To Infinity and Beyond - Becoming a Better DopeyBadger (Comments Welcome)

[DopeyBadger]

I'm guessing 5:50 for the contest if it's not too late. And congrats to G! I like her description of the race

Not too late. Everyone has until Wednesday evening.

She's a funny kid. She made a workout video the other day, but I'm not sure of the best way to get it on here.

 

[SheHulk]

Just saw this contest! 5:49 for the mile!

 

[Chaitali]

The workout video sounds like it would be adorable! I'm no good at tech stuff so can't help you with how to get it on here but hopefully you can figure out a way

 

[DopeyBadger]

The workout video sounds like it would be adorable! I'm no good at tech stuff so can't help you with how to get it on here but hopefully you can figure out a way

Steph posted it on Facebook, but I'm not sure whether you can see it.

(Edited out the link)

I'll tinker around if not.

 

[Chaitali]

It says video unavailable, the video may no longer exist or you don't have permission to view it.

 

[DopeyBadger]

It says video unavailable, the video may no longer exist or you don't have permission to view it.

Bummer! I'll try and find a different way.

 

[Chaitali]

That's ok, don't stress too much about it I'm sure it's very cute but I can understand why parents might not want to post things that are public and I think anything on here is probably going to have to be public for people to see it,

 

[DopeyBadger]

Early weather predictions not looking great for Friday's one mile test. So I may move it to Saturday or Sunday morning.

 

[DisMatt0483]

Good Luck with all of the races this year, I am going to go with 5:56

 

[DopeyBadger]

Good Luck with all of the races this year, I am going to go with 5:56

Thanks! Long time no see, how have you been?

 

[Sleepless Knight]

But she finished with a smile on her face and was happy with the experience. We're looking forward to the next race together!

In her own words:



(She saw two pugs, she ran, she fell, she felt injured but wasn't, she ran, she finished, she got her medal and said thank you, and then celebrated the race!)

Always best to finish with a smile on your face especially if challenges come up during the race. Great job G!!

 

[DopeyBadger]

Always best to finish with a smile on your face especially if challenges come up during the race. Great job G!!

So true!

 

[DopeyBadger]

Bracket Wrap-up

-Finished in the Top 1% on ESPN for the random drawing.
-Finished tied for 15th on Source Media. Lost the tie breaker for the $10 gift card.
-Finished 26th on News7, but outside the prize window.
-Finished 161st on Jiffy Sports.

So I came close again this year, but just barely got squeezed out (although still could win the random drawing on ESPN, but doubtful since there's 200,000 ish in the pool). Try again next year!

 

[KSellers88]

G is just so stinking cute! Love that she is enjoying running! Another solid week for you as well.

 

[canglim52]

Bracket Wrap-up

-Finished in the Top 1% on ESPN for the random drawing.
-Finished tied for 15th on Source Media. Lost the tie breaker for the $10 gift card.
-Finished 26th on News7, but outside the prize window.
-Finished 161st on Jiffy Sports.

So I came close again this year, but just barely got squeezed out (although still could win the random drawing on ESPN, but doubtful since there's 200,000 ish in the pool). Try again next year!

Side gig to the side gig, let’s start a pro gambling team lol!! It’s legal now :-D

 

[DopeyBadger]

G is just so stinking cute! Love that she is enjoying running! Another solid week for you as well.

Thanks! Weather's going to turn on us again, so it might be a few weeks before she can get back out there.

Side gig to the side gig, let’s start a pro gambling team lol!! It’s legal now :-D

LOL, nope. I made 67 brackets and these were the 4 best. Although, I did win Steph's work bracket pool. But I just picked straight up using kenpom rankings with nothing fancy. That bracket ended up at 97% on ESPN. But I'm not a gambling man because my scheme is to spread the odds out on free games. Costs me nothing but time.

 

[surfde22]

Glad to hear Steph caught the infection in time.

I'll predict a time of 6:07 for the time trial. The weather may not be looking the best for you, but at least they aren't predicting up to a foot or more of snow for you like they are here.

 

[DopeyBadger]

Glad to hear Steph caught the infection in time.

Thanks and agreed! It's progressing well, but still a wound. Next appointment on 4/16 to talk with the procedure specialist.

I'll predict a time of 6:07 for the time trial. The weather may not be looking the best for you, but at least they aren't predicting up to a foot or more of snow for you like they are here.

So true! We've got high 60s today, then drops to 30s with rain/ice/possible snow, and then it finally calms down on Saturday morning. Should be fine by Sat/Sun morning for a time trial. I've heard others are getting 12-24 inches of snow, which is CRAZY! Good luck with it!

 

[surfde22]

So true! We've got high 60s today, then drops to 30s with rain/ice/possible snow, and then it finally calms down on Saturday morning. Should be fine by Sat/Sun morning for a time trial. I've heard others are getting 12-24 inches of snow, which is CRAZY! Good luck with it!

Yeah, we were almost at 70 yesterday and sunny and near 60 today, but 48 hours from now they're saying we could have at least a foot of snow if not more. Certainly nothing for people to be jealous of.

 

[canglim52]

Thanks! Weather's going to turn on us again, so it might be a few weeks before she can get back out there.



LOL, nope. I made 67 brackets and these were the 4 best. Although, I did win Steph's work bracket pool. But I just picked straight up using kenpom rankings with nothing fancy. That bracket ended up at 97% on ESPN. But I'm not a gambling man because my scheme is to spread the odds out on free games. Costs me nothing but time.

I get that, I’m the same way. The only thing that keeps me away is the fear of losing money. That said, as an insurance professional I’ve always wanted to build actuarial data for sports lol. Law of large numbers, hedging bets, and fine tuning the loss ratios! If you could get a big enough sample size you could make it work lol. A few years ago, I played around with some ideas on draft kings...but I didn’t have the coding chops to automate everything and compiling data and submitting lineups was like another job.