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[Sub50]

Dave, on Nov 16 2010, 09:29 PM, said:

Not sure on this whole Beer Bet conscription bit.

For me one of the keys for participation in the Beer Bet is active participation in Beer Bet thread/s. This of course also entails quite a bit of trash talk, sand bagging and general consistent build up for the day. There's probably a whole heap of able bodies out there that loosely fit the formal timed qualifications and smash us all one the day, but lets see the other side!

Beer Bet is the opposite of Fight Club, if you do not talk about Beer Bet then you are not part of it....

You're either committed to the whole thing, or just go away and run some crazy time anyway. I want to drink someone's beers that I've verbally dueled with over the whole build up and bested on the day!

I promise to maintain a degree of trash talking in the ensuing month, plus well underselling any training that I may or may not take part in.  

walshy2, on Nov 16 2010, 10:01 PM, said:

Anyone who can run those Half & 10km times has no place in the Beer Bet.

BTW, you havent been training with this dude have you?, could explain a few things if you get my drift?

I would be happy for you to bring him along to our weekly Farm Cove session to help with his endurance if you like. I'll just include him on your invoice....sorta like a 2 for 1 package deal?

Fair go Walshy - entry criteria are surely set for a reason  

[iangallagher16]

love reading these beer bets post. very entertaining during a lunch hour.

johnbo, sorry to hear your out for a while. you never mentioned you had an injury when you were sprinting across the harbour bridge the other day....

[djbleakman]

Johnbo is so full of cr@p... nothing wrong with him. He'll sandbag his way to the start line and then run a sub 4:30.

[Johnbo]

iangallagher16, on Nov 17 2010, 01:26 PM, said:

love reading these beer bets post. very entertaining during a lunch hour.

johnbo, sorry to hear your out for a while. you never mentioned you had an injury when you were sprinting across the harbour bridge the other day....

Just a pre-emptive general warning to all beer betters out there:

I think these two pommies have been having an offline chat ...

Ian will probably now try to muscle his way into the beer bet saying he has run only one marathon, his first, in only 3:09  (.....conveniently forgetting to mention that it was Fitzroy, and that he left Mick in his wake (who came 4th!))......He might try to sand bag his way in by 'throwing' the Glenbrook Marathon, but true talent will out.

Remember Beer bet is primarily for talentless hacks, who like to think they can out run and out fox, but generally end up injured, lame (and thats just the blogging) or spent....

I did notice how you were slowing down over the bridge, whilst I pretended to be keeping up, then branched away, breathlessly,  to take an alternative route to avoid being found out....

And much as i would love to be sandbagging my way to the start, I have decided to line up for the North Face marathon pairs next year as my main focus....fresh and injury free (I hope) No, I don't expect to be running the 100 km, because i am far too soft!

I will focus on running the marathon pairs instead, because I am far too fast (for a "geriatric"!)

Edited by Johnbo, 17 November 2010 - 01:15 PM.

[djbleakman]

Johnbo, on Nov 17 2010, 01:09 PM, said:

I have decided to line up for the North Face marathon pairs next year as my main focus.

I look forward to kicking your sorry a$$ in this event. Who are you runnig with? Rod?

[Johnbo]

djbleakman, on Nov 17 2010, 02:26 PM, said:

I look forward to kicking your sorry a$$ in this event. Who are you runnig with? Rod?

Look forward to it!

We are called the JoCa's ...we were unable to do it last year as we were variously called / stranded overseas around that time, but were able to transfer our registration to a far more talented team.....Team MELLUM!....

Caleb has run six foot, I think, 4 times? He is a geriatric too though.

Has only managed to run it under 4:30 once and under 4:35 all other times,.... but we will do our very best ......

Now back to the beer bet.....

[TropicThunder]

djbleakman, on Nov 17 2010, 02:26 PM, said:

I look forward to kicking your sorry a$$ in this event. Who are you runnig with? Rod?

