by Tom Stortz | Apr 30, 2024 | General |
Over the weekend, Evan and I played 72 holes in 3 days in Atlantic City. The courses were Harbor Pines, Twisted Dunes, Seaview – Pines Course, and McCullough’s. Greens fees were around $100 and the courses were tended to better than the Montco/Bucks/Camden...
by Sam Stortz | Apr 29, 2024 | General |
Yesterday I ran the Eugene marathon in a time of two hours, 33 minutes, and 31 seconds. Let’s break it down. The Morning Of After a restless night of sleep, my mom and I woke up at 5am and headed up to Hayward Field shortly after. I had half a banana, a Gu, and...
by Sam Stortz | Apr 25, 2024 | General |
I’m in Eugene, Oregon with my mom writing from my hotel bed. The marathon is about 60 hours away. The Final Training Block Training peaked with weekly mileage totals of 76, 80(!), and 76. The cherry on top was the 6/6/6 long run progression. The goal was 6 miles...
by Tom Stortz | Apr 24, 2024 | General |
My mornings are simple. I get up around 6-6:30. I pee. I put in my contacts. Brush my teeth. Shower. Use deodorant and mouthwash. Get dressed. Buy a breakfast sandwich and drive to work. One small joy I have in life is reading the Wall Street Journal while listening...
by Tom Stortz | Apr 18, 2024 | General |
I came into work this morning, checked the bank balance, and saw a checked cashed for 3k to Jesus Delgado. I asked Jeff if he wrote a check to a random guy in Connecticut. He hadn’t. Same question to Sam. Nope. The check didn’t look like our company check...
by Sam Stortz | Apr 15, 2024 | General |
Tom ain’t the only SplittingTens blogger who can lose money sports betting! Below are the NBA futures bets I’ve placed this season in order from worst bet to best, with my prized bet saved for last. THE STINKERS These were all preseason picks that somehow...
by Tom Stortz | Apr 10, 2024 | General |
Precisely pic.twitter.com/mbnnpIHVbD — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 10, 2024 Some Free Time I’ve had some free time lately as I’m not traveling. Considering I spent more than half of March away from home, having 5 days at work, and then also home each...
by Sam Stortz | Apr 5, 2024 | General |
It is Friday. Every Friday I bike home from work and on my ride I see happy patrons at bars and restaurants enjoying a happy hour drink. This makes me happy. I fantasize about going to a local bar by myself one of these times and just ordering a beer;...
by Tom Stortz | Apr 2, 2024 | General |
I’ve been slow posting this trip from the beginning of March, but it’s important to record uncommon events. Jeff, Julia, and myself took this trip together as a business/personal trip to Paris for 3 nights, Stuttgart for 2, and then 3 in Lisbon. I’ve...
by Tom Stortz | Apr 1, 2024 | General |
After striking out completely on the DP World Tour and PGA, it all came down to household names Retief Goosen (35-1) and Sarah Schmelzel (50-1). Goose was playing well, but struggling to make a birdie. A bogey on 17 by Alker tied Goosen for the lead with 1 to play. On...
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