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[Mister G]

Right. The running and comedy writing is done and dusted for 2010. Time for 2011's big questions.

- How many starters in the 2011 Beer Bet?
- Who will be the biggest poster in the thread?
- What sekrit training runs will be uncovered by Garmin data uploaded to a public webpage?
- Who will talk themselves up no end then not even enter?
- Will Fat Yak be bought by half a dozen people again?
- Will there be a glorious BMMC triumph?
- and dozens of others.....

The answers lie here in this thread.

Have at it, people!

[Dave]

I am certainly planning on being there with the following criteria!

- buckle year
- prove that this year was not a fluke
- more than willing to talk the talk
- an accomplished ninja trainer
- loves Fat Yak
- show the BMMC "bloc" that coasties can run in the bush, even without a skinny latte!

Lets hope that Mr G as thread starter does not suffer the same fate as the very quiet Professor from 2010!

[scurry711]

This will be my 5th 6 foot and I will break 5 hours. No, smash it.

[Horrie]

After not reaching my goal this year, I am more determined than ever to break 5 hours.

So I am in.   

[djbleakman]

I'm in, you need me to be in. Otherwise:

- How the hell will you break 50 pages without my constant drivel
- Who will be your target to aim for next year
- Who will you laugh at when I try and break 4:30 and blow up in a way never been seen before

p.s. can I run in the silver stubbie event please?

[chops]

Can anybody join?

Chops

Edited by chops, 14 March 2010 - 10:34 PM.

[walshy2]

I'm in for sure

with Mike & Terry gone the Beer Bet is wide open

count me in

[Amjan]

Count me in please. My beer will be Little Creatures or Asahi. But I will not surrender it without a fight.

[moh]

In.  And this year I will strongly recommend to the Minister for War and Finance no new babies during Six Foot training season..

[AlunDavies]

I'm in, I might train for it too.

I also hope that my sub 3 hour marathon at GC in July won't exclude me  

[brewer]

djbleakman, on Mar 14 2010, 10:58 PM, said:

p.s. can I run in the silver stubbie event please?

No. You are Gold Stubbie for sure.

I'll throw my hat into the ring.

[Brick]

djbleakman, on Mar 14 2010, 10:58 PM, said:

I'm in, you need me to be in. Otherwise:

- How the hell will you break 50 pages without my constant drivel
- Who will be your target to aim for next year
- Who will you laugh at when I try and break 4:30 and blow up in a way never been seen before

p.s. can I run in the silver stubbie event please?

Golden stubbie for you my man.

I am in for 2011.
Hopefully be a Silver stubbie better in 2011 and if not injured could even make mid field.
Have a lot of people to put back into there rightful places after this years race scurry and Dan to name but two.

[Bernie G]

I'm in....hoping for a better result next year.

[Johnbo]

I am in!

Johnbo

[run2work]

Should be a prize for the fastest in his/her age category.

r2w

[runhard]

If anyone can join  (previously asked on the other thread)  Count me in please

[rodthehornet]

Just keep in mind:

• Preferred limit of 32 runners.  This is slightly flexible (had 34/35 this year), but any more becomes difficult to manage.
  
• Preference always given to previous BB starters.
  
• Must be in Wave 2.  This will mean a 6ft PB of approx 4:30-5:20.  This will equate to a 3:00-3:45 road marathon.

[Johnbo]

run2work, on Mar 15 2010, 08:39 AM, said:

Should be a prize for the fastest in his/her age category.

r2w

r2w

I think you might have got that prize in the age and gender adjusted category (of beer betters) on Saturday. (Refer to results on the six foot site)

Coming from somewhere with no hills as well, pretty impressive climb up Pluvi!

Johnbo

[gogirl]

Can I play again? That was fun

[vstaR]

I'm in. In 2011 my aim is to be a valid contender for Gold Stubbie field - not a last minute upgrade.

In the spirit of John Stevens, DJB and MMM (Mountain-Monstering Mikey), I'm gonna hang it all out there real early and state I'm going for a 15 min PB next year, which should get me my true goal for 2011 of a Top 100 place. This should also get me a Podium finish. I will be motivated all year by Terry the Treelopper (or should that be Terry the Timelopper)'s awesome run of 4:02 and rightly earn my place in the leading 6 BMMC contenders!

See you at the Tree!

[Spud]

rodthehornet, on Mar 15 2010, 09:01 AM, said:

Just keep in mind:

Must be in Wave 2.  This will mean a 6ft PB of approx 4:30-5:20.  This will equate to a 3:00-3:45 road marathon.

I would like to partake next year too.
Hey Rod, it will be interesting to see what the Wave one cutoff will be next year, maybe 4.35?

[chops]

I must say, I thought Brick look distinguished with a beard, like Sting or Bill Oddie?

Chops

[Brick]

chops, on Mar 15 2010, 09:18 AM, said:

I must say, I thought Brick look distinguished with a beard, like Sting or Bill Oddie?

