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Holiday Bowl Pick’em Contest WINNERS

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by Craig on December 30, 2009

It came down to the final day.  In the final day, it came down to the last game.  But when the dust had settled and all ten results were in from the pro and college games we asked you to pick for our 619 Sports Holiday Bowl Pick’em Contest, there were two winners standing alone.

Congrats to Chuck D and TruAztec, the winners of our pick’em contest!  Chuck made the bold move to split away from the pack on Tuesday and pick UCLA and Wisconsin, taking a shot at solo glory over the chance to be pulled from a tiebreaker random drawing.  The gamble worked, and Chuck finished in a clear first place with a 7-3 record.

TruAztec finished 6-4, and nobody else who participated managed to fashion a better-than-.500 record.  I guess I chose some tough games to predict!  In particular, UCLA dumping Temple was a major shift in the game.

Guys, the tickets are waiting for you tonight at will call…enjoy the Holiday Bowl, courtesy of your prognosticating ability, the good people in the Holiday Bowl front office, and 619Sports.Net!

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When circumstances change, contests change.

Last week’s Poinsettia Bowl Pick’em contest was a great success with 50 tickets overall distributed to 619 Sports readers & listeners.  We were all set to roll the contest forward…then we found out that we have just FOUR tickets to give away to the SOLD OUT Pacific Life Holiday Bowl on December 30th.

Hey, that’s still two pairs of tickets to see the AP College Football Player of the Year Ndamukong Suh and the 22nd ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers against the 20th ranked Arizona Wildcats at Qualcomm Stadium on Wednesday night!

Want to get in on the action?  You’re going to need to visit 619Sports.Net each of the next four days, and you’re going to need to show some prognosticating savvy picking college and pro football games!

Starting with two of today’s three college football bowl games, and continuing through Tuesday night, 619 Sports will present you with 10 different opportunities to pick games.  The two people who come up with the highest number of correct picks will be going to the Holiday Bowl!  In case of a tie I will randomly select the winners from the available pool of contestants with the same number of correct picks.

After the jump, take a look at the 10 games you’ll be picking! Continue Reading →

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5 Minute Fitness: Holiday Nutrition Tips

November 25, 2009
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SharePolly Kanavel is a fitness coach located in La Mesa, CA and has an engineering degree with a focus in ergonomics.
Food—many of us have a love/hate relationship with food because we need it to survive but often go overboard and then hate ourselves for it (or at least feel a tiny, fleeting twinge of guilt).  [...]

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A San Diego Running Hero Comes Home

November 6, 2009
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ShareA year ago, Meb Keflezighi was recovering from hip surgery and could barely even walk.  Now, the San Diego High graduate is on top of the running world after becoming the first American since 1982 to win the New York City Marathon.  Keflezighi returned home to a hero’s welcome at the Hall of Champions on [...]

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5 Minute Fitness: Stretches You Can Use

October 28, 2009
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ShareStretching. It’s feels good and its good for us but most of us don’t do it enough. Sure, we think to stretch before going for a long walk or jog and flap our arms about before a swim but what about restorative stretching? You know, those nice, relaxing stretches that help your body let go [...]

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5 Minute Fitness #7: Beat The Heat!

September 4, 2009
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Polly Kanavel is a personal trainer located in La Mesa, Ca and has an engineering degree with a focus in ergonomics.
With summer here I wanted to take the time to address being safe in the heat. Be smart about where and when you workout. Unless you are training for an ultra marathon in Death Valley [...]

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5 Minute Fitness: PhysioBall Training

July 29, 2009

SharePolly Kanavel is a fitness coach located in La Mesa, CA and has an engineering degree with a focus in ergonomics.
Hello again and thank you for reading 5 Minute Fitness.  As promised this time we’re going to have Phun with a Physioball.  Every gym has these colorful balls, and no, they’re not for Giants to [...]

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5 Minute Fitness #5: Nutrition

July 3, 2009
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SharePolly Kanavel is a fitness coach located in La Mesa, CA and has an engineering degree with a focus in ergonomics.
Welcome again! In my last four posts we have gone around the physical fitness horn so now I’m starting back at the first corner: Nutrition.

In my last Nutrition post I built a better [...]

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5 Minute Fitness #4: Flexibility

June 22, 2009

SharePolly Kanavel is a fitness coach located in La Mesa, CA and has an engineering degree with a focus in ergonomics.
Welcome back to 5 minute fitness. Remember balanced Physical Fitness is built on a square with the four corners being: Nutrition, Strength Training, Cardiovascular Fitness, and Flexibility. If one of those corners is missing you [...]

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5 Minute Fitness #3: Cardio

June 13, 2009
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SharePolly Kanavel is a personal trainer located in La Mesa, CA and has an engineering degree with a focus in ergonomics.
Welcome back to 5 minute fitness. Remember balanced Physical Fitness is built on a square with the four corners being: Nutrition, Strength Training, Cardiovascular Fitness, and Flexibility. If one of those corners is missing you [...]

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