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Are You Obsessed?

Posted by Craig on 1 December 2009, 12:22 pm

How many times have you refreshed ultrasignup to see the current count of applicants?  A week ago there were 1687 applicants.  That’s now down to 1527 as I post today.   How many times have you checked this site to see if there are any new comments or posts from AJW, Jasper, Gilligan, Twiet, Monkeyboy, Cougarbait, …

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The Jizzle Wizzle Mile

Posted by Craig on 24 November 2009, 12:24 am

Today, November 23, 2009, at historic Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon (a.k.a. Tracktown USA), Andy Jones-Wilkins (a.k.a AJizzleWizzle or the Jiz or Mr Wizzle) took me up on my challenge to try to break 5 minutes for the mile.  The track is very foreign to the Jiz but he was brave enough to get on …

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What are you gonna do?

Posted by Craig on 22 November 2009, 6:52 pm

If you haven’t seen, WS RD Greg Soderlund has posted an explanation of the WS lottery process to be held on Dec 5 in Auburn, on the Latest News Page.  Thank you, Greg, for clearing up many of the questions that were raised in the comments on my last post.  With 465 names to be …

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1687

Posted by Craig on 17 November 2009, 12:27 pm

With only 18 days to go before the WS lottery on December 5, there are 1687 applicants.  1687!  With maybe 200 automatics and a total of about 400 selected, the odds of getting picked out of the GUBrew bucket (did you miss the memo that it’s not called GU2O anymore?) are about as good as …

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Lord Balls Hits Bottom?

Posted by SLF on 1 November 2009, 11:01 pm

Guest Post by SLF (Rob Cain) When I suggested this topic to Mr. Balls, he turned it around and offered it as a guest blog.  I think when you’re desperate enough for a topic to confront the ways in which your wife loves you, you’ve started to hit bottom.  My guess is until the lottery, …

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