For a shout in this article in today’s Times, about how more marathoners are running with electronic devices. Peter Shankman, 34, said listening to the Navy Seals marching chant on his iPod helps him in the last push of a marathon. Mr. Shankman, the founder of the Geek Factory, a marketing firm in Manhattan, said that he hopes that by thinking “left, right, left, right” instead of fixating on pain, he can break four hours in Sunday’s marathon. Hee. Oh, and Hooya, Instructor Walston. Just felt the need to add that.

So here it is. I’ll run the 2006 ING NYC Marathon with a running mix of 170 songs, or roughly 17 hours of music. Download it here, if you so desire. Download running_1final_nyc06.xls Run baby, run.

The Outlook wasn’t brilliant for the Mudville nine that day:The score stood four to two, with but one inning more to play.And then when Cooney died at first, and Barrows did the same,A sickly silence fell upon the patrons of the game. A straggling few got up to go in deep despair. The restClung to that hope which springs eternal in the human breast;They thought, if only Casey could get but a whack at that -We’d put up even money, now, with Casey at the bat. But Flynn preceded Casey, as did also Jimmy Blake,And the former was a lulu and the latter was a cake;So upon that stricken multitude grim melancholy sat,For there seemed but little chance of Casey’s [...]

LETS GO METS!!

You know how when Homer sees or hears something he wants to eat, his tongue hangs out and he drools? I’m doing that right this very second. The minor league baseball team The Gateway Grizzlies, of Illinois, have created the Krispy Kreme Burger. A hangburger, cheese, in a bun made of a Krispy Kreme Donut. Words completely fail me. But Oh, my GOD, how I want one. Health people esitmate it at about 1,000 calories and 45 grams of fat. Drool.