Chops

Chops you and Taff should not be able to talk to each other ever again.

[Johnbo]

Spud, on Mar 15 2010, 09:18 AM, said:

I would like to partake next year too.
Hey Rod, it will be interesting to see what the Wave one cutoff will be next year, maybe 4.35?

[rodthehornet]

Spud, on Mar 15 2010, 09:18 AM, said:

I would like to partake next year too.
Hey Rod, it will be interesting to see what the Wave one cutoff will be next year, maybe 4.35?

I ran 98th with 4:34.  When you factor in the 20 female places allocated and spots for other runners with good credentials, I suspect the cut will be down around 4:30.  I think the last few years it has been sneaking down by a couple of minutes and this year from memory was in the low 4:30's.  Hatless will be the man that has all this info.

If you look at last year Tallgeoff was 4:41 and finished 108th.  His bib ranking this year was 117.  Apply similar this year and I end up with 110 or so.  10 finish spots in front of me is a 4:31, so 4:30 becomes an easy cut number.

God help the organisers if they think I should be in Wave 1.    

[buzzlightyear]

DJB 1 - BLY 0

The man sure talk the talk and walk the walk. Regardless I was a DNS, his time is way under my PB. As to how I would have ran the race, the time I could potentially run, we would never know. Being out on Sat perhpas wasn't that a smart move - It reset me back to my Midweek stauts - Bed bound since Sat evening until yesterday evening.

I will be back.

And yes, I am in! I am SO in...
(back to my cough and Flu)

Edited by buzzlightyear, 15 March 2010 - 09:18 AM.

[blair]

chops, on Mar 15 2010, 08:18 AM, said:

I must say, I thought Brick look distinguished with a beard, like Sting or Bill Oddie?

Chops

[Professor]

Dave, on Mar 14 2010, 09:32 PM, said:

Lets hope that Mr G as thread starter does not suffer the same fate as the very quiet Professor from 2010!

Righto, lets get a couple of things straight....yep, I've been quiet. As an original BB'er from 09, I was down right pissed that I let the lot of you off not once in 09 but twice counting 2010 with the dickie archillis. Now I'm more than prepared to shoot my mouth off to all and sundry, and then collapse in a screaming heap and make a goose of myself on race day (hell, I've had plenty of practice at it!) if I'm actually running the event, but given that I had to slink off home and watch the fravolity from afar...well, yeah, I chose to button it.

But no more I say! The Prof's back!!

So bring on 2011, I'm not scared of you lot. And I'll be drinking a Squires Sundowner, thank you very much!

Prof

Now, where did I leave those shoes 15 months ago...

[Beaver]

Anyone who got scrunchied by ERB is automatically out of the beer bet for 2011.

[superflake]

I'd love to be in the beer bet for next year. With a 5:02 PB and a 3:03 marathon I feel I may be DQ'd before the 2011 start if I break 3 hrs this year.

Maybe the wave 1 starters can have their own platinum bet?

[langswm]

A definite YES from me. Even excited about the thought of it! Especially excited about mixing it again with my good mates Amjan and Prof, and in my Buckle year as well.  Might even be a chance of having Langswd in the mix.....that would be something to behold. She'll give some of you monkeys a very good run for your money (with a 3.05 mara PB and once-only 5.15 6Ft PB)! Bring it on!!

[cliffold]

run2work, on Mar 15 2010, 08:39 AM, said:

Should be a prize for the fastest in his/her age category.

r2w

You're on!!
Check of the results shows top3 age adjusted beer betters are:

Exe (by a country mile)
R2W
cliffold

I'll be bringing James Squires again

Edited by cliffold, 15 March 2010 - 10:11 AM.

[moh]

rodthehornet, on Mar 15 2010, 09:48 AM, said:

I ran 98th with 4:34.  When you factor in the 20 female places allocated and spots for other runners with good credentials, I suspect the cut will be down around 4:30.  I think the last few years it has been sneaking down by a couple of minutes and this year from memory was in the low 4:30's.  Hatless will be the man that has all this info.

If you look at last year Tallgeoff was 4:41 and finished 108th.  His bib ranking this year was 117.  Apply similar this year and I end up with 110 or so.  10 finish spots in front of me is a 4:31, so 4:30 becomes an easy cut number.

God help the organisers if they think I should be in Wave 1.    

Methinks a Wave 1 Beer Bet for you to organise, Rod...   A race, within a race, within a race...  Any Wave 1 runner that's run a sub 2.50mara and sub-4.10 6ft Sicko time is out.  And Spud to be the nominated Wave 1 ERB de-scrunchinator...

[rodthehornet]

Professor, on Mar 15 2010, 10:10 AM, said:

But no more I say! The Prof's back!!

Now here is a blast from the not so distant past.  Good to see you back.  Hope to see you there in 2011.

