Ok, so this is super random and hopefully it doesn't let my "crazy" shine too much, but does anyone else try to determine if their bib number has significance? Like past race numbers, significant dates... Etc? For instance all my bibs have had a 5 until this one. My last two races were the same four numbers....just curious
One time (October 2016 marathon) I used my bib # to try and come up with a time prediction (
link):
Non-Scientific Guess
Bib # = 212
Abe Lincoln's Birthday = 2/12
The day John Wilkes Booth planned to attempt his first assassination attempt on Lincoln by kidnapping him at a local play = 3/17/65
Final non-scientific guess = 3:18:05
Edit to add:
I knew I had more on this one (
hooray training journal!)
-Daughter B-day - 2/11 (so almost)
-212 minutes was a 3:32 marathon (so not quite goal time)
-Snapple Fact #212 (per
@roxymama ): Galapagos turtles can take up to three weeks to digest a meal.
-212 second negative split
-212 pacman ghosts you will chomp
-Wife said 21.2 minutes off PR, but that may be ambitious at 3:07.
-Maybe you'll be 2.12 minutes faster than your goal?
-My favorite 212 meaning comes from some random guy at Yahoo:
"it is also a new york city area code, a brand of perfume, and a model number of a john Deere tractor. are you a sweet smelling farmer from new york?"
-The Boston Marathon winner this year had a time of 2:12 and change. Coincidence? I think not. Connecting the dots... your race numbers implies that you will get to Boston!
So I'm right there with you
@TeeterTots. The mystery of the bib # and what it really means!