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Treadmills are good for cardio but they suck for training distance running. Treadmill running and actual running are two completely different exercises that just look vaguely similar.

Yeah, bikes are supposed to ride with traffic, runners are supposed to run against traffic. Basically when you're running against traffic it is easier for you to react to and avoid unaware or distracted drivers and cyclists. You can see them coming, and it's easier for them to see you. People running or walking against traffic have a 70+% lower risk of being hit by a car.

That's fucking insane. Those people are awful.

I'm a runner who runs mostly in the suburbs. I do this. For a few reasons. I can't speak for other runners, but it's mostly a safety thing. Compared to blacktop, sidewalks tend to have far more cracks, uneven or lifted, broken pieces to trip on or to twist an ankle or a knee on. I'm less likely to step on or through something and wipe out on the road than I am on a sidewalk. Lots of neighborhoods tend to have trees planted in front yards or, worse, the curb strips. All over the place are sidewalk tiles that have been cracked or lifted by roots. Also, and this is area dependent of course, not everyone trims those trees high enough. I'm around 6'4 and there are streets around here where I have to constantly duck or hunch over while I'm running to avoid taking a branch to the face. When you're running long distances having a broken, uneven running surface results in more foot, ankle, knee, and joint injuries generally over time. Plus it's harder than asphalt so you risk more long-term impact injuries. And with the heightened chance of tripping and eating shit, there's just flat out far less risk of a running injury running on the road versus the sidewalk. It's easier and safer to run in the street. That said, runners like me who run in the street should be following basic street running safety and etiquette. Be visible. If you need to stop, move to the sidewalk. Run single file if you're running with someone. Run as close as you safely can to the curb, only swinging out just enough to avoid parked cars. And always always always run facing traffic. If you've got someone running with traffic, or way out towards the middle of the road or something, then that's just an unaware asshole.

Among several errors I made! I apparently need more coffee before posting these. :P Should be all fixed now.

WEEK 11 MOCK GAMBLING - SPREAD AND QUESTIONS DEADLINE FOR WEEK 11 ENTRIES - Thursday, 11/18 20:19 EASTERN THREAD WILL BE LOCKED AT THE DEADLINE SO GET YOUR ENTRIES IN! Week 11 Feature Game N.Y. Giants(+11.5) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Remember you are betting against the spread, not just the outright winner) QUESTIONS 1) What will be the first scoring play of the Feature Game? Giants TD, Giants FG, Giants safety, Bucs TD, Bucs FG, Bucs safety, or other? ($1,000 for the correct call) 2) Moving the sticks: Which team in the Feature Game will convert the higher percentage of 3rd downs? ($700 for the correct team) 3) Name any QB that will be sacked 4 or more times in Week 11. ($1,000 for a correct name) 4) How many field goals will be scored in the Colts @ Bills game? ($700 for the right answer) 5) Call the winners: Cincinnati at Las Vegas New Orleans at Philadelphia Washington at Carolina ($700 for EACH correctly named game winner, $1,500 bonus if you call all 3 correctly) 6) Name any running back that will have a single run of 50 or more yards in Week 11. ($1,000 a correct name) 7) Will the first TD in the Dallas @ Kansas City game be a running or a receiving touchdown? ($700 for the right team) 8) Name the player who will rush for the most yards AND the player that will have the most receiving yards in week eleven. ($2,000 for each player named correctly, $6,000 bonus if both names are called) Good luck! ### Example Answer Post and MY ENTRY ### Bucs for $2,600 1. Bucs TD 2. Bucs 3. Newton 4. 4 5. Bengals, Saints, Football Team 6. Gibson 7. Receiving 8. Gibson, McLaurin #####################

