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Still sitting on a plane, still not sleeping…more blogging – go me! July was full of work, training, coaching, etc. We had lots of group workouts – swims, rides, runs. Things are coming along. My focus has been very scattered, which you’ll hear more about in the NYC entries, but after the Naperville race, I was trying to somewhat focus on getting distance training to prepare for Redman ½ distance

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Alright, time to catch up on my blog…I’m sitting on an airplane, heading to New York City! I thought I would be napping, but unfortunately, I drank a Verve (stock up on the vitamins and minerals before boarding the germ tank!) this morning and I believe it's also doing its job of providing an energy boost. Every time I close my eyes, the mind races with I packed or didn’t pack…too much thinking!

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Where did June go? Anyone? Do you realize the year is now officially half over? Um, slow down please! So, happy July 1st! June was another full month of working, training and races! I kicked off the month with the Sedalia Duathlon in...well, Sedalia, of course! This was fun because I had others doing the race with me. Terry, Stasia and I loaded up bright and early Saturday morning and made

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Bad feet and a wild hair - two things that pretty much sum up my 30's. Huh? Well, you see, I had surgery on both of my feet in consecutive years. Between both surgeries, I ended up on crutches/off my feet for a total of about 6 months. As a result of these 2 years of pretty minimal activity, I was probably 30 pounds heavier and quite unfit. It wasn't that I was terribly active prior to the

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Yes, friends, it's true...it's a mere four months until I am the BIG 4-O! It really doesn't seem possible that I'm about to turn forty. I mean, I remember thinking forty was sooooo old. Sure doesn't seem very old now. ha ha Where have the years gone? So, as I ponder the final four months in this decade of my life, I've been reflecting on the many things that happened in my 30's!It would be

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Ok, I am starting this blog back up! I don't know how much I'll write or how often, or any of that, but it's just gotta happen. Why? Well because I have SO enjoyed and benefitted from having this little "journal" of my life in the past. It is good for me to look back on some of the things I've done or gone through and really remember how I felt at that time. So, we're gonna give this a whirl

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Is anyone still out there? I'm thinking maybe I should start blogging again. I miss it, but wonder if I will make the time to keep up with it. Hmmm. I guess my last big race of the season might be a good one to start back up?We...shall...see...

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(September 20th)So, our cheering squad headed back to Bricktown, and Tiernan and I went back to the hotel. I couldn't wait to get back to the hotel and into the SHOWER!!! Once outta the shower, I hopped into that cozy, white, fluffy bed! Aaaaaahhhhhhhhh. I also started chowing down on some of our leftover pizza. Now, it's Tiernan's turn...the focus is shifting to her race tomorrow! We napped for

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(September 19th)Rise and shine! The alarm sounded at 4:40. Ugh. I was actually pretty happy that I had a solid night of sleep! I'm ready to go. Coffee is priority #1, then food, then shower, clothes, potty, car - we're off to the race site. We got there with plenty of time to spare, and after dropping my transition bag by my bike, I found the line for timing chips. This line was kinda long, but

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Wow - it's been exactly a month since I posted anything on my blog. Sad, eh?I've been busy, I suppose. So, what's been going on?Well, I celebrated another year of life (just a nice way of saying I'm older). I sold one of my bicycles. I watched the Tour of Missouri come through town! I completed my 3rd Half Ironman race. Yes, that's right, another half ironman is in the books. In fact, while we're

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As I type this blog entry, funeral services are being held for Samuel McPherson (known to all of us as "Pap"), in Indiana, Pennsylvania. I've wanted to blog about the past few weeks, but just couldn't bring myself to do it until this morning. It's crazy that I've made it to, well, we'll just call it my middle 30's, never having lost a close family member.(Photo: Left to Right back row is my Uncle

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Bailey and I had a sleepover tonight! Bill and Kim were both working, so it worked out well that she could hang out with Aunt Dawn and celebrate her birthday (tomorrow!). So, I picked her up - with Tucker - and we ran some errands to start. No fun, but had to be done. :-)We dropped Tucker off at home and headed out for the first "surprise". A little history here...when Bailey spent the night last

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I finally removed the question mark (?) from the Redman 1/2 Ironman entry on my 2009 race list. I don't know why it took me so long...I'm registered, hotel is booked, travel buddy enlisted...42 days and counting!!!

