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My grandmother would have turned 84 today.

I’ve had this voicemail saved for a few years - she was the coolest.

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Work. ~85mi. Best run: Big Sur Marathon. ~285mi. Best run: 13 in ATL on 6/5. ~300mi. Best run: Boston Marathon. ~360mi. Best run: 16mi in NYC on 7/10. ~590mi. Best run: 8 in San Sebastian. ~75mi. Best run: Tucson Marathon

My 2011 in Infographics and Lunaracers.

Ran in 6 states, 4 countries, 3 continents. On beaches and over mountains. Through traffic and across bridges. In temperatures between 30 degrees and 112 degrees F.

Marathon PR’d twice.

Best is still yet to come.

Top 7 Missed Opportunities for Mashup Albums in 2011

1. Take Care, Take Care, Take Care, Take Care (Drake x Explosions in the Sky)

2. MylOVOXOXXXxxylotocean (Coldplay x DrakeThe Weeknd x Danny BrownThe xx x Frank Ocean)

3. Wash the Throne: Last Tr**n to Paris (Diddy-Dirty Money x Jay-Z x Kanye)

4. Odd Future Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (Tyler, The Creator x Future x Phoenix)

5. The xxchoes of Silykke Lihanna (The xx x The Weeknd x Lykke Li x Rihanna)

6. YMCMBeyonIver: Carter 4 Emma, Forever Ago (Lil’ Wayne x Beyonce x Bon Iver)

7. Los Childish Clamcasinos: CAMPesinos! (Los Campesinos!Childish Gambino x Clams Casino)

Theme-Betting the College Football Bowl Games

My buddy Christian and I are still patting ourselves on the back for figuring out a way to make Bowl Season entertaining.

Last night, I was absolutely riveted at the end of the Little Caesars Bowl, the much ballyhooed (or NOT) Western Michigan-Purdue matchup. With 2 minutes left, I needed the Broncos to score a touchdown - instead, they lost a fumble and I lost a bet: eat an entire Little Caesars Hot-N-Ready pizza in one sitting.

Lose the Holiday Bowl? Wear a Christmas Sweater on Valentine’s Day!

Win the Gator Bowl? Get a Gatorade bath at any one time of your choosing!

Win the Capital One Bowl? Say “what’s in your wallet?” and get all the cash in the loser’s wallet (one time use only)!

We came up with theme bets for 30 Bowl Games (based on the ridiculous names of these games or the participating teams), listed here:

http://tinyurl.com/BowlBets

I’ve got some work to do. But losing was never so much fun.