Keyser_Soze extends his lead going into Week 11, being one of only 2 players to win on their Feature Game bet! With a week left until the traditional Thanksgiving MGT Week, will he be able to hold on to the holiday or will someone else bring him down from his comfy perch? ########## WEEK 10 RESULTS ########## Week 10 Feature Game - L.A. Rams (-4.5) at San Francisco 49'ers The Niners upset the Rams in a blowout, winning 31-5.5(10-4.5). Only Keyser_Soze and Slug hit their bets. QUESTIONS 1) What will be the first scoring play of the Feature Game? Rams TD, Rams FG, Rams safety, 49'ers TD, 49'ers FG, 49'ers safety, or other? ($900 for the correct call) A first quarter Garoppolo to Kittle connection for 8 yards and a TD was the first score of the Feature Game. Bets on a SF TD get it. Only Keyser_Soze got this one right. 2) Which team in the Feature Game will commit more turnovers? ($700 for the correct team) Stafford threw two picks for L.A. which were the only turnovers of the game. Slug was the only player to call this. 3) Name any player that will notch at least 2 sacks in Week 10. ($900 for a correct name) Marcus Davenport, Jeff Simmons, Cameron Heyward, and Devin White each tallied two sacks this week. If you called one of these you got the money. But you didn't. 4) How many touchdowns will be scored in the Bills @ Jets game? ($700 for the right answer) Eight! Eight touchdowns! Ah ah ahhhhhh! 5) Call the winners: Seattle at Green Bay Kansas City at Las Vegas New Orleans at Tennessee ($600 for EACH correctly named game winner, $1,300 bonus if you call all 3 correctly) Several players each earned the bonus, with Question 5 apparently having 3 mostly expected outcomes. 6) Name any receiver that will have a reception of 50 or more yards in Week 10. ($900 a correct name) Six different receivers had a grab of at least 50 yards. Only AbsolutSurgen and BasemntDweller2 got this one, both calling Stefon Diggs who was one of those six. 7) Which team will score LAST in the Thursday night Baltimore @ Miami game? ($700 for the right team) A late Miami touchdown sealed the win and was the last points put up in the contest. Only Slug and thewhyteboar got this one correct. 8) Name the player who will rush for the most yards AND the player that will have the most receiving yards in week ten. ($1,800 for each player named correctly, $5,000 bonus if both names are called) D'Andre Swift rolled along for 130 yards while Stefon Diggs got 162 in the air to be your yardage leaders in Week 10. Nobody called either player. ######### LEADERBOARD ######### @Keyser_Soze - $19,720 @Commissar SFLUFAN - $16,903 @Biggie - $16,805 @thewhyteboar - $13,605 @Pikachu - $13,300 @AbsolutSurgen - $11,595 Slug - $9,600 @ManUtdRedDevils - $8,100 @Kal-El814 - $3,000 @BasemntDweller2 - $4,089 If you think I mathed wrong, let me know. ########## THE SEASON ######### Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 - BYE Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 ############################### WEEK 11 FEATURE GAME AND QUESTIONS FOLLOW THIS POST

Mine has changed once and I wasn't that thrilled about it.

Deadline is TONIGHT! Get your entries in!

I mean, it's not like I'm not going to buy it.

WEEK 10 MOCK GAMBLING - SPREAD AND QUESTIONS DEADLINE FOR WEEK 10 ENTRIES - Thursday, 11/11 20:19 EASTERN THREAD WILL BE LOCKED AT THE DEADLINE SO GET YOUR ENTRIES IN! Week 10 Feature Game L.A. Rams (-4.5) at San Francisco 49'ers (Remember you are betting against the spread, not just the outright winner) QUESTIONS 1) What will be the first scoring play of the Feature Game? Rams TD, Rams FG, Rams safety, 49'ers TD, 49'ers FG, 49'ers safety, or other? ($900 for the correct call) 2) Which team in the Feature Game will commit more turnovers? ($700 for the correct team) 3) Name any player that will notch at least 2 sacks in Week 10. ($900 for a correct name) 4) How many touchdowns will be scored in the Bills @ Jets game? ($700 for the right answer) 5) Call the winners: Seattle at Green Bay Kansas City at Las Vegas New Orleans at Tennessee ($600 for EACH correctly named game winner, $1,300 bonus if you call all 3 correctly) 6) Name any receiver that will have a reception of 50 or more yards in Week 10. ($900 a correct name) 7) Which team will score LAST in the Thursday night Baltimore @ Miami game? ($700 for the right team) 8) Name the player who will rush for the most yards AND the player that will have the most receiving yards in week ten. ($1,800 for each player named correctly, $5,000 bonus if both names are called) Good luck! ### Example Answer Post and MY ENTRY ### Niners for $2,000 1. Niners FG 2. Rams 3. Chase Young 4. 5 5. Seahawks, Chiefs, Titans 6. McLaurin 7. Miami 8. Gibson, McLaurin #####################

