Down the Backstretch

Summit Avenue in St. Paul will be filled with runners on March 22nd as the USATF Team Circuit kicks off the Minnesota racing season. The Human Race is also designated as the USATF-Minnesota 8K Championship. This fast course is an early test for all the hard-core runners who trained through the long Minnesota winter. This week, Yes/No asks you to predict just how many of these die-hards are ready to run fast this weekend.

Yes/No: Will the combined total of men breaking 25:00 and women breaking 30:00 at the Human Race 8K on Sunday be 13 or more?

Note: From 2005 – 2008, an average of 8.5 men have broken 25:00 at the Human Race 8K --including regular Yes/No contestant Pete Gilman who has run sub 25 each year! During the same period, an average of 8 women have broken 30:00. The weather always plays a major role in trying to run a fast time in March. The early weather reports predict temperatures around 50 and a bit breezy (subject to change of course).

To play our game, simply type "yes" or "no" into the subject line of an e-mail and send it to us at DtBFantasy [AT] gmail [DOT] com before 12:00 p.m. Sunday, March 22. Please put your answer in the subject line of the e-mail ... and make sure your full name appears somewhere in the e-mail. We will continue to offer a bonus for participants making their debut in Yes/No - a correct answer will be worth two points for any first-time players.

My Answer: No.

Kyle Serreyn and I (Doug Cowles) are currently tied for the year-long lead in Yes/No with 6 points each. You can find the full leaderboard HERE.

You can find the DtB's Pick Ten leaderboard HERE, where Mick Hondo leads Toby Hatlevig by a single point in the competition.

Good luck ... and thanks for playing Yes/No!