it's official - i have gone off my nut. went bananas. insane in the membrane. okay, it's not that bad, but...

i registered to do the silicon valley turkey trot. i'm doing the 5k run. i also signed up to bring 4 cans of healthy food for the community can do challenge ( Read more... )

i made it out to the running track at the community center this morning. i was really shocked at how many people were there, considering it was a) 6:30am and b) still completely dark out. but i joined the masses and started my run. my joints were sore at first, especially my knees and ankles. i think i'm just haven't gotten used to wearing ( Read more... )

to address my anxieties from last week:

1. open-water swimunfortunately, the beginning of the swim didn't go well, in terms of anxiety. it's funny to think that i wasn't this nervous the FIRST time i went out in the ocean the previous weekend. even funnier was that the weather this past saturday was gorgeous. the sun was shining, it was warm ( Read more... )

themarshal™ and i have just completed week 3 of training and going into week 4 tomorrow. this meant that we completed our first "brick" training this weekend: a bike immediately followed by a run. the sensation you feel in your legs (and body overall) trying to run after cycling for a long period of time is very odd. your legs have been used to ( Read more... )

this weekend turned out to be rather exciting. originally, we didn't have anything planned, but that quickly went out the window ( Read more... )

last night, while walking from the office to our bedroom to go to bed, i jammed my baby toe into the leg of the ottoman in our living room. i had never felt a pain like that before. i thought it was your run-of-the-mill stubbed toe, but it hurt so much more. it even was sensitive to the touch for at least another 30 minutes and finally subsided ( Read more... )

last night marshall and i made our own white castle burgers. we used ground round, an aged english cheddar, and sauteed onions. they were served on mini brioche rolls. served alongside was a freshly-made iceberg wedge salad with cherry tomatoes, crisp bacon, and a homemade bleu cheese dressing. it was delicious. i was worried about the beef ( Read more... )

first, a meme stolen from celtcub
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maybe even more so...

i'm seriously considering doing this. i hate running and i've never biked competitively.

i am gonna die.