Portland Marathon

Well I did it!  3 hours, 58 minutes, 43 seconds. Here is how it went down: I woke up at 5:15am Sunday morning.  Straight away I went downstairs ate a toasted bagel, banana and a big glass of water.  Next up was the nip guards and body glide!  We were out the door by 6:20am …

Running Resources

Every time I start a new hobby (fantasy football, cycling, running) I always try and find the most efficient tools to help me get going.  Here are a few things that have helped me so far in my quest for running a Marathon: Gmaps Pedometer: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/ I use this to plan out my routes before …

Marathon before 30?

Last fall my buddy Tom from work asked if I wanted to run a 5k… I should have known that with my addictive personality that the 5k was just the beginning.  Since then I have run two 5k’s, a 10k, and a half marathon.  Next up??  Possibly the Portland marathon in Oct.  The marathon is …

Superbowl XLIII

The 2008 NFL season will come to an end tomorrow and with it I see a huge sea change. Jon Gruden is no longer the hard working genius, Shananhan isn’t untouchable, and Dungy decided to retire while Peyton is still in his prime. It doesn’t stop at the coaching level though… here are the last …

NFL Playoffs 2009.01.18

Eagles over Cardinals Steelers over Ravens

NFL Playoffs – Working Class weekend

Alright, here are my picks for the working class playoff weekend: Arizona over Atlanta Indianapolis over San Diego Baltimore over Miami Minnesota over Philadelphia

2008 NCAA Champions

For the first time in 20 years the Kansas Jayhawks are NCAA champions. What a game. I am still trying to catch my breath. Mario Chamblers 3 pointer with 2.1 seconds to go was the moment of the game for me. It was the same feeling I had when Eli Manning completed the unbelievable pass …

NBA MVP

Who ya got?? LeBron? Kobe? KG? Although I would be happy with any of those players, my pick for the 2008 NBA MVP is a player on the New Orleans Hornets. I know what you are thinking… New Orleans has a NBA team?? Well listen up folks. Chris Paul is averaging a double double and …

Giants… it could be a long season

Well, the Giants are now 0-2. They don’t have an extra base hit yet in the two games so far this season. I guess if there is a bright spot it is Matt Cain and Tim Lincecum. Cain had an ok night tonight. He pitched 5 2/3 without giving up a run. His pitch count …

Playoff Update — 2008.01.06

Well I was pretty surprised by the performance of the hometown Seahawks. Looks like I may have underestimated them. Can they beat Brett Favre and the Packers in Green Bay next week??? Well, for now you will have to wait. I will be releasing my predictions on Friday for the Divisional round. 2007 NFL Playoff …