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I'm sitting here (2 days post-race) with two pretty sore calves, and quads that are a bit tired as well. I'm drinking a cup of java - duh! - and watching the Today Show. Whaaa...where is my Tour de France? I miss it already!For the past, oh, 6 years or so, Terry and I have done the Prairie Punisher Duathlon in Gardner, KS. We have each missed a year in there somewhere, but for the most part, this

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People are always trying to console me with stories of folks they know that "...didn't get married till they were 40+..." or whatever. As if I was asking for consolation of my single state. It just cracks me up. So, when I spotted this article today, I simply couldn't resist posting it. I mean, surely I have more options than this poor gal, right? :-)106-Year-Old Single Gal Still DatingDating &

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I haven't felt much like blogging lately. I'm not really sure why that is, exactly, but we'll just leave it at - I've been a blogging slacker!The good news is that I haven't been slacking in every area...I've been getting in a lot of training! Yeehaw! So, here's what you've been missing:June 14 - last blog postJune 18 - drove home from ChicagoJune 19 - long training rideJune 20 - WIN for KC group

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Sunday was the Naperville Women's Triathlon - where else? but in Naperville, IL. I did this race back in 2007, and remembered it being fun, so I signed up to do it again. Sadly, my friends weren't here before the race, but it still worked out great for me to watch their house and dog, Ginger! I went to packet pick up Saturday, and it was so chilly and rainy outside! I was glad the forcast was

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I mentioned that I have a new coach, but I don't think I mentioned that I LOVE working with her! (don't worry, Liz, this is not a stalker situation...)So far, she has provided excellent information, training and advice, and I can really tell that it's helping! Anyway, we hadn't met in person until I came in for the triathlon. Liz arranged to meet me for a swim at the "beach" in Naperville on

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My third race of the season is Sunday. While it's my third race, it's the first triathlon of 2009. Woohoo. I decided to road trip it this time. It's just easier to throw all your gear in the car and not worry about your bike making it in one piece, or the extra fees when flying. So, I had lots to do this morning, and was up and at 'em early. I didn't start the drive until 11:30ish, but my timing

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Early start this morning! The alarm went off at 4am, and I was ready to roll. I drank coffee, ate breakfast, read over my race plan, and pulled the final few items together before hopping in the car. I drove over to Terry's house and we headed to Sedalia. We're gonna do the Sedalia Duathlon today. It's about a 2 hour drive from Kansas City, so plenty of time to relax and think through the race.

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Can you believe it? 2 days in a row! I promised more updates, and here they come...On May 9, my mom celebrated her 60th birthday - HAPPY 60th DONNA MARIE!!! :-) We had some surprises up our sleeve for her, and they actually worked. It's not too easy surprising my mother, but we managed to do it in a couple big ways. Woohoo!The first of the surprises came on Wednesday of the birthday week. Mom has

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where o where does the time go? I feel like I say that with each blog entry...yet, here I am again! As usual, I've been keeping busy. The bike shop is hopping, and I've been fortunate to work up there more often. Have I mentioned that I love my work at the bike shop? This past weekend, I was able to host our Epic booth at the WOW KC Bicycle Festival out at Swope Park. I had such a good time

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Where is the time going? Seems like the past few weeks have been keeping me busy. Let's see if I can figure out what exactly I've been "busy" doing. This crazy not-so-spring like weather has still managed to make things peppy at the bike shop! I've been working many more hours up there, which is fun and, at times, exhausting. I absolutely love my job there - what's not to love when you're helping

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Yesterday's weather was absolutely gorgeous! After a morning bike ride, I came home to clean up, eat, and head out again. I had a few errands to run, and ended up out at Zona Rosa (for those unfamiliar, it's an outdoor shopping center). It was such a nice day - and I haven't been casually shopping in a long time - that I was really enjoying just walking around looking in different shops. One shop

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Happy birthday to Jennifer! You might remember Jennifer from a pic of her with her mother, when I went over this winter to bake Christmas goodies. Anyway, today is her birthday, and we helped her celebrate tonight!(left to right: the birthday girl! Jennifer, Stephanie, Doug...and random workers in the background) It started with her dad, Doug, taking us to dinner at the Japanese Steakhouse. Jen's