Maybe you & Johnbo should form a dream team,

Wouldn't want to be the second runner though as the likelihood of the first runner not making it to changeover would have to be fairly high.........

[iangallagher16]

Johnbo, on Nov 17 2010, 02:09 PM, said:

Just a pre-emptive general warning to all beer betters out there:

I think these two pommies have been having an offline chat ...

Ian will probably now try to muscle his way into the beer bet saying he has run only one marathon, his first, in only 3:09  (.....conveniently forgetting to mention that it was Fitzroy, and that he left Mick in his wake (who came 4th!))......He might try to sand bag his way in by 'throwing' the Glenbrook Marathon, but true talent will out.

Remember Beer bet is primarily for talentless hacks, who like to think they can out run and out fox, but generally end up injured, lame (and thats just the blogging) or spent....

I did notice how you were slowing down over the bridge, whilst I pretended to be keeping up, then branched away, breathlessly,  to take an alternative route to avoid being found out....

And much as i would love to be sandbagging my way to the start, I have decided to line up for the North Face marathon pairs next year as my main focus....fresh and injury free (I hope) No, I don't expect to be running the 100 km, because i am far too soft!

I will focus on running the marathon pairs instead, because I am far too fast (for a "geriatric"!)

hardly left Mick in my wake... The only reason I managed to beat him was because I couldnt put up with his incessant non stop chatter. So not wanting to be rude i made a dash for it...

[rodthehornet]

Let me just say, the fields are assembling nicely for the Beer Bet.  A few quality late entrants and all have assured me they will put their undivided attention to training, racing and sledging, not necessarily in that order.

Good mix of guys and girls.  Few surprise packets.  Plenty of pace up front gunning for a sub 4:30.  Plenty of guys/girls hoping to get thru the 5 hour barrier.

The big question is will Sub 50 step up to the plate???  Always very impressive on the 14k from City to Bondy, but can he withstand 4 months of pressure as the race favourite for a 45km race.    I can see him getting coached by his work colleague the Irish potato farmer, but will two laps of Manly Dam every weekend cut the mustard.

Will work out a few new prizes this year.........

Interim fields released early December once I know everyone has got a ticket.

[Sub50]

Race favourite.....please.    You need to look somewhere else for that. Well out of shape. But I have heard that Hamburglar will be adopting a new training regieme in the new year....bound to try and keep it quiet. And don't discount the old Irish Potato farmer either........

rodthehornet, on Nov 17 2010, 04:22 PM, said:

The big question is will Sub 50 step up to the plate???  Always very impressive on the 14k from City to Bondy, but can he withstand 4 months of pressure as the race favourite for a 45km race.    I can see him getting coached by his work colleague the Irish potato farmer, but will two laps of Manly Dam every weekend cut the mustard.

[Spud]

hmm will I bite, might be too hard to resist.
aawt a week later...race em both? Definitely don't have the leg speed of some the stallions on this thread but we know how 6ft can be a real leveller don't we

[djbleakman]

Spud, on Nov 17 2010, 04:14 PM, said:

hmm will I bite, might be too hard to resist.
aawt a week later...race em both? Definitely don't have the leg speed of some the stallions on this thread but we know how 6ft can be a real leveller don't we

Just like Willy 2 Billy too hey Spud

[inhisshadow]

Hamburglar, on Nov 16 2010, 08:52 PM, said:

Shut up Rod!

Anyway, what do you think about this...

I am wanting to nominate someone to the beer bet. His numbers are:

2007 - 4:48
2008 - 4:36

Marathon PB ( his only attempt in 2008) - 3:00:46
Half PB (2010) - 81:57
10k PB (2010) - 36:20

He is pretty fast, but hates running over 20k - especially in training. He is thinking about entering sixfoot, but thinks he may "concentrate of the shorter stuff" in 2011. If he commits to the race, he win win the beer bet however the chances of him doing a long run before race day are extremely slim.

Whatdoyoureckon???

