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I FOUND MYSELF IN KISSIMMEE, FLORIDA FOR WORK THIS PAST WEEK WHERE THERE WAS AMPLE SUNSHINE BUT A SHORTAGE OF TRAINING. WITH THIS SUNSHINE CAME A POOL AND $13 MORGAN COKES (WHICH WAS LIMITED TO ONE) AND OF COURSE SUNBURN. WE DEPARTED MCO AROUND NOON AND FINALLY MADE IT TO NISSWA AROUND 9PM AND HIT THE SACK SHORTLY AFTER.  I WOKE UP TO A CHILLY 27 DEGREES WHICH TO MY SUNBURNT SKIN WAS A SHOCK! BEING A SMALLER RACE THE MORNING WAS LOW KEY AND ALMOST RELAXING. BEING AT THAT START LINE WAS EXCITING AFTER SANDFORD HAS BEEN TRYING TO KILL ME FOR THE PAST MONTH OR SO. A FULL DAY OF TRAVEL ALSO LEFT THE LEGS FEELING LIKE SACKS OF SAND OR SOMETHING! IT TOOK ABOUT 5 MILES TO GET THE LEGS UNDER ME AND I DECIDED TO CHASE THE 7:49 PACER WHICH LEFT ME SERIOUSLY DOUBTING IF IT WOULD KILL ME BUT IM STILL HERE! ROUGHLY 13 MILES LATER I FOUND THE FINISH LINE WITH SOMEONE WAITING FOR ME! THIS WAS THE BEST PART OF THE RACE TO BE HONEST, THE SWEATY AND SMELLY FINISH LINE HUG AND KISS. ALL THIS ADDS UP TO A LITTLE NUMBER, THAT NUMBER IS 1:43:19 WHICH IS LIKE 30 SECONDS FASTER THAN MY BMO PHOENIX TIME! SO TO ALL THOSE EXPERT DOCTORS, CHEERS TO FINISHING 39TH OUT OF 272 RUNNERS TODAY WITH NONE OF YOUR HELP 🙈  #TRIBERACING #TRIBERULES #RUNFORTHELAKES
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WELL, ALL FAITH IN DOCTORS WENT DOWN THE TOILET AFTER THIS LAST DEBACLE. WENT IN WITH A SORE THROAT AND THE DOCTOR SAID IT WASN'T A SORE THROAT OR STREP RATHER COXSACKIEVIRUS. THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO TAKE IBUPROFEN AND IT WOULD CLEAR IT UP. GUESS WHAT, HE WASN'T EVEN CLOSE. I FOUND MYSELF UNABLE TO EAT, BREATHE OR SLEEP. I WENT BACK IN AND QUICKLY BECAME ON DISPLAY AS THE NURSE WENT TO GRAB PEOPLE TO LOOK AT MY THROAT. TURNS OUT I KNOW HAD A SEVERE CASE OF TONSILLITIS AND HAVE BEEN ON NUMEROUS MEDICATIONS FOR 4 WEEKS NOW. THIS WEEK MARKS THE FIRST TIME I FELT MY BODY COULD HANDLE SOME TRAINING.  TODAY WAS A GORGEOUS DAY WITH A CHILLY START IT MADE PERFECT BIKE CONDITIONS IF YOU ASK ME. THE SUN HAD WARMED THE BIKE TRAIL PAVEMENT NICELY AND THE SLIGHT CHILL IN THE AIR KEPT ME COOL. I WAS A LITTLE WORRIED ABOUT THE BIKE RIDE DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO TRAIN AND THE FACT THAT I JUST STARTED A 2 DAY CLEANSE TO TRY HELP OUT MY SICK BODY. BIKING HARD FOR 27 MILES SOLELY ON JUICE, WOOF...NOT THE BEST IDEA! I GUESS WHAT DOESN'T KILL YOU MAKES YOU STRONGER RIGHT? BIKE RIDE: 1:26:08 • 27.5 MILES • 19.1MPH • 30.8 MAX MPH • 85RPM #TREK #TRIBE #TRIBERACING #TRIBERULES #TREK #WATTIEINK #WATTIEINKHITSQUAD #JAKESBIKES WOW, JUST A LITTLE BEHIND TELLING YOU ABOUT BMO HARRIS PHOENIX 1/2 MARATHON 🙈 BUT HERE WE GO! THE MORNING STARTED AT 5AM TRYING TO PARK AND GET ON A SHUTTLE WHICH IS ALWAYS A NIGHTMARE. ITS ALWAYS FUN RIDING A SCHOOL BUS FULL OF PEOPLE BITCHING ABOUT HOW THEY TWISTED THIER ANKLE LAST WEEK AND ARE JUST RUNNING FOR FUN NOW. OR MAYBE ITS THE I REALLY DIDN'T TRAIN FOR THIS SPEECH...ITS ALWAYS SOMETHING. IF YOU FIND SOMEONE WITH EAR BUDS IN OR A HOOD UP BEING QUIET, THOSE ARE THE "RACERS" ON THE BUS.  I WILL SAY ONE THING ABOUT THIS RACE, I WISH I KNEW THERE WAS FRENCH TOAST AT THE END WAITING FOR ME! I WOULD HAVE RAN WAY FASTER! SERIOUSLY, SO FLIPPIN AMAZING! THE WEATHER WAS PERFECT, THE COURSE WAS FLAT AND DARN NEAR DOWNHILL AND I DIDNT HAVE TOO MUCH PAIN IN MY LEGS THAT DAY. ALL THIS EQUATES TO A 1:43:48 WHICH IM PRETTY HAPPY WITH DUE TO SOME POOR TRAINING PRACTICES ON MY PART. UP NEXT IS BRAINERD RUN FOR THE LAKES. A RACE THAT USUALLY SNEAKS UP ON ME AND I FINISH WITH A 2:05 AND FEEL LIKE SHIT. THIS YEAR SHOULD BE DIFFERENT AS I'M GOING TO TRAIN MY ASS OFF AND I GET THE ADDED BONUS OF THE GF GIVING ME LEGIT LEG MASSAGES TO HEAL MY BROKEN AND ABUSED BODY. I'LL TRY TO MAKE THE POST ABOUT BRAINERD A FEW DAYS AFTER THE RUN VERSUS THIS MONTH LATER STUFF! MAYBE YOU CAN JOIN ME IN BRAINERD AND GRAB A BEER AT BIG AXE OR GULL DAM BREWERY! |
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