With a conservative bet and getting cash on almost half the questions, Keyser_Soze slides to the top of one of the tightest leaderboards we've had at this point in the competition! Will he be able to build momentum and hang on going into Week 11? ########## WEEK 9 RESULTS ########## Week 9 Feature Game - Chicago Bears (+7.5) at Pittsburgh Steelers Chicago loses on the field, but wins with the points, beating the Steelers in the MGT by a score of 34.5(27+7.5)-29. Bets on da Bears win. QUESTIONS 1) What will be the first scoring play of the Feature Game? Bears TD, Bears FG, Bears safety, Steelers TD, Steelers FG, Steelers safety, or other? ($800 for the correct call) Najee Harris scampers into the endzone from 10 yards out and a touchdown for the first score of the Feature Game. Steelers TD is the call. Only Biggie and Keyser_Soze got this one right. 2) Which teams in the Feature Game will win the time of possession battle? ($600 for the correct team) Pittsburgh held the ball for 34:05 to Chicago's 25:55 to win the ToP game. 3) Name any team that will finish their game with a score greater than 30. ($600 for the right answer) The Colts, Browns, Vikings, Ravens, and Cardinals all surpassed 30 points. Only BasemntDweller2 called one of these teams! 4) Home field advantage: How many home teams win in Week 9? ($900 for the correct player) 7 home teams were able to hold down the fort in Week 9. Slug was the only player to call this correctly. 5) Call the winners: Cleveland at Cincinnati L.A. Chargers at Philadelphia Las Vegas Raiders at NY Giants ($500 for EACH correctly named game winner, $1,000 bonus if you call all 3 correctly) Our players didn't have a ton of faith in the Browns and Giants in Week 9. No bonus awarded. 6) Which team scores first in the Sunday night Titans @ Rams game? ($600 for the right team) L.A. gets this one with a 34 yard field goal in the first quarter. 7) Name the QB that will have the most passing yards in Week 9 ($1,000 for the right name) Justin Herbert puts up 356 yards to lead all passers in Week 9. Nobody called this. 8) Name the player who will rush for the most yards AND the player that will have the most receiving yards in week nine. ($1,500 for each player named correctly, $4,000 bonus if both names are called) Jonathan Taylor picks up 172 yards on the ground while Cordarrelle Patterson takes in 126 through the air to be your Week 9 leaders. Five players called Taylor's number. Nobody saw Patterson coming so no bonus awarded. ######### LEADERBOARD ######### @Keyser_Soze - $16,720 @Biggie - $15,705 @Commissar SFLUFAN - $15,303 @AbsolutSurgen - $13,095 @thewhyteboar - $12,205 @Pikachu - $11,200 @ManUtdRedDevils - $9,900 @BasemntDweller2 - $5,189 Slug - $5,000 @Kal-El814 - $3,000 If you think I mathed wrong, let me know. ########## THE SEASON ######### Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 - BYE Week 8 Week 9 ############################### WEEK 10 FEATURE GAME AND QUESTIONS FOLLOW THIS POST

@sblfilms I don't know how many more of these you have in the hopper, but you should keep doing 'em. It sounded really good and you've got this...I don't know how else to describe it..really good "NPR interview" voice.

You are correct! Not sure where I dropped a hundred..probably a typo. It's been fixed!

WEEK 9 MOCK GAMBLING - SPREAD AND QUESTIONS DEADLINE FOR WEEK 8 ENTRIES - TONIGHT 20:19 EASTERN THREAD WILL BE LOCKED AT THE DEADLINE SO GET YOUR ENTRIES IN! Week 9 Feature Game Chicago Bears (+7.5) at Pittsburgh Steelers (Remember you are betting against the spread, not just the outright winner) QUESTIONS 1) What will be the first scoring play of the Feature Game? Bears TD, Bears FG, Bears safety, Steelers TD, Steelers FG, Steelers safety, or other? ($800 for the correct call) 2) Which teams in the Feature Game will win the time of possession battle? ($600 for the correct team) 3) Name any team that will finish their game with a score greater than 30. ($600 for the right answer) 4) Home field advantage: How many home teams win in Week 9? ($900 for the correct player) 5) Call the winners: Cleveland at Cincinnati L.A. Chargers at Philadelphia Las Vegas Raiders at NY Giants ($500 for EACH correctly named game winner, $1,000 bonus if you call all 3 correctly) 6) Which team scores first in the Sunday night Titans @ Rams game? ($600 for the right team) 7) Name the QB that will have the most passing yards in Week 9 ($1,000 for the right name) 8) Name the player who will rush for the most yards AND the player that will have the most receiving yards in week eight. ($1,500 for each player named correctly, $4,000 bonus if both names are called) Good luck! ### Example Answer Post and MY ENTRY ### Bears for $1,000 1. Steelers FG 2. Chicago 3. Denver 4. 7 5. Bengals, Chargers, Raiders 6. Rams 7. Bridgewater 8. Gordon, Cooks #####################