[Professor]

rodthehornet, on Mar 15 2010, 10:50 AM, said:

.... Hope to see you there in 2011.

All you being seeing Pal is the back of my bald melon!

(yeah it'll be good to see you too!)

[run2work]

Already the interest is growing for 2011 Beer Bet. Rod will have his hands full, so perhaps the position of BBRD (beer bet race director) should be a paid one.

Perhaps one beer from every participant.

r2w

[brewer]

run2work, on Mar 15 2010, 12:25 PM, said:

...so perhaps the position of BBRD (beer bet race director) should be a paid one.

Perhaps one beer from every participant.

Name your favourite, Rod.

[vstaR]

Beaver, on Mar 15 2010, 10:15 AM, said:

Anyone who got scrunchied by ERB is automatically out of the beer bet for 2011.

Is that because they'll have far more motivation to train hard over the next 12 mths than the rest of us?  Fair call - I don't want that competition......

[shogun]

superflake, on Mar 15 2010, 10:26 AM, said:

Maybe the wave 1 starters can have their own platinum bet?

Sounds like a good idea....

[Whippet Man]

Brick, on Mar 15 2010, 06:44 AM, said:

Hopefully be a Silver stubbie better in 2011 and if not injured could even make mid field.

Hey, I offered you a silver scrunchie at the start this year and you looked mortified.

[djbleakman]

I heard the blind guy was close to overtaking Brick.

[rodthehornet]

djbleakman, on Mar 15 2010, 04:34 PM, said:

I heard the blind guy was close to overtaking Brick.

I heard different......  I heard Brick was close to overtaking the blind fellow.

[AlunDavies]

rodthehornet, on Mar 15 2010, 03:45 PM, said:

I heard different......  I heard Brick was close to overtaking the blind fellow.

Would've passed him too but had to stop to sign too many autographs .... "every step you take, every move you make"

[ScamBullant]

I go for a short training run up pluvi this afternoon and already there are 43 posts on 2011 beer bet thread. Im keen to show redemption in 2011. Disapointed I only had the 4th fastest time up the hills, so must get up quicker.

Plenty of unfinished business for all from BMMC, starting with the beer bet.

Edited by ScamBullant, 15 March 2010 - 06:12 PM.

[EverReadyBunny]

Yes it was a good beer bet. A lot of effort went into the organisation by Rod.
I am happy to start in Wave 3 and sweep again.
Next time maybe I should have bunny ears or something to identify myself. Although I draw the line at a bunny costume!
I felt a bit bad requesting scrunchies from the people I hadn't met yet.

[brewer]

ERB, if you qualify for wave 2 you should be in the bet.

[Nealo]

brewer, on Mar 15 2010, 09:15 PM, said:

ERB, if you qualify for wave 2 you should be in the bet.

Maybe but I like the idea of having someone chasing you down. It would be great to have a 4:40-4:45 runner starting from Wave 3 chasing the Beer Betters down!

Now I've gone Sub 5 I might have to train that bit harder and become that person...................

[walshy2]

EverReadyBunny, on Mar 15 2010, 09:03 PM, said:

Yes it was a good beer bet. A lot of effort went into the organisation by Rod.
I am happy to start in Wave 3 and sweep again.
Next time maybe I should have bunny ears or something to identify myself. Although I draw the line at a bunny costume!
I felt a bit bad requesting scrunchies from the people I hadn't met yet.

Good point ERB.

I think next year we need a pre race Beer Better briefing where all Beer Betters gather together say 20 mins before the start to have a group photo and then be introduced to the sweeper and the rules re the scrunchie handover re-inforced.

Having a sweeper that can do a 4:45 coming out of wave three like Nealo suggests would make things a bit interesting for those targetting sub 5 hours too.

[rodthehornet]

My thought process for the sweeper:

I never wanted the sweeper taking scrunchies off people that were either under or close to 5 hours.  I was trying to line the W3 runner up off the cut for W2, hence I was after someone that could run a 5:15 or so from W3.  With the 10min start (I think or is it 15) that gives the runners 5:25 or so to get home.  This is exactly what the W2 cut was this year.  In effect that makes the sweep the same as a 7 hour sweep for the race, except it is in W2. I would hate for people to be going sub 5 and get collected - most particularly in the silver field are busting their gut for a sub 5 and it would hurt to get collared.  That is not to say someone running 5:30 is not busting their gut, but the time is outside the W2 cut, so IMO fair game.

As for knowing ERB, that was my mistake as I thought most in the bet knew her.  Will tidy it up next year.  We tried to get everyone for a group photo pre race, but with the crowd it was so hard.  Again we can work this better next year.

[chops]

TaffTrail, on Mar 15 2010, 05:09 PM, said:

Would've passed him too but had to stop to sign too many autographs .... "every step you take, every move you make"

Or even "Goodies.  Goody Goody Yum Yum"