What no nomination for me 'burglar! Scared you may get some real competition......

[Hamburglar]

inhisshadow, on Nov 17 2010, 07:15 PM, said:

What no nomination for me 'burglar! Scared you may get some real competition......

OK - consider yourself nominated...

For those that don't know my friend inhisshadow he is a cronic underperformer, yet very competitive. I am thinking the beer bet will bring the best (and worst) out of him.

The shadow is a very talanted runner but has a strong tendency to get injured, lose motivation and/or blows up on longer races. He is a virgin.

He is very quick with a 37:xx 10k, but will be easy pickings for beer betters. This poor sod of a man cannot convert his speed into anything longer. He has an 88:xx half marathon and two blow ups in 2 marathons. His first attempt was in 2007 - he ran a 3:48 or something after turning in 93 mins - kaboom!. This year was 3:29 after turning in 93 again - kaboom. He is getting serious lately and got Pat Carroll on his side, however I have no confidence that he will even finish sixfoot. My bet is that he will require a lift back in a fire truck, much like Tallgeoff.

[rodthehornet]

Hamburglar, on Nov 17 2010, 08:59 PM, said:

The shadow is a very talanted runner but has a strong tendency to get injured, lose motivation and/or blows up on longer races. He is a virgin.

Now this is more like it.  Fast runner, loves going out hard and crawling home.  And a 6ft virgin to boot.... The applicants dont get any better than this ladies and gentlemen.

After 6ft he will be forever known as 'fallinhishadow'.

[Spud]

djbleakman, on Nov 17 2010, 04:47 PM, said:

Just like Willy 2 Billy too hey Spud

makes you one of the aforementioned 'stallions' then Daniel
just keep the blinkers on, i do like to surprise

[inhisshadow]

Hamburglar, on Nov 17 2010, 08:59 PM, said:

OK - consider yourself nominated...

For those that don't know my friend inhisshadow he is a cronic underperformer, yet very competitive. I am thinking the beer bet will bring the best (and worst) out of him.

The shadow is a very talanted runner but has a strong tendency to get injured, lose motivation and/or blows up on longer races. He is a virgin.

He is very quick with a 37:xx 10k, but will be easy pickings for beer betters. This poor sod of a man cannot convert his speed into anything longer. He has an 88:xx half marathon and two blow ups in 2 marathons. His first attempt was in 2007 - he ran a 3:48 or something after turning in 93 mins - kaboom!. This year was 3:29 after turning in 93 again - kaboom. He is getting serious lately and got Pat Carroll on his side, however I have no confidence that he will even finish sixfoot. My bet is that he will require a lift back in a fire truck, much like Tallgeoff.

Who said anything about winning this - it is all about beating you....and we all know you will fall short, 3:00:55  

And I've never lost motivation - just been a bit temperamental!

Edited by inhisshadow, 17 November 2010 - 08:12 PM.

[Johnbo]

rodthehornet, on Nov 17 2010, 09:06 PM, said:

Now this is more like it.  Fast runner, loves going out hard and crawling home.  And a 6ft virgin to boot.... The applicants dont get any better than this ladies and gentlemen.

After 6ft he will be forever known as 'fallinhishadow'.

And the other virgin, Marcus (aka mhooke), will no doubt shortly be claiming he will win the beer bet by hooke or by crook

[mhooke]

Johnbo, on Nov 17 2010, 09:13 PM, said:

And the other virgin, Marcus (aka mhooke), will no doubt shortly be claiming he will win the beer bet by hooke or by crook

Winning by crook sounds perfect. More than happy to get there by foul deed and deception than talent.

[Mister G]

Hamburglar, on Nov 17 2010, 08:59 PM, said:

and two blow ups in 2 marathons. His first attempt was in 2007 - he ran a 3:48 or something after turning in 93 mins - kaboom!

Oooh, ouch. Forget fallinhisshadow, he should be known as the Mayor of Hiroshima.....

