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Post Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 1:19 pm 
 

Agent Cooper,

1K equals .62 miles.  So a 20 mile ride is 32K if my math is correct.  

For those keeping score, my 4 mile run is 5.8K.

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Post Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 1:28 pm 
 

Prufrock wrote:Agent Cooper,

1K equals .62 miles.  So a 20 mile ride is 32K if my math is correct.  

For those keeping score, my 4 mile run is 5.8K.

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Don't do yourself short Martin.. 4miles = 6.4K!  :wink:   Thats a good distance!

http://www.onlineconversion.com/length_common.htm

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Post Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 1:43 pm 
 

I'll take the additional .6K.  Thanks

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Post Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 3:21 pm 
 

How many meters can a storm giant toss a dwarf?
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Post Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 3:35 pm 
 

Agent Cooper wrote:How many meters can a storm giant toss a dwarf?
Extra credit:  Convert answer to Imperial measure.


Straight answer: All the way.

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Post Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 3:41 pm 
 

Gnat the Beggar wrote:
Straight answer: All the way.

Extra Credit: All the way to the Imperial Palace if he wants to.


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Post Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 7:21 pm 
 

Prufrock wrote:ashmire13,

Nice time in the 5K.  Takes me double your time to finish.  

I actually upped my distance to 4 miles (do not know what the metric is) yesterday.  Tough but good run.

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well done martin...keep up the effort as it will reap its own benefits in the end!

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Post Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 7:24 pm 
 

ashmire13 wrote:me and a couple of pals took part in yesterdays Bobby Moore Cancer Research 5k run. Around 1500 guys took part on Londons Blackheath. Very hot, very emotional (lost family this year to this) but a great family party atmosphere and day out all for a great charity!
Finished in 27mins which I was chuffed with! :)


hey thats not bad - well done for the effort there :)

i have never been one for quick times and all that guff. if someone can do a run quickly then respect to them. if i go too quick, my knee hurts for days afterwards, so its nice and easy for me.

i think my fastest 10k is something like ~49 minutes. so if you can better that (and that isnt particularly that hard) then you are a far better runner than i am :)

i was down in wales earlier today visiting a mate of mine, getting some stuff for the event i am entered at the end of the month. while there, he mentioned that he had been totally slacking off training and has hardly done any (he is doing the SA race with me in october)....so i hauled him out and we went up into the black mountains and did a 3.5 hour hike up there....was really good. thankfully the rain held off.

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Post Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 7:35 pm 
 

And now a break from all this talk of exercise ;)

10 Business Lessons I Learned from Playing Dungeons & Dragons
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Post Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 8:00 pm 
 

smarmy1 wrote:And now a break from all this talk of exercise ;)

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Post Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 9:26 pm 
 

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hey thats not bad - well done for the effort there :)

i have never been one for quick times and all that guff. if someone can do a run quickly then respect to them. if i go too quick, my knee hurts for days afterwards, so its nice and easy for me.

i think my fastest 10k is something like ~49 minutes. so if you can better that (and that isnt particularly that hard) then you are a far better runner than i am :)

i was down in wales earlier today visiting a mate of mine, getting some stuff for the event i am entered at the end of the month. while there, he mentioned that he had been totally slacking off training and has hardly done any (he is doing the SA race with me in october)....so i hauled him out and we went up into the black mountains and did a 3.5 hour hike up there....was really good. thankfully the rain held off.

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I am so jealous that you can just "haul" off to the mountains and do a hike.  It's well over 10 hours by car for me to get to any mountains.  Very cool.  Guess I'll go back to running my incredibly flat 6.4k.

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Post Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 10:23 pm 
 

Sheee, you guys are making me tired.
Gonna take a shower and go to bed now.


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Post Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 7:04 am 
 

Prufrock wrote:
I am so jealous that you can just "haul" off to the mountains and do a hike.  It's well over 10 hours by car for me to get to any mountains.  Very cool.  Guess I'll go back to running my incredibly flat 6.4k.

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well martin

you could always go running up and down the stairs in the convention centre :) that would sort it :D

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Post Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 8:24 am 
 

You're a mean man, Al.  That would "sort" me right into a heart attack.

Changing topic:  This article for those of you who wish to know where you will be staying for Gencon 2011 and beyond.  The new "super" hotel (1600 rooms) is well on it's way to completion.

http://www.indystar.com/article/2009070 ... e+for+Indy

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Post Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 9:15 am 
 

Prufrock wrote:You're a mean man, Al.  That would "sort" me right into a heart attack.

Changing topic:  This article for those of you who wish to know where you will be staying for Gencon 2011 and beyond.  The new "super" hotel (1600 rooms) is well on it's way to completion.

http://www.indystar.com/article/2009070 ... e+for+Indy

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Nice to have another option there!  It looks great, and it will give some well-needed competition to the downtown scene.

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Post Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 9:22 am 
 

And, as they say, now for something completely different...

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20090707/tu ... 23e80.html

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Post Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 10:33 am 
 

ashmire13 wrote:And, as they say, now for something completely different...

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20090707/tu ... 23e80.html

8O  8O  8O



Auditions for the role are being held on July 28 in front of a panel of judges who will assess applicants costume and character as well as the ability to perform witch tests.


There are tests? :?  
I wonder if they include the old dunking in the lake test for witches? 8O


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Post Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 11:20 am 
 

Burning at the stake should be interesting also!!  :lol:

I'm guessing the ability to cackle like an old crone, have a 'pickle chaser' for a tooth and a warty nose and prime requisites...  8)


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