felix closes the Gap

This weekend was not conducive to running. On top of face-melting cold, the weather gods decided that it was high time for a Saturday blizzard. The Puerto Rico trip cannot come fast enough.

On Sunday, Nick "The Worm" Stocker had an early birthday party/pot luck/Giants pep rally. While the food was outstanding and drink aplenty, the G-men lost, further crushing our collective spirits.

The only people in the room cheering were Shiri, Stev-o and Crowe.

Ok. So what did that mean in terms of the running contest? Surely neither Felix nor I would find motivation to go run. If this is what you thought, you were 1/2 correct.

Felix decided that he would rather slip on ice and break his ankle or get pneumonia than lose in the contest. He ran 9 miles in the snow on Saturday and another 5 after a day of eating and drinking on Sunday. Smart? Probably not. Crazy competitive? Absolutely.

New numbers with 23 days to go.

Distance Contest

1. AC - 146.87

2. Felix - 136.82

Note: Over the weekend, Nick Stocker drunkenly bet me $100 bucks that Felix would win this contest. He wanted to make it $1000 but his brain managed to sober up for a second and realized that this would be downright idiotic since he should know that beating Felix and not money is my sole source of motivation. But I will gladly take his money.

Day 72: Holiday Recap

The holidays posed a threat to our running productivity but I think Felix and I managed to put up some decent miles.

Felix went to Florida and then complained about not being able to run because he was playing "sports." I assumed he was playing nintendo and not sharing the controller. Felix also has to add 31.4 miles to his total due to technical difficulties associated w/ his chip. Lame.

I went to Tel Aviv and spent my time running away from missiles. In this contest, those miles count as well.

Here is the current standings for distance.

1. AC - 133.73 miles
2. Felix - 113.6 miles

There are no changes to the speed times.

With 28 days to go. Can Felix pull another upset? Or will he be crushed by a superior athlete?