[TropicThunder]

Mister G, on Nov 17 2010, 09:38 PM, said:

Oooh, ouch. Forget fallinhisshadow, he should be known as the Mayor of Hiroshima.....

With the times being implied to be competitive in both divisions, overtakenbyhisshadow won't be the only blow up, they'll be more kabooms after pluvi than New Years eve on the harbour........

[inhisshadow]

So what you are all saying is that in Horse racing parlance you think I may be ohhh lets say So You Think...

A genuine contender with a question mark around lasting the distance  

I'm game..............

Edited by inhisshadow, 18 November 2010 - 05:16 AM.

[djbleakman]

Spud, on Nov 17 2010, 08:10 PM, said:

makes you one of the aforementioned 'stallions' then Daniel
just keep the blinkers on, i do like to surprise

Not me Spud... I'm one of the 'meaty' ones they keep behind in the glue factory to make up the offal cuts they sell as burgers in supermarkets

No stallion about me... just pure lard.

[Johnbo]

djbleakman, on Nov 18 2010, 08:12 AM, said:

Not me Spud... I'm one of the 'meaty' ones they keep behind in the glue factory to make up the offal cuts they sell as burgers in supermarkets

No stallion about me... just pure lard.

A few new terms of endearment are shaping up:

Sandbaggler (good one Horrie!)
Fallinhisshadow
and ....

[Johnbo]

By Hooke or by Crook  
Lard Dan (good one Dan!)    
and...



DNS Johnbo  

Others....?

[inhisshadow]

Johnbo, on Nov 18 2010, 09:28 AM, said:

A few new terms of endearment are shaping up:

Sandbaggler (good one Horrie!)

Yes - he has quietly gone and changed his employment conditions of late, with plenty of time to train during the week now available....

[djbleakman]

Won't make any difference to Sandbaggler, the only way he's going to go sub 4:30 at 6ft is if they lay some tar from Megalong Valley Road down to Cox's River.

[TropicThunder]

Johnbo, on Nov 18 2010, 09:30 AM, said:

By Hooke or by Crook  
Lard Dan (good one Dan!)    
and...



DNS Johnbo  

Others....?

I like it when potential BB'ers name themselves like GarthMC, Garth Misses Cutoff..........

Also i never read Brick, my mind always interprets as *rick

[Johnbo]

Enough Talking.

An early opportunity for some of the new beer betters to show us their stuff, before the 01 January FATASS .....

Ran this in August 2009 in just 3:15 (with two of the current beer betters...they can out themselves ....)

Look I will even be kind enough to allow you to upload my runto your garmin. You can activiate Virtual Runner and I challenge you to beat me .....and post here Monday.

And then ran it again in the heat of 01 January 2010 in 3:35 (just behind Mick and Milov ....followed by Rod just behind me....Terry was sand bagging that day. I only just missed the ferry they were on, by 10 seconds....)

So its a good predictor of your likely form in March. (1. Mick 2. Terry. 3. Milov 4. Johnbo 5. Rod )

A good form reality check early in the season for all of you pretenders.

Then again it provides plenty of time for you to all to pick up your game, when you fail miserably .... and leaves you with no excuses come the big day.

And my personal emmisary, Caleb, will be there to keep you all honest!

Edited by Johnbo, 18 November 2010 - 01:31 PM.

[rodthehornet]

MEDIA RELEASE:-

Check out this list of potentials - chock full of has beens and wannabes.  36 applicants on the list.  Couple of maybes have to get a spot In Wave 2.  Have been working on the fields and it is setting up nicely for 2 cracking groups.  

