Run Thomas Run

Posted on 07.03.04. Tagged with , , , All

My roommate is going to wake up in an hour and a half and start running. He will have 24 hours to run 45 miles. Collectively, between 4 of us, we have bet him $100 that he can't do it. My share is $30 of it. Either way it will be bitter sweet, because I will feel bad taking his money if he only runs (only! ha!) 30 miles. Good luck, my friend.

Update: As of midnight he was at 36 miles. He has till 3am. The bastard might actually do it. Amazing.

This whole thing started because he had this crazy idea to run the entire Florida coast in 30 days (which would be 45 miles a day) next summer. We laughed and didn't think he could even do one day. I still don't think he could do it for 30 days straight but I'm pretty sure he's gonna win this bet. He definitely earned it.

Another Update: I talked to my friend Daniel today, who was going to run the last 10 miles with him. I have some terrible news. On mile 43, his legs gave out, Thomas fell over, and started throwing up all over the place. Apparently he's fine now, because hes at CiCi's Pizza. I feel so terrible. He did way better than I thought he did. Winning the $30 did let me pick up a new tee @ threadless though. I think I'll take him out to lunch with the rest of it.

7 Comments

Holly
07:08 AM on 07.03.04

Damn...Good luck to him.


10:58 AM on 07.03.04

ahh i hope he takes your money. shit, he should thats cake yo but this is coming from a runner chick. Hell if he runs 10 minute miles he could be done in 8 hours.. a fat man with a walking stick could jog a 10 minute mile !

Chirag
01:46 PM on 07.04.04

Training for marathon (DC Oct 31st), I run a mile in 11 minutes. Guess that makes me worse than a fat man with a walking stick :(


02:36 PM on 07.04.04

awwwww :) my bad.

Mero
12:13 AM on 07.05.04

Ya didn't give him the cash for trying? TWO miles short? Sheesh!

Kitta
03:27 AM on 07.05.04

Taylor that's horrible, you should have given Thomas the money so he could spend it on like, a new knee.

Taylor
10:37 AM on 07.05.04

Pshhhh are you kidding? I'm a guy, hes a guy. Guys made a bet and are sticking to it. When somebody loses money playing poker and cries, we don't hand it back.

I felt bad, and was caring about his health, but a bet is a bet. Unless the bet was with Kitta, in which she could have anything her cute little heart desires.