Thursday, March 6, 2014

The Kangaroo Challenge

"Damn, we're out of beer, who's going to drive to the kang?" Little did Mr. Brys realize the the utterance of that mere question would lead to what happened next. " I bet you $20 that you can't run to the kangaroo, get beer, and be back in less than ten minutes." Of course once the challenge was issued Cody was off and running, making the initial dash in 6:58. Then, the challenger Brennen responded with a time of 6:02 and the challenge was born. Since this first night 21 people have run what has come to be known as "The Kangaroo Challenge." Rules 1. Start from 632 Queen St. exiting the back door and run to the Kangaroo on 421 2. Retrieve a PBR Tallboy from the Kangaroo as proof of your visit. 3. Return to the Queen St. house as quickly as possible. So there is a lot more to this run than one might initially think. Running down to the Kangaroo demands a solid strategy as well as running prowess. If you get stuck in line or the conditions are terrible its going to be tougher to post a solid time. However, the record tying time was set after a Thanksgiving meal, at night, in the rain. So buck up, Buttercup. Currently Nick Pendergrast and Peter Grill hold the record at 4:29. It has been speculated that a sub 4 minute kang can be run. So to that I ask, who will be the next, is it you?

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