MOO!

whew. what a week it's been so far. work has been hectic, the kids' activities have been nonstop, and this freakin' java programming class i'm taking is consuming waaaay too much running time. i was up until almost 2AM this morning finishing up a program. geesh. oh, and hey, there is some good news:

1) it was my birthday this past tuesday. i'm now 37. i'm hoping that in races from now on, the organizers will accidently transpose the digits of my age. i figure that's the only way i'll ever have a shot at an age group award. but even then, i'm not so sure. there are some truly amazing 70 year old triathletes.

2) i've been out running 3 times lately, if you include sunday. i know, big deal, right? but, hey, that's good for me. i did a 6-miler on sunday. nothing spectacular, then a couple of 4-milers this week. the weather at 11PM when i've been running has been wonderful. a little cool, but perfect for working your body a little. i almost had a disaster, though. while running monday nite, i stepped right into a pothole that i didn't see, since i was running in total darkness. now, my ankles are horribly weak, primarily because of the zillions of sprains i incurred during my competitive soccer playing years. i mean, it takes very little for me to twist and roll my ankle, causing a painful sprain. well, i hit this pothole full-force and went straight down. i immediately assumed that i sprained the crap out of it and was envisioning a week or two of total downtime. fortunately, after getting up, it felt pretty good. i finished the last 1/2 mile to my house and was worried that it would swell like crazy overnight. but no! it was fine tuesday morning. i did another 4 miles tuesday nite, and it was rockin'. cool! i got lucky. normally, any minor twist to an ankle causes serious damage, but i escaped it this time. hah!

then the really good news:

the official formation of TGD Team MOO! yes, current members wil, steve, and i are taking on the insane task of the daunting IM wisconsin course. i know a couple of people who have completed it, and i've been told it's quite a challenge. but that's good. lord knows i need the motivation! just take a look at the crazy elevation charts that wil posted. heh. bring it on. i'm not really sure how i'm going to train for those hills here in the flatlands of indiana... but that's ok. i'll work it out.
i think it'll be alot of fun to track the progress of the florida team and the MOO team over the next 18 months.

now, if you'll excuse me, i need to go locate some hills...