TURNS OUT...

...the 10K is TONIGHT. Talk about dumb and dumber...

"It doesn't make any sense. They told me 8:31:08 sharp...
Wait a minute...it just occurred to me. They must've meant 8:31 at night. Of course! Why would they have a race with a concert finale at 8:31 in the morning? I thought she was a raging (racing) alcoholic!"

As I kicked myself in the head all the way back to West Hollywood, I ran into some inspiration (since I apparently wasn't running into anything else for another 13 hours) and present you with the one, the only A-sain Bolt:



So - a little change to the itinerary:

5:40 AM: Wake up, get pre-race geek routine on
7:00 AM: Test out the driving directions to the race site (a la MCAT preparation)
7:27 AM: Say hi to the event staff workers, one of whom looks exactly like Vince Young; convince them you know exactly what time the race starts, nevermind your orange dri-fit race shirt
7:55 AM: Return home, nap
10:45 AM: Wake up Part II, have imaginary training session with Usain
11:30 AM-6:00PM: Free time (in which I will mentally run a 10K)
8:31 PM: Nike+ Human Race - Los Angeles

Basically the same sort of day, just at a different pace. SWEET!

NIKE+ HUMAN RACE 10K.

So I'm planning on running the Nike+ Human Race 10K on Sunday (sidenote for LAians -- it will take you longer to find parking at Niketown to pick up your race packet than it will take you to run the entire 6.4 miles). You've surely heard, but there are a handful of cities around the world with organized 10Ks which will all run simultaneously on Sunday, but ANYONE, anywhere with Nike+ gear can run on Sunday and be considered part of the race. Which got me thinking...

Why not run as many 10Ks as you can in one 24 hour period? This is the only race I can think of where you can put in 2, 3, 8, 22, whatever competitive times because you have an entire day to run as much as possible.

I'm thinking:
7 AM: Warm-Up 10k - run from my apartment to the start line in downtown LA
8:31:08 AM: The Los Angeles 10k - run the actual race, which ends at the Coliseum
10:30 AM: Pre-show 10K - Kanye is performing after the race, so I'll run stairs for a few hours at the Coliseum while we wait for the concert to start
1 PM: The 2 10W 10Ks - run along Interstate 10 to Santa Monica
3 PM: Grab a smoothie, ride a rollercoaster, play some ring toss by the beach
5 PM: Cruisin' in my 6.4 - take the trek back to West Hollywood
6-10 PM: Clean up, catch dinner and a movie
11 PM: Twilight 10k - hit the streets one last time before midnight

That's 7 10Ks...I'm sure I can figure out a way to man-up and fit a few more in there.

1-0.

(AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Jacksonville State 14, Georgia Tech 41.

Gotta walk before you can Bolt, but I love coming out of the gates strong anyway. The Option sounds fun to watch...can't believe it's football season.

Also can't believe I wasn't at The Loft tonight and won't be driving up 85 tomorrow...wish I was thurr...

YOU (HEART) FORD.

The Nutmeggers (ref - I also like "Connecticuties" though "Connecticutensian" might be preferred by my man Mo Vaughn) get a pair of options tonight:





And just because their location lends itself really well...

HOUSTON

Ankle show tonight (last of the first leg)!





A little teaser of what didn't make the final cut...

EVERYTHING IS BIGGER (THAN MY BODY) IN TEXAS OR WHY DID YOU MESS WITH TEXAS OR (NEW) DEEP IN THE (ONLY) HEART OF TEXAS

The swing through the republic of Texas is always a hot one...to commemorate:

For tonight and tomorrow, in the full range of sizes...




A slight variation on the CITY LOVE theme for the Dalls:




I'll post Houston's shirts tomorrow. I somehow managed to resist "Space City Love" (but thanks for trying, Wikipedia).