CR Name
Bbren
Bernie G
Brewer
Buzzlightyear
Cedric
Chops
Cliffold
Dave
DJBleakman
Exe
GarthMc
Gogirl
Hamburglar
Hatless
Horrie
Inhisshadow
jcooper
Jo Be
jo0066
Langswm
mhooke
Milov
Mister G
Mood Man
Nite_time-runner
Ponkey
Professor
Rodthehornet
Sarge
Scambullant
Slowmaniac
Slug
Sub50
Taff Trail
Tallgeoff
TropicThunder
Vstar

EDIT: Tallgeoff added to the list

Edited by rodthehornet, 19 November 2010 - 09:37 AM.

[Hamburglar]

No TallGeoff? No Moh? No Spud? No Spaghetti Legs? No Amjan?

Good to see Professor final on the start list, but there is always another few months to get injured  

[hatless]

rodthehornet, on Nov 18 2010, 07:28 PM, said:

MEDIA RELEASE:-

Check out this list of potentials - chock full of has beens and wannabes.  36 applicants on the list.  Couple of maybes have to get a spot In Wave 2.  Have been working on the fields and it is setting up nicely for 2 cracking groups.

Is it possible to get the heights and weights of all these fine fillies and stallions? We need to do the form guide for the BMI-adjusted stakes.

h.

[nite_time_runner]

hatless, on Nov 18 2010, 05:13 AM, said:

Is it possible to get the heights and weights of all these fine fillies and stallions? We need to do the form guide for the BMI-adjusted stakes.

h.

The form will need to be age adjusted with pension status.   Make sure you leave 3 digits to track the age of some of these old hacks too.

[ScamBullant]

rodthehornet, on Nov 18 2010, 06:28 PM, said:

MEDIA RELEASE:-

Check out this list of potentials - chock full of has beens and wannabes.  36 applicants on the list.  Couple of maybes have to get a spot In Wave 2.  Have been working on the fields and it is setting up nicely for 2 cracking groups.  

CR Name
Bbren
Bernie G
Brewer
Buzzlightyear
Cedric
Chops
Cliffold
Dave
DJBleakman
Exe
GarthMc
Gogirl
Hamburglar
Hatless
Horrie
Inhisshadow
jcooper
Jo Be
jo0066
Langswm
mhooke
Milov
Mister G
Mood Man
Nite_time-runner
Ponkey
Professor
Rodthehornet
Sarge
Scambullant
Slowmaniac
Slug
Sub50
Taff Trail
TropicThunder
Vstar

Just to clarrify all anyone needs to worry about.

[Dave]

ScamBullant, on Nov 18 2010, 10:55 PM, said:

Just to clarrify all anyone needs to worry about.

About the only thing I think we need to worry about that selection is avoiding the mushroom clouds    that errupt going up Mini Mini, or possibly how to get in front of them before the stairs Nellie's as their banjo's will make overtaking difficult

[TropicThunder]

ScamBullant, on Nov 18 2010, 09:55 PM, said:

Just to clarrify all anyone needs to worry about.

So what are the expected times of the famous 5?

[AlunDavies]

hatless, on Nov 18 2010, 09:13 PM, said:

Is it possible to get the heights and weights of all these fine fillies and stallions? We need to do the form guide for the BMI-adjusted stakes.

h.

If there's a BMI based handicap, I have it in the bag

[chops]

nite_time_runner, on Nov 18 2010, 10:30 PM, said:

The form will need to be age adjusted with pension status.   Make sure you leave 3 digits to track the age of some of these old hacks too.

It'll need adjusting for those that have had hip replacements as well.

[EXE]

nite_time_runner, on Nov 18 2010, 09:30 PM, said:

The form will need to be age adjusted with pension status.   Make sure you leave 3 digits to track the age of some of these old hacks too.

Age adjusted?  Bring it on!


EXE

[djbleakman]

TaffTrail, on Nov 18 2010, 10:22 PM, said:

If there's a BMI based handicap, I have it in the bag

No way Taff... I weighed in at 97.4kgs for Glasshouse... although I have shed a nice little portion since that rather large shock.

And as for the famous five, you have got to be joking... anyone who advertises the fact that they came 4th team last year is seriously vying for desperation stakes. I mean come on, fourth? It's not even a podium... someone told me that coming second is where it's all at....

