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but i gotta say, it was hard trying to keep my cool in front of one of many people who i consider a hero in my book. i shook his hand, we small talked about our upcoming races we're preparing for (he was getting his bike set up for today's carlsbad tri), wished each other good luck, and i went on my merry way.
way cool...

if you ever want a lab rat result for the "Garbage in, Garbage out" saying, here I am.
I had some McD's yesterday for lunch. kind of a switch from my usual low fat, low cal lunches that i've been forcing down my gullet each day for the past 4 months. i didn't think it'd be that big a deal, i've had these kind of lunches before with no adverse affects. but yesterday was just "one of those days" and my bike time just sucked tremendously. fifiteen minutes into the ride, i wanted to just hang my hea… Continue

so i dont know how often i will be doing these blogs, but after today, i just need a sounding board after getting a little reprimanded for not listening to my physical therapist.
you see, last july, i ran my first race in quite a while. during the first leg of the duathlon, i was totally vegging out and letting my mind wander too much and i stepped into a nice chunk of uneven asphalt, rolling my left ankle outward. even better, after it was all said and done, i never saw a doctor, only until aft… Continue