Yes/No: Mike Bialick in the top ten at Burning River 100?

The Burning River 100 Mile Endurance Run is playing host to the USA 100 Mile Trail National Championships in 2013.  The interesting name traces back to the 1969 fire in the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, Ohio.  The Burning River 100 Mile is run along the banks of the same river in Northeast Ohio. For a satirical reference to the event, you can listen to Randy Newman's song Burn On from his Sail Away album:

"Now the Lord can make you tumble
And the Lord can make you turn
And the Lord can make you overflow
But the Lord can't make you burn"

There are two Minnesota runners listed on entries page -- Macarthur Rivard of Cedar and Mike Bialick of Minnetonka.

We will follow former University of Minnesota runner Bialick with our question this week...

Yes/No: Will Mike Bialick finish in the top ten overall at the Burning River 100 Mile Endurance Run on Saturday?

Mike Bialick has personal bests of 14:35 and 30:35 on the track and has run a 2:31 marathon.  He started showing up in the ultra-marathon results in 2012.  Some of his 2012 races include: third place at the Afton 50k, second at the TNF Madison 50 Mile and finally eighth at the JFK 50 in Maryland.  In 2013, Bialick finished fifth at the Ice Age Trail 50.  The Burning River 100 will be his debut at that distance.

To look up previous results from the Burning River 100 Mile, click on the Results tab on the race home page, HERE.

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 4:00 A.M. CDT, Saturday, July 27th.  Please put your answers in the subject line of the e-mail and make sure your full name appears somewhere in the e-mail.  We will offer a bonus for participants making their 2013 debut in Yes/No - a correct answer will be worth two points for anyone who has not played yet this year.

My Answer:  Yes

Last week's question was:  Will Lance Elliott win the Main Street Mile at the Hopkins Raspberry Run on Sunday?  The answer was no - Elliot took third in 4:32.  Sixteen people answered correctly this week.  Lori Anne Schwiesow and Mary Varney continue to lead with sixteen points.  Pat Foley holds down second place with fourteen points.

For all the results, please visit DtB Fantasy Corner, HERE.