In a week where almost everyone lost on the Feature Game, but a bunch of player also hit the Question 5 bonus, Biggie manages to hang on to a slim lead going into Week 9! Will he be able to stay ahead or will someone new take the reigns? Apologies for the late update this week and the short deadline. On to Week 9! ########## WEEK 8 RESULTS ########## Week 8 Feature Game - Green Bay Packers at Arizona Cardinals (-5.5) Green Bay beats Arizona on the scoreboard and in the MGT by a score of 24-15.5(21-5.5). Bets on the Pack win. Only Biggie and Keyser_Soze hit their bets this week! QUESTIONS 1) What will be the first scoring play of the Feature Game? Packers TD, Packers FG, Packers safety, Cardinals TD, Cardinals FG, Cardinals safety, or other? ($700 for the correct call) Arizona goes up six early in the first with a touchdown for the first score of the game. 2) Name the player that will score the first TD of the Feature Game. As always "score" means "the person holding the ball in the endzone". ($600 for the correct name) A direct snap to Chase Edmons from 11 yards out results in the first TD on this game. Nobody called this. 3) Name any team that will NOT finish their game with a double-digit score (0-9). Teams on a Bye do not count. ($600 for the right answer) The Lions and the Jags were the only teams that failed to reach at least 10 points in Week 8. Only Commissar SFLUFAN and thewhyteboar called one of these two teams. 4) The QB who will have the highest passer rating in Week 8, with a minimum of 3 attempts. ($700 for the correct player) Geno Smith led all QBs in passer rating in week 8 with a 128.3, going 20/24 for 195 yards, two touchdowns and no picks. Nobody called Geno's number. 5) Call the winners: Tennessee at Indianapolis San Francisco at Chicago Dallas at Minnesota ($500 for EACH correctly named game winner, $1,000 bonus if you call all 3 correctly) Road sweep! Almost everyone got all 3 correct. Lots of bonuses this week! 6) Which team will have more total offensive yardage in the Philadelphia @ Detroit game? ($500 for the right team) In an absolute blowout of a game, the Eagles win the yardage battle 350-228 and I'm surprised it was even that close. 7) Unreal speed: Name the player that will reach the highest top speed while carrying the ball in Week 8. ($1,000 for the right name) Jonathan Taylor was the fastest player in Week 8, reaching a top speed of 21.83 MPH on a 1 yard run. Nobody named Taylor. 8) Name the player who will rush for the most yards AND the player that will have the most receiving yards in week eight. ($1,500 for each player named correctly, $4,000 bonus if both names are called) Elijah Mitchell takes the rushing crown in Week 8 with 137 yards while Deebo Samuel knocked out all the other receivers with 171 in the air. Keyser_Soze was the only player to call Mitchell and nobody saw Deebo coming. ######### LEADERBOARD ######### @Biggie - $14,205 @Keyser_Soze - $13,110 @Commissar SFLUFAN - $11,103 @AbsolutSurgen - $9,395 @thewhyteboar - $9,305 @Pikachu - $7,000 @ManUtdRedDevils - $3,700 @Kal-El814 - $3,000 Slug - $2,000 @BasemntDweller2 - $1,999 If you think I mathed wrong, let me know. ########## THE SEASON ######### Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 - BYE Week 8 ############################### WEEK 9 FEATURE GAME AND QUESTIONS FOLLOW THIS POST

For the MGT players: I haven't forgotten, I've just been busy as fuck. Week 9 thread will be up tomorrow morning sometimes so keep an eye out. Short deadline to get the entries in, obviously.

Deadline is tonight! Get your entries in!

Whoops! The spread is correct but I applied it to the wrong team. I have corrected the OP in case you want to change your bet.

