Re: Crazy bets by pro gamblers
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Any serious runner should be able to run a mile in 4.30 ... the world record is 3.43! And 26 x 4 1/2 = 1h 57m which is under the marathon record.
He'd lose if he offered that bet to anyone who was genuinely an athlete.
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If you believe this you are very naive.
EDIT: Huck Seed once accepted a bet that he could not run a 4:30 mile with a year of training. He ran 4:36. That is both impressive and a lot farther from 4:30 than you think.
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I'm sure Huck has some extensive running experience.
If Huck bet that he could NOT run a mile under 4:30 THEN he would NOT. He would make it look good, but get paid off everytime.
If the bet was he COULD break 4:30 I think he would have found a way.
You are correct 4:30 is a long way from 4:36. It would probably take more training time than most would / could invest to shave off another 6 seconds. Of course the size of the bet probably has lots to do with the outcome.
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