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Perhaps my parents thought I learned my lesson, about throwing a ball in the house, many years ago. I can't recall exactly how old I was, but I think it was somewhere around the 3rd grade. We were living in Chicago at the time, and our family had some company over. My little friend and I were playing in my room, and I had the grand idea of throwing a softball back n' forth. As luck would have it,

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Well, this wasn't exactly how I would've liked the 2009 race season to start...I competed (and I use that term loosely) in the Shakespeare's Pizza MaxTrax Duathlon today. This race is part of the UltraMax series, and while I've participated in other events under this organization, I haven't done this one before. The race was in Columbia, MO, so I had to get a pretty early start. I'm a bit rusty

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So, I did my first brick workout (in 2009, that is) this past Saturday. And, really, it couldn't have come any later, since my first race of the season is this coming Saturday. Ooops. I went up to Epic for the Saturday morning ride. It was cold and windy, so there were just 3 of us - Scott, Terry and I. The way out wasn't too bad, thanks to the strong wind pushing us along. However, it was a

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We felt like maybe we were on a home renovation show. I went over to Terry & Kathy's as soon as the boys were out of the house for school. Terry had already started taping everything off and getting furniture out of the way - we are painting Harrison's room and want to have it done - for the big reveal - when he gets home from school. Yikes!Harrison is a big St. Louis Cardinals fan, and has been

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As luck would have it, the linoleum in the kitchen didn't pull right up either...some of it came off in a sheet, but mostly, I was down on the floor - with scraper in hand - scraping away. After removing the top layer, I actually ended up needing an adhesive remover to take off the underlayer. Fun! You can see a snipit of the old linoleum (blue diamond shapes...) in one of the pics below. I'm

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Sorry for the delay, but the house looks GREAT!!! It was worth all the effort and time (wasn't it, Terry?!), 'cause I'm so happy with the way it all turned out. As promised (many moons ago), here are some pics of the project start and some of the progress. THE BATHROOM...we had to break out all the tile that was currently on the floor, which proved to be pretty difficult and made a huge mess. The

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It's only been a week, but I'm already really tired of the mess in my house. The trials of any house updates, eh?We got started at noon today. We are grouting the tile today, which is great, 'cause that puts me one step closer to having my bathroom and kitchen back in order. :-)Of course, we ran into a problem right away - we couldn't find the "float" deal we needed to do the grouting. Guess what

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It stormed all night, so between that and sleeping in a different bed last night...there just wasn't much sleeping. We were all up early, 'cause dad was teaching a concealed handgun class at the house this morning. So, mom and I went to breakfast and then it was back to work!Terry was making some pretty good progress on the tile, and the day was running along just fine. I went to pick up the boys

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Today is my bro's birthday! We celebrated Saturday afternoon, out at Bill & Kim's. Hope you have a fantastic birthday, BILL!Today is also the day we are pulling out the ol' toilet and actually starting to lay tile. Oh boy! So, Terry came over around 10 and we got rolling. As luck would have it, we ran into trouble right away. There was a pipe leaking - so, I had to make my 1st trip to Lowes, and

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It's March, right? We had the most gorgeous day today! It was 70+, sunshin-y, and very little wind...sounds like the perfect day for a bike ride, eh?!Scott called yesterday and said he was putting a ride together and I said, "sign me up!" I had no idea it would be so pretty. We met at the shop at 11. Mike (another Epic teammate) and Andy (a fellow former AmCen co-worker) joined the ride. So, the

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I neglected to mention that I made a 2nd trip to Lowes yesterday and purchased some adhesive remover. I mixed it and mopped it onto the floor and had to wait 2 hours for it to soak in. Though it was still a job scraping the backing/glue of that linoleum, it was WAY better than before I used the solution!Since I wasn't able to finish all of it last night, I got up this morning and re-mopped the

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That's where I spent most of the day today. Terry (we'll call him my contractor...ha ha) called this morning and gave me 3 jobs - clean out the bathroom sink's drain, clean out the cabinet under the sink (so we can take it out), and work on the linoleum in the kitchen. I also needed to hit Lowes and pick up those earplugs, the eye protection, etc. Did I mention that the dishwasher is also broken?