We're back from our Bye! On to Week 8! Here is a reminder of our current standings: -= Leaderboard =- @Biggie - $10,205 @AbsolutSurgen - $9,195 @Commissar SFLUFAN - $8,503 @Keyser_Soze - $7,305 @BasemntDweller2 - $7,299 @thewhyteboar - $6,305 @Pikachu - $5,400 Slug - $3,500 @ManUtdRedDevils - $2,700 @Kal-El814 - $2,100 Let's go! WEEK 8 MOCK GAMBLING - SPREAD AND QUESTIONS DEADLINE FOR WEEK 8 ENTRIES - 10/28/2021 (Thursday) 20:19 EASTERN THREAD WILL BE LOCKED AT THE DEADLINE SO GET YOUR ENTRIES IN! Week 8 Feature Game Green Bay Packers at Arizona Cardinals (-5.5) (Remember you are betting against the spread, not just the outright winner) QUESTIONS 1) What will be the first scoring play of the Feature Game? Packers TD, Packers FG, Packers safety, Cardinals TD, Cardinals FG, Cardinals safety, or other? ($700 for the correct call) 2) Name the player that will score the first TD of the Feature Game. As always "score" means "the person holding the ball in the endzone". ($600 for the correct name) 3) Name any team that will NOT finish their game with a double-digit score (0-9). Teams on a Bye do not count. ($600 for the right answer) 4) The QB who will have the highest passer rating in Week 8, with a minimum of 3 attempts. ($700 for the correct player) 5) Call the winners: Tennessee at Indianapolis San Francisco at Chicago Dallas at Minnesota ($500 for EACH correctly named game winner, $1,000 bonus if you call all 3 correctly) 6) Which team will have more total offensive yardage in the Philadelphia @ Detroit game? ($500 for the right team) 7) Unreal speed: Name the player that will reach the highest top speed while carrying the ball in Week 8. ($1,000 for the right name) 8) Name the player who will rush for the most yards AND the player that will have the most receiving yards in week eight. ($1,500 for each player named correctly, $4,000 bonus if both names are called) Good luck! ### Example Answer Post and MY ENTRY ### Arizona for $1,500 1. Green Bay FG 2. AJ Green 3. Dallas 4. Heinicke 5. Colts, Bears, Vikings 6. Detroit 7. McLaurin 8. Gibson, McLaurin #####################

At this point they should just be using caps for sound and adding CG gunfire. Blanks are unnecessary outside of budgetary concerns.

You are correct! Fixed.

Being one of only two players to hit their bet on the Week 6 Feature game, Biggie slides into the lead by a slim margin and is the first player to crack the 10k mark this season! Week 7 will be the first of possibly two Bye weeks in this extended 2021-22 MGT season. Use the week off to reflect and think about what you've done. ########## WEEK 6 RESULTS ########## Week 6 Feature Game - Buffalo Bills (-5.5) at Tennessee Titans The Bills get upset by the Titans, losing 25.5(31-5.5)-34. Bets on Tennessee win. Only Biggie and Slug called the Titans win. QUESTIONS 1) What will be the first scoring play of the Feature Game? Bills TD, Bills FG, Bills safety, Titans TD, Titans FG, Titans safety, or other? ($600 for the correct call) A 1st quarter Tyler Bass field goal brought the first points in this one for Buffalo. 2) Which team in the Feature Game will have the longest kickoff return? ($400 for the correct team) Marcus Johnson had a 31 yard return for the longest of the night. Bets on Tennessee win. 3) Which team in the Feature Game will commit the most turnovers? ($400 for the right answer) With no fumbles lost and each team throwing one pick, this one is a draw. 4) Name any two teams that BOTH score more than 24 points in Week 6? ($300 for the correct team) TB, KC, LAR, IND, CIN, BAL, MIN, CAR, ARI, DAL, NE, BUF, and TEN all scored over 24 points. If you called two of these teams you got the money. 5) Call the winners: Minnesota at Carolina Cincinnati at Detroit Dallas at New England ($400 for EACH correctly named game winner, $800 bonus if you call all 3 correctly) A sweep for the road teams. AbsolutSurgen and thewhyteboar both nailed all three picks to earn the bonus. 6) Which game in Week 6 will have the LOWEST combined score? ($700 for the right team) Houston vs Indy combined for a week low of 34 points. Only Slug got this one. 7) Which game in Week 6 will have the HIGHEST combined score? ($700 for the right team) Our Feature Game was also the high score of the week, with a combined 65 points for the Bills and Titans. Nobody called this. 8) Name the player who will rush for the most yards AND the player that will have the most receiving yards in week six. ($1,000 for each player named correctly, $3,000 bonus if both names are called) Jonathan Taylor let all runners with 145 yards on the ground and CeeDee Lamb grabbed 149 through the air to lead all receivers. Commissar SFLUFAN, Kal-El814, and thewhyteboar all saw Taylor's good week coming. Nobody called Lamb because why would they? ######### LEADERBOARD ######### @Biggie - $10,205 @AbsolutSurgen - $9,195 @Commissar SFLUFAN - $8,503 @Keyser_Soze - $7,305 @BasemntDweller2 - $7,299 @thewhyteboar - $6,305 @Pikachu - $5,400 Slug - $3,500 @ManUtdRedDevils - $2,700 @Kal-El814 - $2,100 If you think I mathed wrong, let me know. ########## THE SEASON ######### Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 ############################### Week 7 is a BYE! Be ready to bet again next week!

It's about what I expected so far. :P