Tuesday, June 17, 2008

day 26, 9:40pm, contest!

dogo onsen was wonderful. it loved the atmosphere. i showered, i had a bath, i shaved, and i weighed myself. dogo onsen had a scale and i just couldn't resist.

the contest is simple. colin began the trip with a weight of 113kg. (yes, i know, pretty big). how many kilograms do you think colin the henro has lost after 25 days of walking.
to enter send an e-mail to the e-mail address in the right column of the blog with your guess in the format of 00.0kg.
the person with the guess closest to the actual answer will win a prize. ties will be decided by coin flip.

some details that may help you in your guess.
colin is: 31 yrs. old, 193cm tall
colin has: walked an average of 29.7km a day for 25 days, has been eating well, no chocolate, almost no soda, but his favorite treat on the trail is ice-cream and he's received lots of hard candy as osettai.
colin ate: noodles, potato salad, 500mL of milk and 1L of green tea approx. 1 1/2 hours before weighing.
colin also: had a bath, shaved and used the little boys room before weighing. :)

good luck everyone, deadline is saturday.

night, ;)