So far I have played no poker in September and won no money online or in live play or tournaments. I have also lost no money for the month. My roll is currently in a local savings and loan getting 2.5% interest so I suppose you could say I am up slightly for the month with no hours of play.

To get my fix I have been pursuing another hobby - running - and will be running the Toronto Waterfront Marathon on the 27th and really looking forward to that. Yesterday I did a track workout training run with my running group and felt pretty good, 7 miles of 400's at about 90 second pace. I will do a long 13 mile run tonight.

So what I've been trying to do is substitute the running addiction for the poker one and it seems to be working. It still costs money. The Toronto trip will cost about 700 or 800. But it will be fun and is worth it I think. I am staying at a decent hotel downtown and will hang out with the marathon maniac running club, do some sight seeing and eat at a nice restaurant. Then the big 26 mile run. Somewhat painful but still less so than a losing 12 hour live session.