tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7251345896857600136.post2183140197435346989..comments2023-03-26T03:30:51.137-04:00Comments on Running, Wonky Ankle and All: Around the Bay 30K "Race" ReportVavahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06695435090921005081noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7251345896857600136.post-57515382985325669622011-03-29T20:19:30.983-04:002011-03-29T20:19:30.983-04:00It also helps that the Sharks are a good team, hav...It also helps that the Sharks are a good team, have been for a while, and even when they were an expansion team they were always good for a first round upset in the playoffs against a Detroit or some other powerhouse. Atlanta, on the other hand, has made the playoffs all of once, has yet to win a single playoff game I think, and is in a city that barely cares about their teams even if they ARE winning.<br /><br />I think the conspiracy theory that David Stern orchestrated the move of Bettman from the NBA to the NHL back when the NHL was ahead of the NBA in popularity has a lot of merit... Stern knew Bettman would destroy the league and it looks like he was right.Vavahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695435090921005081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7251345896857600136.post-26880156908668322542011-03-29T19:53:40.085-04:002011-03-29T19:53:40.085-04:00awesome that you know Chris, haha He is an amazin...awesome that you know Chris, haha He is an amazing runner with how much mileage he does! <br /><br />I like that "false hockey markets"! I think Bettman is a horrible commissioner, and not sure why he is trying to keep teams out of Canada, where they legitimately care about hockey and will fill arenas. I'm near San Jose - and that is one market that does care about hockey, the arena is usually sold out every night, the fans here are hardcore and into it.Nellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11613262056157769496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7251345896857600136.post-28112270276655126042011-03-29T08:04:24.488-04:002011-03-29T08:04:24.488-04:00Nelly: Small world! Chris McPeake is my friend'...Nelly: Small world! Chris McPeake is my friend's running group leader! I'll check out the other blog; thanks for the tip.<br /><br />And yes, the guy from RIM wanted to move the Coyotes to Hamilton. Gary Bettman messed that up for personal reasons it seems and Phoenix has been in trouble ever since as the NHL keeps losing money there big time. Up here such places are referred to as "false hockey markets".Vavahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695435090921005081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7251345896857600136.post-18337041651625696052011-03-28T20:21:10.238-04:002011-03-28T20:21:10.238-04:00Great report! Sounds like it was a nice training ...Great report! Sounds like it was a nice training run overall. Glad your calf held up, the run sounded like a great test of it. <br /><br />Huge bummer about your friends ankle, how was the rest of his day?<br /><br />That last hill at the 27K mark sounded brutal! Glad you made it up it. <br /><br />And isn't Hamilton where they wanted to relocate the Phoenix Coyotes to? They need to get teams out of the US and into Canada where they care about hockey. We just don't care enough about hockey in the Southern US (Coyotes, Floria Panthers, Nashville Predators, Atlanta Thrashers, etc). <br /><br />And you may already follow these people, but a couple of my blogger friends also ran the 30K:<br />http://triathlawesome.blogspot.com/2011/03/around-bay.html<br /><br />http://chrismcpeake.blogspot.com/2011/03/around-bay-30km-race-report.html<br /><br />I love reading race reports of races that I did from other people's perspectives, hahaNellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11613262056157769496noreply@blogger.com