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The '06 Ekiden van-pool squad created
a betting pool to predict finish times and relative places for each of Montana's
four teams.
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2006 Ekiden Championships
Betting Pool |
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Name |
Total Variance |
Predicted Team 1 |
Predicted Time |
Variance from Actual |
Predicted Team 2 |
Predicted Time |
Variance from Actual |
Predicted Team 3 |
Predicted Time |
Variance from Actual |
Predicted Team 4 |
Predicted Time |
Variance from Actual |
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Actual |
0:00:00 |
BSDP-Z |
2:31:50 |
0:00:00 |
MC |
2:45:19 |
0:00:00 |
BSDP-Y |
2:47:58 |
0:00:00 |
MC-Masters |
2:48:11 |
0:00:00 |
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Ray Hunt |
0:14:02 |
BSDP-Z |
2:27:25 |
0:04:25 |
MC |
2:42:36 |
0:02:43 |
BSDP-Y |
2:44:01 |
0:03:57 |
MC-Masters |
2:45:14 |
0:02:57 |
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Nicole Hunt |
0:18:03 |
BSDP-Z |
2:23:30 |
0:08:20 |
MC |
2:41:30 |
0:03:49 |
BSDP-Y |
2:43:00 |
0:04:58 |
MC-Masters |
2:47:15 |
0:00:56 |
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Mark Burke |
0:33:18 |
BSDP-Z |
2:24:00 |
0:07:50 |
MC |
2:37:00 |
0:08:19 |
BSDP-Y |
2:39:00 |
0:08:58 |
MC-Masters |
2:40:00 |
0:08:11 |
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Susan Kaluza |
0:29:01 |
BSDP-Z |
2:24:04 |
0:07:46 |
MC |
2:39:34 |
0:05:45 |
BSDP-Y |
2:39:41 |
0:08:17 |
MC-Masters |
2:40:58 |
0:07:13 |
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Jennifer Thomas |
0:35:18 |
BSDP-Z |
2:20:30 |
0:11:20 |
MC |
2:36:30 |
0:08:49 |
MC-Masters |
2:38:00 |
0:10:11 |
BSDP-Y |
2:43:00 |
0:04:58 |
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Jeff Thomas |
0:28:12 |
BSDP-Z |
2:21:50 |
0:10:00 |
MC |
2:35:44 |
0:09:35 |
BSDP-Y |
2:44:30 |
0:03:28 |
MC-Masters |
2:53:20 |
0:05:09 |
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Scott Creel |
0:45:43 |
BSDP-Z |
2:19:32 |
0:12:18 |
MC |
2:29:59 |
0:15:20 |
BSDP-Y |
2:32:04 |
0:15:54 |
MC-Masters |
2:46:00 |
0:02:11 |
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Tom DeLuca |
0:40:33 |
BSDP-Z |
2:24:20 |
0:07:30 |
MC-Masters |
2:35:25 |
0:12:46 |
MC |
2:36:20 |
0:08:59 |
BSDP-Y |
2:36:40 |
0:11:18 |
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Tony Banovich |
0:23:53 |
BSDP-Z |
2:24:12 |
0:07:38 |
MC |
2:37:14 |
0:08:05 |
BSDP-Y |
2:43:52 |
0:04:06 |
MC-Masters |
2:44:07 |
0:04:04 |
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Dave Coppock |
0:16:38 |
BSDP-Z |
2:34:00 |
0:02:10 |
MC |
2:40:00 |
0:05:19 |
BSDP-Y |
2:41:00 |
0:06:58 |
MC-Masters |
2:46:00 |
0:02:11 |
The poorest predictions were entered by Bozeman's Scott Creel who
missed his mark by a combined 45 minutes.
At stake for the pool loser was a shaven head,
but the group decided that a more appropriate punishment for the
already-slight-of-hair Creel would be to grow his hair out.
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You judge. Which Creel looks worse?
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Professor X |
Professor Creelstein |
Despite Dr. Creel's poor prognostications and
impending hairstyle disaster, he still reported this positive trip synopsis on
letsrun.com:
RE: Club relay marathon race - Denver 5/22/2006 1:20PM
Our club (Big Sky Distance Project, Moving Comfort Montana) took a 15 passenger
van down from Montana and had a great time. The course along
Colfax
is
butt-ugly, but the organizers did a great job, the volunteers were friendly and
helpful, and it was a very good race. Between our open women's team (our
strongest team by far, 3rd overall), two masters men's teams (1st and 2nd), and
master's women (another collection of animals, 1st), we picked up $6000 of prize
money with a collection of club runners that span a pretty broad range of
(current) ability.
Clubs below the level of Hansons, BX, etc should seriously consider going to
these USATF club championship races. We're glad we did, despite the 30 hours of
driving.
Note that discrepancies between the Creel's
report and the official results were due to race officials mistakenly omitting
the true top men's team in the masters category during the awards ceremony.
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