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So, today marked the first day of siblings working out together! Bill and I are giving it a trial period of me compiling workouts and us meeting to do them together. A few folks have commented that this might be the next great reality tv show! Perhaps I should have someone follow us...just in case! We met at the Y, and another buddy of Bill's came too. I didn't know we would have company. We

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Well, I didn't have the wifi connection to pilot on the way home. Too bad. I had a great time visiting Peggy, George and Gabby (oh yes, and Maverick) in Houston! Gabby is 2, but certainly not a "terrible" 2. She's a doll and sweet as can be. We had a great time playing together. In fact, it was great timing, 'cause Peggy wasn't feeling well Saturday, so I was glad to be able to help distract/

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I was unaware that WiFi was available to we common folk while 10,000+ feet above ground. Apparently, I am a lucky participant of Southwest's WiFi pilot (no pun intended), and I'm loving it. It's great checking Facebook while flying the friendly skies. ha haAirport travel never ceases to entertain. Mind you, I'm pretty easily entertained. Do you think people are aware of recent happenings in the

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I spent many hours on my old trainer last winter (Ironman training - and lots o' ice on the roads all winter!)- and I do mean M-A-N-Y hours! Since I've been teaching spinning classes up at Epic Bike and Sport this winter, the guys at the shop and I have been swapping around trainers. Because of this, I've had the opportunity to ride a couple different CycleOps trainers (by Saris). I've been on

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Man-oh-man...what a gorgeous day it was out there today! I was thrilled to get out on my bike and enjoy the warmth and sunshine. I honestly don't think I've been in shorts and short sleeves (on a ride) for months! It was wonderful and just an all-around pleasant ride. I'm working on building a bit more strength back up, so I stayed in bigger gears than I normally would've in certain sections of

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What a treat! I was invited to attend the WIN for KC awards luncheon on Friday. A friend through Epic had some extra tickets at her corporate table, and Scott invited me to attend. The keynote speaker was to be Billie Jean King, so I immediately thought of Cammy, since she's back to playing tennis. Cammy and I met up at Briarcliff and drove to Crown Center together. It's always fun catching up

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For several months now, I've been kinda tossing around the idea of getting another pup...so, I actually called about a darling little puppy I came across with some internet searching. Hazel was listed as a boxer mix and, as you can see from her pictures, she's a cutie!I made the call late Saturday afternoon. The gal I spoke with told me that Hazel was taken to the pet adoption on Saturday and she

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I woke up this morning really looking forward to riding! It's supposed to be 60+ today and our Epic race team is meeting at the shop for a ride. So, I ate some breakfast, gathered up the gear and went up to the shop. We were supposed to leave at 10, but I think it was 20 minutes or so later that we ended up starting out. Uh, I was the only girl there...I thought we were supposed to be the tardy

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I'm amused. Everyone always talks about weekend plans - I can't recall exactly when my weekend "plans" shifted from dinner/movie/friends to some type of workout. Mind you, that's not to say the workouts are without friends or food...just not typical of what most people would call "big plans" for the weekend. Tomorrow's forecast is calling for highs in the mid-50's, and I'm looking forward to

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So, most of you know that I'm working part time at Epic Bike and Sport. Well, I also decided to join their race team this year and do some more bike racing, along with the multisport stuff. The Epic Cycling Team kicked off the 2009 season tonight, with a meeting at Bonefish grill (one of our '09 sponsors)! It was a great turnout and it was good meeting other team members. And, as if being sick

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Today was 60+ degrees outside, and though I'm still hacking a bit, I couldn't resist getting on the bike and heading out! Terry and I had planned to meet up North and hit the Interurban route. I stopped by Epic to pick up some stuff for his tires, and Scott said he was gonna ride. Of course, I invited him to join us!I was a tad worried that I wouldn't be able to hang with the fellas, having been

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So, yesterday was a *big* day (chuckle)...I actually had to set my alarm and get up before 7! I met some former coworkers and carpooled out South to a firm that is helping us with re-vamping our careers. The class had maybe 15 people in it, and of the 15, all but 3 were former ACI employees. Funny. It was good to see some familiar faces, and interesting to hear/see what tools and services this

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I'm so annoyed that i'm sick! I have this "cold" or whatever it is that has settled in my chest. So, there goes the whole after holiday, really getting back on the stick with the workouts! AAAAGHHHHH - can you hear my frustration?!Yes, I should probably go to the doctor, but you just figure there's tons of this stuff going around and maybe it's viral and untreatable by the ol' antibiotic. I'm