You have to stay just far enough behind first to let them have their glory, but just in front of third to make them think they've got a chance and keep it interesting.

Edited by djbleakman, 19 November 2010 - 08:16 AM.

[TropicThunder]

djbleakman, on Nov 19 2010, 07:25 AM, said:

And as for the famous five, you have got to be joking...

Maybe they should be known as Team Deliverance (cue the banjo) - but as you pointed out they don't actually deliver either..

[chops]

djbleakman, on Nov 19 2010, 08:25 AM, said:

... someone told me that coming second is where it's all at....

But that is nothing to do with running,is it?

[langswm]

If we're talking teams. then how about an "Inner West Flatlanders" vs "BMMC Banjo Players". Best 4 in each team counts and you have to have at least one of the fairer sex (ie. "a woman" to clarify for you mountain men). Total time for 4 best runners. No prisoners.

I know I have G covered.....

[djbleakman]

langswm, on Nov 19 2010, 08:50 AM, said:

If we're talking teams. then how about an "Inner West Flatlanders" vs "BMMC Banjo Players". Best 4 in each team counts and you have to have at least one of the fairer sex (ie. "a woman" to clarify for you mountain men). Total time for 4 best runners. No prisoners.

I know I have G covered.....

Like taking candy from a baby

[SlowManiac]

I fancy a Northern Beaches team. We'll descend from our million dollar penthouses and destroy the rest of you plebs.

I'll see most of you on the Black Range

[rodthehornet]

ScamBullant, on Nov 18 2010, 10:55 PM, said:

Just to clarrify all anyone needs to worry about.

I thought I was granted honorary BMMC residential status last year for services to trail running in the Blue Mtns area.

[TropicThunder]

SlowManiac, on Nov 19 2010, 10:18 AM, said:

I fancy a Northern Beaches team. We'll descend from our million dollar penthouses and destroy the rest of you plebs.

I'll see most of you on the Black Range

Captain Slow - we'll easily make 2 teams, which the teams comp no doubt will be between,

With the combined strengths of the Northern beaches brotherhood - shall we be called - the "fantastic four", "justice league". "X-men"

No I think the "Extraordinary League of Gentlemen" will be most apt.  

Also, sold the penthouse, i'm now in an estate......

[Brick]

Breaking news flash:


ScamBullant will come out with an excuse something similar to:

Quote

I took 6' Track easy because I am attempting the 6-FT track/Husky double.

[ScamBullant]

rodthehornet, on Nov 18 2010, 06:28 PM, said:

MEDIA RELEASE:-

Check out this list of potentials - chock full of has beens and wannabes.  36 applicants on the list.  Couple of maybes have to get a spot In Wave 2.  Have been working on the fields and it is setting up nicely for 2 cracking groups.  

CR Name
Bbren
Bernie G
Brewer
Buzzlightyear
Cedric
Chops
Cliffold
Dave
DJBleakman
Exe
GarthMc
Gogirl
Hamburglar
Hatless
Horrie
Inhisshadow
jcooper
Jo Be
jo0066
Langswm
mhooke
Milov
Mister G
Mood Man
Nite_time-runner
Ponkey
Professor
Rodthehornet
Sarge
Scambullant
Slowmaniac
Slug
Sub50
Taff Trail
Tallgeoff
TropicThunder
Vstar
EDIT: Tallgeoff added to the list

rodthehornet, on Nov 19 2010, 09:33 AM, said:

I thought I was granted honorary BMMC residential status last year for services to trail running in the Blue Mtns area.

An over sight not a selection policy. My humble apologies

[ScamBullant]

Brick, on Nov 19 2010, 10:00 AM, said:

Breaking news flash:


ScamBullant will come out with an excuse something similar to:

No excuses here, just stating facts. Of course if anyone else thinks they can double up happy to make it a weekend total time competition for an extra 6 pack.