Monday, February 23, 2004
I should have listened to you, Kenny.... I should have listened..
A wise man once said, "you've got to know when to hold em', and know when to fold em'". I'm good on the know when to hold him part, not so much on the know when to fold them. I made a bet with Ryan on the upcoming Bearathon (this Sat, 8am, spectators welcomed) that I could run it in 1:45. This would be quite fast for me AND its on an EXTREMELY hilly course. Tragically my training got derailed for a couple weeks and I quickly realized that I was not going to be able to win this bet (I'm still holding out hope, but its dwindling fast). Here's the part where I should have just folded and counted my losses, but no - I had to make another bet. So, I went for double or nothing that I could beat him by 20 mins. Now, this was all good when it was a bet for dinner at Diamondbacks, but then Ryan's wife had the brilliant idea that the double part of the bet should be that I have to babysit their kids for a night while they go out to eat. What the hell was I thinking agreeing to that???!???!!??!??! They have a 3 year old and 6 week old! I'll be recruiting help if I lose this bet, but I can assure you that I am extremely motivated to kick Ryan's butt in this race now. I'm thinking I'll need to run around a 1:50-1:55 to make the time. However I'll be doing everything in my power to slow him up for his, so I'll be dropping off a dozen Krispy Kremes and a bottle of whole milk at his desk tomorrow morning - I figure it can't hurt.
