Susan: Fastest American... in Hungary

Susan ran the Coca Cola Women's 10k this morning - her 2nd Hungarian race thusfar. She did awesome - the first finisher from the Western Hemisphere! Using that logic, she beat half the planet. Furthermore, not a single man beat her.





She took 3rd overall and was given all kinds of prizes in addition to 16,000 forints. Now don't burst her bubble by figuring out the exchange rate (it's really about $80).

Here are the results:

1st - The Hungarian Bionic Woman 33:55
2nd - Another Hungarian Woman who appeared to be %100 human 38:21
3rd - Susan (representing the US and & the Western Hem.) 38:59
4th&5th - Two little tiny girls Susan towered over 39:40ish
6th on - Several thousand Hungarians + a few Swiss and Romanian women

Brewers Make Playoffs!

First time in 26 years! And I am in Hungary. I must have been a jinx.

It may be another 26 years before they make it back so I'm staying up for the games (tonight's game starts at midnight here).

[UPDATE: The Brewers bowed out of the playoffs after just 4 games. But, I think most Brewers fans are just happy they lived long enough to see the Brewers make the playoffs again - especially after their late-season collapse. They at least won one playoff game (unlike the team to the south - sorry Siegel).

Yet, a part of me wonders what if? What if Ben Sheets didn't get injured (again)? What if some of their best players hadn't forgotten how to hit (Corey Hart) the last month of the season? What if they hadn't fallen apart forcing them to wear out CC Sabathia the last month of the season? But as they say, if "ifs" and "buts" were candy and nuts we'd all have a merry Christmas.]

Stupid Poll Results

The results are in:

When will Susan beat Jeremy in a race (and earn a much sought after divorce)?
6 - Soon before they return to the good ol' US of A.
5 - Moot Point. Jeremy will do something stupid deserving of a divorce anyways.
4 - Never, Ever.
2 - Soon enough. Before there are lil' Jeremy's running around.
1 - Some day - some glorious day.

That means there are 3 smart people. Yes, I voted for "Never, Ever" but only once (I tried to vote again but the evil blog-master wouldn't let me). The rest of you have a) no understanding of how fast a man can run when driven by fear, and b) how shrewd I can be. When Susan was doing 5k's I did marathons. When she did marathons, I did 50k's. If she ever does a 50-miler, I'll do 100's. If she does 100's - well I'll take up golf. The only mistake I made was running a 50k on a hot day against her. Our marriage was in peril like never before.

Fortunately, a heroic finish by yours truly saved our marriage. Ask yourself, would Susan do that for me? Think about it....