Gators like banana's!

Hard day of training:)

It's amazing what a little exercise and some whole foods will do for your overall energy level and mindset!!! I have slowly been changing my diet by eating more raw vegetables and unprocessed foods. I have fresh juice place a few blocks from me and I have been living on these carrot/ celery/ apple and beet juice drinks! I’m too lazy to use my own juicer;)

I woke up this morning and busted out a quick 15-mile bike ride at around 24/25 mph avg. I then hit Bobby Hicks pool because my pool is being resurfaced and swam about 3000 meters. I then stopped off at the local coffee shop to grab some Joe and ran into my buddy Anthony who is an avid triathlete. He introduced me to Robert Pennino, founder of Terrier Tri and a certified USAT Triathlon coach. http://www.terriertri.com/ Robert and I linked up and rode this afternoon… a quick 35 miles around Tampa, We road down Bayshore to Picknick Island..over the Gandy bridge and then backtracked. Super nice guy! He trains a few Pro Triathletes and was a wealth of information. He is living my dream. Apt in NYC and an Apt here in Tampa with about 120 clients in both locals. I think he said he was in movie/ commercial production and like myself quit and decided to make a living doing what he truly enjoys. We are meeting tom morning to swim over at Bobby Hicks.

On another note…Snoop Dog! Unbelievable!!!! He is trying to say that he can use derogatory statements against women because it’s art and “what’s in my soul and my mind” and that his statements should not be compared to demeaning statement of Don Imus (another winner!) What is this world coming to?? Both should lose their jobs!!!!

Escape from Fort Desoto

Here's proof JD that I have two different colored eyes...I will take my five bucks now!!! :)

I signed up for Escape From Fort Desoto Triathlon today...It is this Sunday. I was going to start my road trip this Friday, however I have a final interview scheduled with Johnson and Johnson for their women's health medical device division on Friday in Orlando. If I am offered the position I'll probably have to start fairly soon. Plus I offered to dog sit Deuce…Jackie and Craig and the rest of the crew are heading to Vegas. I simply didn’t want to go! The idea of staying up late and drinking all day just doesn’t do it for me! I’d rather be camping and getting exercise! Am I getting old?!!! I 'm hoping to squeeze at least 15 days of travel in. My plan is to head to Denver to spend time with Grant and Justine and then boogie over to San Fran to see Tony stopping in UT. If time permits I want to head to Portland OR. then up to Wapato, WA, .to see Ed and Gail Boob.

I just got back from the gym and I tried to complete a swim/ bike and run but the pool was closed:( So I just did a modified brick… a run/ jump rope/bike/run and then weights. I am gearing up to start doing Yoga. I went to my chiropractor today and she said she has a short list of clients including myself of beginners that she is going to hand over to her friend who is a terrific instructor. I would rather be in a class of beginners than some experienced yogi’s:) I'm pretty competitive and I'm sure I'd try to bend farther than the person next to me and end up hurting myself☺ Can one actually be competitive in yoga??

Who sings this song on this clip!? It's pretty great!

Croom DNF :(

This was from an e-mail that my good friend and running partner sent to me after I told her about Croom...

"Put it on the line, be courageous, take the risk to fail, and
experience success. Avoiding such a risk may seem emotionally safe at
first, but in the long run it will be there to haunt you."

"Runners who possess the warrior attitude demonstrate very distinct
characteristics. The warrior runner... Has courage to risk failure,
learn from setbacks, and forge ahead."

You are a courageous, passionate, fearless warrior runner!

Thanks Jackie! :) Ditto!!

I had zero business being out there for the race!! My longest run since Gasparilla was about 13 miles. So I risked failure and I failed;) But I got 24 good miles in before I threw in the towel. I went off like a bat out of hell and paced with the lead group of 3 runners. I got behind John Doc's the same guy I tailed at last years Croom and unknown to him he led me to a finish time of 8:15. But that was not in the cards this year. I tripped on one of the lovely roots on the trail and did a face plant into a beautiful rock. I got up a bit dazed but I had hyper flexed my back and it killed!!!! I continued running and caught up. I then tripped 3 more times within a 5-minute span. I could not se the trail. Here is the kicker! I stopped by Adventure Outfitters to pick up a new headlight because my dog Bear snacked on my old one. I was holding a 26-dollar Black Diamond flood in the left hand and a 59 dollars Black Diamond light in the right. Yup.... went with the left hand;( I am not a frugal person but I figure a light is a light. WRONG!! I could not see a darn thing! After I lost the group I picked up the pace to catch them and proceeded to make a wrong turn. The course was extremely well marked with Montrail Yellow tape and I still managed to make a wrong turn. So I looked at my garmine and I was running about a 7 1/2 min mile and after about a mile I still had not caught these guys and I new at that point I had made a wrong turn. I backtracked and finally saw a string of headlights up on a ridge and I rejoined the race. My back was tweaked and I think I made a good decision by stopping. I am going to see my chiropractor tom morning. Still I have never DNF'd anything in my life and it's a huge shot to the ego. I am thinking about redeeming myself and signing up for a race in CA called the Leona Divide on April 21st. It looks like a beautiful spot. I am going to contact My Buddy Tony who lives out in San Fran. I would like to run out by Castle Rock State Park and head back to the Purisima Open Space Preserve. So we’ll see☺ On another note: Easter was a blast! I was invited over my friends house and a group of us enjoyed some terrific pasta and I kept the Brennan family Easter tradition alive by making Whiskey Sours! After a few of the sours someone got the great idea of starting an annual Easter 1 mile race in your Boxer shorts. I finished second!! ☺