Edward Norton crushes in the NYC marathon

Mike — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:08:49 +0000

I know it ended two days ago – possibly, when this guy finally crossed the finish line – but I had to follow up on Edward Norton’s running of the New York City Marathon – for I haven’t been this enthused about Norton since the first time I saw the final scene in Primal Fear.

I posted on Friday that Norton was running in his first ever marathon to raise money for Maasai Wilderness Conservation Trust in East Africa. According to Ecorazzi, that little initiative raised $763,000 – with Norton pulling in over 300 K himself! He even brought these dudes – actual Maasai he met while on an excursion to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro – over from Africa to run the race with him.

That picture and the boku charity dollars don’t fully encapsulate Norton’s marathon badass however; he also murdered the course. 40-year-old Norton finished the 26.2 mile race in 3 hours 48 minutes and 1 second. That’s a sub 9 minute (about 8:42 by my estimation) pace. According to Eonline, that made him the top celebrity finisher this year.

Finally, not to be overlooked, he also realized one other marathon goal…

Note: Palin came in at 3:59:36 when she ran the 2005 Humpy’s Marathon in Anchorage, AK

The Four-Day Work Week, Vol. 1

Mike — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 19:53:54 +0000

I’ve long been campaigning (lamenting to people with no authority or pull, whatsoever) in favor of the four-day work week. It obviously hasn’t happened…yet.

In the interest of idealists nationwide, each Friday I’m going to draft a list of how I could be better spending my time if I wasn’t confined to the office.

Because I am nothing, if not overly productive, during freedom time.

Strategically map out a TB route for Operation: One Free Taco? Nay, Many Free Taco day

Come up with less creepier packaging for broccoli

Deliver a far creepier monologue on the bus

Graffitying (sp.) the street

Answer all that pesky fan mail

See like 10 bands per hour, all day, for free

Add top Zombie flicks to my Netflix cue

Track down Russian Bear vodka

Come up with a plan for how to not get myself (and fellow geeks) pranked on April Fool’s Day

Everywhere I go, with swagger (help raise the stats!)

Cat proof my apartment