Friday, April 17, 2009

Carrie Tollefson will compete in the inaugural B.A.A Invitational Mile in conjunction with the Boston Marathon this weekend. The race will be held the day before the marathon and features a top-notch elite field featuring Shalane Flanagan. The course is composed of three loops and concludes at the Boston Marathon finish line. For more information read the previews by DtB, Team USA Minnesota, and the B.A.A.

Yes/No: Will Carrie Tollefson run 4:35.00 or faster in the B.A.A. Invitational Mile on Sunday?

Note: Carrie Tollefson is well known by Minnesota distance running fans. A champion at every level, Carrie won 13 state high school championships, five NCAA championships and three USA championships and was an Olympian in 2004. She holds lifetime bests of 4:27 in the mile and 4:06 in the 1500. As reported earlier on DtB, Carrie is coming off 2 frustrating years fighting injuries but appears on the comeback trail in 2009.

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 9:00 a.m. CDT Sunday, April 19th. 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

Last week's Yes/No question was decided by the slimmest of margins. Aaron Studt threw a mere one centimeter less than the Yes/No appointed distance and therefore the correct answer -- by an eyelash! -- was "No." Only 5 people answered correctly, but one of those was the leader of the contest - Kyle Serreyn - who is moving away from the pack slightly.

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Good luck and thanks for playing Yes/No on DtB!

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