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It's Christmas morning here at the homestead, and since there are no little munchins running around, opening presents, I thought I would add a blog entry. So, I'm sitting here with my coffee and cozy socks, typing. So, let's step back a touch...last Friday night, Jancee and Ashley came over to celebrate Christmas with me. We had a blast. We did a little shopping first, ate dinner, and then came

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Yes, I was hit with the oh-so-lovely stomach flu! No, I did not get the flu shot. The only year I did get the shot, I got the flu! So, I've had many happy years without the flu and happened to catch it this go around. Thankfully it was a fairly quick episode, lasting only 24 hours. You just forget how miserable it is to feel that wrenching in your gut!Ok, so enough about that. My weekend was full

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Today is my good friend, Terry's birthday! It is hard to believe I've been friends with Terry and Kathy for more than 15 years! We are actually going to celebrate tomorrow night, but Kathy and I met Terry for lunch today. Poor fella was installing a toilet at the new church, painting and such - what a way to spend your birthday!We had a good time at lunch, and he even topped it off with a "house"

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ha ha ha...it's too bad you can't hear the tone in that title comment. Today was such a great day! It's still so funny to me that my days are fairly full of activity...even without the job. I guess I shouldn't be surprised - I'm not really the "sit around" type. Anyway, there wasn't much sleeping last night, 'cause of the 3 dogs in the bed! When one got up, the others followed - they mysteriously

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I'm still amazed at what an interesting tool Facebook is - all these folks connected through modern technology. Think about the "kids" growing up now...will they ever truly lose touch with anyone? Likely not, since they have all these tools. Who knew.It's been fun catching up and checking out old pics people are posting. So, let's see here...what have I been doing? Well, Saturday was the first

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So, I'm really enjoying catching up with so many "old" friends on Facebook! Who knew it could be so much fun...I'm just not sure I have time for a full time job again. ha haHere are a few things I need to do:=Charge up the camera and start taking more pics for this blog (and my new facebook page!)=Create my Coeur d'Alene album (yes, sadly, I still haven't put all those pics into slideshow format)

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This morning, I took Bailey to school. She and my mom went to the Manheim Steamroller last night, so she spent the night at Grammy's and the plan was for her to go to school late. I went to pick her up and to my surprise, I needed to help her finish her homework. Good thing I remembered my long division skills! ha ha We worked on math for a while and got everything together and headed up to

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Hey gals - I have Cindy's email address, but do not have either of the other two...I know you've commented on my blog, but other than posting a comment (or blog entry), I don't get an email to reply to. Are any of you on Facebook? You should be - it's a great way to catch up with former friends, coworkers, etc. I resisted the persuading to join until recently, and now I think it's such a great

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Today I headed back to the ol' office for my friend (and former co-worker), Angie's, baby shower. I thought it might be a bit odd being back in the office, but it wasn't at all awkward. I'm glad I went to the shower - Angie got lots of great stuff for her lil' lady that's on the way in just a few weeks! I can't wait to meet the little girl!It was good to see everyone, and fun chatting with Angie,

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Boy, who can believe December is already here...this means that we are sliding right into 2009 - yeowzah!It so strange to be so "free" during what typically is a choatic month. I feel pretty well-rested and definitely have spare time - that just doesn't normally happen around the holidays, so I want to be sure to be grateful for that!Spinning classes have started out pretty well, and I'm looking

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Happy Thanksgiving! Jancee and Ashley spent the night at my house last night, and we stayed up way too late, so when I told them we needed to get moving and head out this morning...we were moving a touch slowly!We got ready and jumped in the car and headed towards Parkville - the Parkville Turkey Trot has been on the Thanksgiving day agenda for years now. Bill, Kim and Bailey got down there early

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Ok, I found a potential new career...shopping cart patrol. I'm sitting in front of the grocery store today. I was talking to my friend, Lonnie, and wanted to just sit there and finish talking. Now, follow along closely. I'm parked in the 3rd spot away from a cart return. This lady comes out with her cart full of groceries and wheels up to the car next to me - TWO spots from the cart return. She

