I Gotta A Basketball Jones...

My weekend was full of college basketball. I know I wasn't the only glued to the TV, or actually for my it was my phone. I found the March Madness Live App, which you can watch all games if you have a cable provider otherwise you get something like 5 hours of any network access, then once your time runs out you can watch any game that's being played on CBS. Needless to say I used it non-stop. 

With all the upsets, I wonder how many of you still like your brackets? 

I have too many brackets to say that I called all the upsets, yes, I got lucky on picking Dayton to the Sweet Sixteen, and on a couple other of the first round games. My Final Four is still alive (Louisville, Florida, Arizona, & Michigan St.) and other then Duke, my Elite Eight teams are still kicking. Wait, I had Villanova in one of my brackets to the Elite Eight.

Now I have to try to get another group of peeps to see if there is any interest in a Sweet Sixteen Bracket. This way its a fresh start for all of you who had a Kansas v. Wichita St. Final match-up. Good Luck for all of your brackets in the upcoming week!!

A Look At Week #3 Running

When looking back at Week 3, all I can see are cold runs. Of the four runs I went on. I was snowed on three times. The temps ranged from 19-45 degrees, while my pace averaged out to around 8:17ppm for all my runs. Not great, but not bad after taking a few months off. I'm trying my best to keep up with the mileage while making sure I keep a close eye on any aches or pains that don't go away. I've started slowly lifting again, only in 3 exercise grouping each time I go. I don't want too many muscle area to be sore when I run.




My best run was on Wednesday, in which I set multiple PRs for 1K & 5K.







On Monday when it was 45, I decided to wear shorts and it felt great. The only problem was that the Commissioners Park was full of melted sloppy snow all over the trail.




On my last run on Saturday it was snowing, so I decided to get a short video of the conditions. Here it is:

Meanwhile, on the same run I took pictures of myself at each mile marker to see if there was any snow accumulation, and there was.


Mile 1:


















Mile 2:

















Mile 3:

















Mile 4:



















Here are the maps of the runs this week, with the temp.

A Look Back At Week 3



















A Look Ahead To Week 4

Nike+ Pics:

Championship Weekend Picks!

Now these past few days have been a fun football party. Seahawks and Patriots won in almost blowout fashion, each letting the teams making it interesting in the 4th quarter. The 49ers did the same in the early matchup on Sunday against the Panthers. While it looked to be same formula in the Bronco-Charger game, but Manning managed to hang on. Here are the match-ups for next weekend:

NFC Championship

San Francisco 49ers @ Seattle Seahawks

AFC Championship

New England Patriots @ Denver Broncos

My picks are for the Seahawks & Broncos to meet in 

Super Bowl XLVIII

NFL Week 8 Picks

Epic Fail!

This past week was a disaster. My picks for the year have been awful so far this year, at least I'm over 50%. But my picks were no match for how terrible the Vikings were on Monday Night Football against the Giants. Freeman's overthrows and lack of an offensive line push for Adrian Peterson. It was hard to watch. 

Last Weeks Results:

• Fantasy Football Teams 1-2,  Overall 15-6 (still 7-0 in Flooring league)

• NFL Picks 7-8, Overall 49-43

• Confidence Points 65/120, Overall 411/845 .486

Here are my Week 8 Picks

Carolina @ Tampa Bay • Panthers • 5

Miami @ New England • Patriots • 6

New York Giants @ Philadelphia  • Eagles • 8

Buffalo @ New Orleans • Saints • 11

San Francisco @ Jacksonville • 49ers • 13

Cleveland @ Kansas City • Chiefs • 10

Dallas @ Detroit • Lions • 1

Pittsburgh @ Oakland • Steelers • 3

New York Jets @ Cincinnati • Benglas • 2

Atlanta @ Arizona • Falcons • 4

Washington @ Denver • Broncos • 9

Green Bay @ Minnesota • Packers • 12

Seattle @ St. Louis • Seahawks • 7

NFL Week 7 Picks

So I know my picks aren't anything anyone wants to take to Vegas, they are about as bad as the Houston fans cheering Schaub's injury. 

At least my fantasy teams are doing well. I can't say the same for my pitiful Vikings. There is a new glimmer of hope for Minnesota fans with Josh Freeman taking over as QB. Let's hope that his NFL worst completion percentage is left in Tampa Bay as well as all his off the field problems. 

Here's how the season has gone for me. 

-Fantasy Football Teams 2-1, Overall 14-4

-NFL Picks Week 6 went 8-7, Overall 49-43

-Confidence Points 68/147, Overall 346/725 .477

Week 7 Picks

Seattle @ Arizona                  Seahawks          13

Chicago @ Washington         Bears                  8

Buffalo @ Miami                    Dolphins              4

New England @ NYJ             Patriots              14

St. Louis @ Carolina              Rams                  3

Dallas @ Philadelphia            Cowboys             5

Cincinati @ Detroit                 Lions                  7

San Diego @ Jacksonville      Chargers            15

Tampa Bay @ Atlanta             Falcons              9

San Francisco @ Tennessee   Titans                1

Cleveland @ Green Bay          Packers             11

Houston @ Kansas City          Chiefs               10

Baltimore @ Pittsburgh           Ravens               6

Denver @ Indianapolis            Broncos             12

Minnesota @ NYG                  Giants                 2

Week 6 NFL Picks

With my Vikings on a Bye last week I didn't have to watch them lose, but I did get to see my fantasy teams go undefeated over the weekend. I know some of you are waiting for my video blogs for my leagues which I'm gong to work on over the weekend. I will try to have those done as soon as possible. Now here is a look at how my predictions have gone so far. 

-Fantasy Football Team 3-0, Overall 12-3

-NFL Picks 7-7, Overall 41-36

-Confidence Points 55/105, Overall 278/578 .481

Week 6 Picks

 

NYG @ Chicago                      Bears            6

Carolina @ Minnesota              Vikings          9

Cincinati @ Buffalo                   Bengals         1

Detroit @ Cleveland                 Browns          5

Philadelphia @ Tampa Bay       Eagles           2

Oakland @ Kansas City            Chiefs          13

Pittsburgh @ NYJ                     Jets              8

Green Bay @ Baltimore             Ravens        4

St. Louis @ Houston                 Texans        12

Jacksonville @ Denver               Broncos      15

Tennessee @ Seattle                 Seahawks   14

Arizona @ San Francisco           49ers          7

New Orleans @ New England    Saints         3

Washington @ Dallas                 Cowboys     10

Indianapolis @ San Diego          Colts          11