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See there, you'd think I'd be blogging everyday with my new found freedom, but I've been keeping myself pretty busy! I cannot believe it's already been 1 week since I've been "off work". I was able to get my home office organized, including a new filing system - woohoo! I also taught my first spinning class up at Epic Bike and Sport. It's so different teaching on my own bike and trainer. I've

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Well, so far so good. I had a "list" of things I wanted to accomplish today and - guess what - I did all of them! Woohoo!The morning started around 6 (unfortunately) in my pj's, drinking coffee, answering email. 7:00 brings the Today show, which I am not typically able to watch. I watched. Then there was a bit of surfing on the net (I didn't say these were ultra-productive items...just that I

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Well, if you live in the KC area, you heard about my firm laying off nearly 20% of the workforce this week. I was one of the 270 folks affected by the lay off. Ouch!After 11 years of employment there, it was a little tough to stomach initially, but I do know that it is obviously part of God's plan for me right now. I'm not sure what's next, but I do have time to sit back and breathe a bit while I

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Hey everybody - Ford Ironman Coeur d'Alene will be broadcast on tv this afternoon. You can view it on Versus (ch 55 for me) from 2-3pm Central time. I highly doubt you'll see me or my buddy, Troy, but ya just never know, right?I cannot wait to watch and "re-live" the memories of the day!

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Here's some information from the Epic Bike and Sport November NewsletterSPIN!Just because it’s cold, doesn’t mean that you have to stop riding! Starting next week, November 11th, we are going to begin having spin classes at the shop every Tuesday and Thursday from 6-7 PM. They will be five dollars a class and will be led by Dawn McPherson, a certified spin instructor. This is a great way to

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Wow - it's hard to believe it's November...even more difficult to believe that we have just one more day to listen to all these lovely ads we've been bombarded with for months! Can I get a WAHOO to that?!? I took the day off today, 'cause it looks like this may be the last of the gorgeous weather for this year. It was absolutely beautiful over the weekend, and those fabulous temps carried over

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Have I mentioned that I love getting comments on my blog. I know who a lot of my readers are, but on occasion I'll get comments from folks and I had no idea they were reading - or I haven't had occasion to meet them. Anyway, feel free to introduce yourself if you're a reader...and definitely feel free to comment anytime - comments are fun to read!So, in response to a couple recent comments -I

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So, today was the big LIVESTRONG Challenge. Oh boy. Challenge is certainly not an understatement - I'm tellin' ya, these LIVESTRONG rides are certainly not your typical charity ride. Some of you may recall that I did the ride in Philly last year, and it was extremly hilly and hot. I had a really tough ride. I knew that the Austin ride would be in "hill country", but I figured it couldn't be any

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Now that we've asked the question, "What is wrong with people?" we'll move on to, "Where have I been?"I know, it's been a while...sorry! The bummer is that I've had a lot to blog about, just no time or energy to do it. So, here's a quick rundown of what I've been up to, and if I have time at a later date, I may spruce up the details. So, since I last wrote, a few of my friends have celebrated

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Seriously...what is wrong with people these days? Driving into work this morning, I had the craziest people surrounding me. One dude tried to "race" me from a stop light. Guess what, fella? I'm not "racing" you...I'm driving to work. I accelerated normally, when the light turned green, but not this chump - for whatever reason, he decides to totally gun it and goes around me. He then cuts in front

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I picked up Donna Marie around 8, and we headed out to Smithville. It's the LAST LONG RUN (or walk) before the KC 1/2 Marathon! So, Bill, Kim, Donna (my momasita) and I all hit the trail. Side note - the paved trails in Smithville are SO nice! The one we were on today ran along the lake, for the most part, with a mile or so stretch winding through the camp sites. It was another gorgeous fall

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What a contrast to my griping about the weather this winter! We have really had some incredible weather the past few weeks. I keep reminding myself that I need to get outside as often as possible to take advantage, as far too soon it'll be snowing! I worked from home this morning, 'cause we had client event later this afternoon. So, around 1pm, I donned the running apparel and headed outdoors. It

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It's a boy! Troy and Cathy welcomed little Carson Brady into the world this afternoon. It sounds like everyone is doing well, and his big brothers even got to come up and meet their new lil' bro!He has lots of hair...the pics are too cute! I'll try to post one later.

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So, today was an interesting day at the shop. We were fairly steady - ok, a teeny bit crazy at times. It's funny how that works...everything hits at once. Not only that, but it'll be, say, 6 mechanical issues will come in the door in a 5 minute span. Well, I can't do a ton with those right at this point. I can pretend I'm gonna help by asking what's going on with the bike/equipment...and then I

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So, if you're a regular reader, you know my sister's family recently adopted a 3 yr old dog, Coby. I thought it would be nice if Tucker sent his new cousin a care package. So, we...er, I mean, Tucker...sent Coby some of his favorites. He sent a blue Bobo dog. Sharon sent 2 video clips of him playing with Bobo. Apparently (like Tuck) it didn't take Coby long to find the squeaker! He also sent some

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I took today off from my day job. I checked my vacation time and it seems I have plenty o' time left this year, so I thought I'd take another day and get some riding in. I met Terry and Bill at 8:30 and we went out the Interurban route. What a gorgeous day it was too! Perfect weather for a ride. I had a flat tire on the way back, but changed it without too much trouble. I actually had to use a

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I thought I had to work at Epic today, but was pleasantly surprised to find that I have the day off! I decided to meet for the shop ride at 8:30 and see if I could keep up. We had a great group show up this morning, so it was a really fun ride. We were all over the place in Platte Woods, Parkville...it was fun. And, again, the weather was superb for a bike ride! I can't remember exactly how long

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Today was fun...I went on a client event with Cammy (my external sales partner here in the KC area - pictured here in the brown tank). We did a trap shooting event. I don't believe I have ever been trap shooting, so it was interesting!We went to a place in Lenexa, called Powder Creek. To learn more about trap shooting, click here. My dad did all the instruction, etc. for the group, so that worked

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Yes, today is my birthday. Can you think of a better way to spend your birthday than to drive 8/9 hours home from Denver? Well, as it turns out, I decided that this is a perfect way to spend the day. I woke up early - not too early, 'cause Jenn has a test today and I didn't want her to have to miss out on sleep - Jennie greeted me with a birthday card. That was sweet! I threw on some clothes,

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This morning we rode our bikes to REI and did some looking around (and a teeny bit of shopping)! There's a Starbuck's in the store, so we sat there for a while, sipping on coffee and chatting. It's amazing to me the bike path system they have set up in the Denver area. We hopped on this bike path right by Jenn's apt., and rode it all the way downtown - it goes for ever! And, you see all kinds of

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Jennie and I got up early this morning and headed to Colorado Springs. Neither of us have ever seen the Velodrome, let alone watched racing on that track, so we were off to watch some collegiate races! We also loaded up the bikes and gear so we could go for a ride at some point. So, with coffee in hand, we were driving toward the Springs. It was an absolutely beautiful day - definite contrast to

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Friday morning (5a.m.-ish) I loaded up the car and headed west! I drove in 9 SOLID hours of rain! Crazy...and boy does that make the ol' eyes tired! I still made pretty decent time and arrived in Denver around 1pm. I drove to Jennie's apartment (remember brunette Jennie from earlier entries?). She's all settled in (well, except that Jason - her husband - hasn't moved out here quite yet...

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Ugh...I'm sorry I've been so spotty in my blogging the past few weeks. There has actually been lots I'd like to blog about, just very little spare time in which to do it. So, let's see if I can do another quick, boring catch up on things. Last Sunday Robyn raced IM Louisville - and, I was watching my computer screen as she crossed that finish line! How exciting to watch, now knowing what that

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I woke up this morning and first thing I did was bolt in here to the computer to see if there were any updates on IM Louisville yet. Robyn was swimming as I was just waking up - oh boy, do I recall all of that anxiety/excitement all too well! I will be tracking her progress throughout the day, and cannot wait to see her cross the finish line!What have I been up to? Well, let's see...another busy

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certainly not my typical Sunday...I went from church, straight to Epic (well, that part has been typical) this past Sunday. The shop wasn't quite as nutty as it has been in the past few weeks...which was kind of nice. I left work just a touch before 5 and raced home, quickly changed clothes and grabbed a little something to eat. I was out the door again - heading to the Sprint Center to meet

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I woke up this morning to thunderstorms. I had planned to either hit the road by myself, to log some longer miles, or head up to Epic for the group ride this morning. When I heard the rain, I wasn't sure either plan would work...it rained until after 9, so I spent a little time catching up on laundry - and OLYMPICS! I thought it was supposed to rain again in the afternoon, so I decided to get out

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Oh my...it sure has been a while since I was out here. No excuses...well, ok, I'll make some excuses - I've been busy! :-) These Olympics certainly aren't helping either. What little time I do have at home, I've been glued to the tv (thanks goodness for the DVR!), catching up on as many events as possible, until my little peepers just can't stay open any longer. It's been amazing to watch some of

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I decided last week that I should do this race. I didn't realize it was on a Saturday, and since Epic is a sponsor too...pretty much a no-brainer! Well, it might have been important that I haven't trained for short distance efforts, but - hey, it's a race, right?The day started pretty early. I finished packing up my stuff, drank coffee, ate and headed up to Smithville. I wanted to get up there

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Well, I was planning to go for a bike ride today, but Troy called this morning and wasn't able to go. Terry couldn't go till later in the afternoon, and after the ride I had yesterday, I'm thinking maybe I should just give them a rest pre-race. I took Tucker and we went up to the firestation in Smithville to see Bill and the fellas. Bill was showing me on their enormous map, the race route for

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Well, I suppose I should let everyone know that I recently started a new job. No, I didn't quit my full-time job at AmCen, but I am now working part time at Epic Bike and Sport! It's something Scott and I have chatted about here and there, and it's just good timing now. So, I started working there a few weekends ago, and so far - so good. It's really been fun, 'cause there is so much for me to

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Big news, big news...the Honda CR-V turned over to 100,000 miles this week. Oh yeah! Let's just hope it survives another hundred thousand or so!It was another very busy week at work. I don't care for that so much...I'd prefer a little breathing room, but -hey-it's work, right? I have to be honest though, with the hectic week, I was forced out of my comfort zone a bit and into some new territory.

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I had a dream (last night) that I overslept and missed the race. So, I was kinda surprised when my alarm went off this morning - I didn't miss the race after all!I barely even drank a full cup of coffee, as I gathered the rest of my stuff together. I didn't even really have time to make a "real" breakfast, so I ate a Cliff bar and banana on my way to the race. I downed a couple bottles of water

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Well, since the whole open roof incident a couple weeks ago, my cell phone has been functioning as a land line. It shuts down the moment it's taken off the charger. Obviously that kinda defeats the purpose of having a cell phone. So, I broke down late last week and hauled myself into the Verizon store, hoping they would re-work my contract and give me the discount on a new phone. I was not

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Well, my sister is so thoughtful - I got a little package in the mail the other day, and in it I found a few things she found that would be little memorabilia of the Ironman. I already put the keychain on my keys, but thought I'd get a snapshot of the keychain and the magnet. I should've actually taken a pic of the other items, 'cause they're a bit harder to describe - one was kinda like dogtags,

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Up and at 'em early again this morning - only this time I actually woke up on time! I wasn't positive who all would show up this morning, but I arrived at Park Hill HS right about 7.Troy was there, pumping up his tires, getting ready to go. Here's a nice pic of Troy giving me the look when I whipped out the camera for picture time. Deep down, I know he likes picture time!It was a bit muggy out

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that's what this week has been. Seems like I haven't been home before 8, or in bed at a decent time all week. In fact, I'm still at the office as I type this - I just thought I needed to throw something out here, 'cause the last thing I want to do when I get home is get back on the computer!I woke up with an ugly headache this morning, and - had I not missed swim on Tuesday due to some work - I

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No, I'm not describing today's ride, that's how I shot out of bed this morning. It was 6:35 or so and I was supposed to meet the group at 7. OH NO! I jumped out of bed, right onto one of Tucker's bones (that's great any time of day, but especially when you're waking up in a frenzy). I ran out to the kitchen, wondering why I didn't hear my cell phone alarm. Yes, I leave my phone plugged in on the

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Yes, this is absolutely disgusting, but I cannot resist adding it to my blog. Since my purple toe incident (which, by the way is looking scarier by the day!), my sister has been meaning to ask why runners lose toenails. Let me start by saying that I haven't lost a toenail...yet, but this Ironman could be the end of that streak. So, Sharon worked her magic on google and the first thing to pop up

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