Hanging out in Chicago

Flew out to Chicago yesterday to meet with a client team here.  This is one of my neverending projects; I just can't get the open action items closed.  Zaps my energy... after the last year or so, I really just need it to end.  Got barely any sleep past night...

Apart from that, I found out that there are charity slots open for the Ironman in Florianopolis, Brazil, but they are going for $1,300 - half to register and half to a charity.  I am seriously considering it, and I know if I do that, I am all in.  It's the event I want, so more to come! 

Gratitute to:

22) Friends who check in with you when they haven't heard from you in a while

23) The Daily Show / Colbert Report hour on Comedy Central and the laughs it gives me

24) Graham's 10 year tawny port

Today, I realized that skipping two weeks of training, one of which includes the coveted 20-miler, can do nothing more than set oneself up for pain and suffering. And showing up late to training and running only 9 of the 10 miles in a recovery week can't be good either. But here I am, and here we go.

Next week's training run is 23 miles. To keep consistant with my training program, I will have to run 11 1/2 miles on Tuesday and Thursday. About 2 hours each day, maybe a little more. I'll need something to listen too.

I want to sign up for some personal training classes. At this point, I have 10 weeks and a few days to my birthday. I'd like to take that time and really focus on building up my upper body. Unfortunately, even with the special at the gym at the office, it's still $330 for 6 weeks.

I know that also means I will need to eat ELMO style hardcore.

All these thoughts.. not sure where to go.

16 Mile Playlist

Have finished the first version of the a 16 mile playlist for the iPod. Was thinking about getting some external speakers for the run.



Name - Artist
Learning To Fly - Tom Petty
Castaway - Benassi Bros
Sweet home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Sorry - Madonna
Hotel California - Eagles
Castles In The Sky - Ian Van Dahl
I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
Suddenly I See - KT Tunstall
Mister Tambourine Man - Bob Dylan
Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen
SOS (Rescue Me) - Rihanna
Defying Gravity - Idina Menzel (Josh Harris Vocal Club Mix)
One Night In Bankok - Master Blaster
American Pie 2005 - Madonna (Dj Benhur.paz House Club Mix)
I Think We're Alone Now - Tiffany
Stars Are Blind - Paris Hilton
Knocking on Heavens door - Bob Dylan
Take Your Mama Out - Scissor Sisters
Jet Airliner - Steve Miller Band
Every Single Day - Benassi Bros
Global Djs vs. Survivor - Survivor (DJ Duda Master Bootleg)
Like A Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan
Respect - Aretha Franklin
Joyride - Roxette
Compilation '70 - Hot Chocolate, Bee Gees, Lipps Inc, Abba, Donna Summer
What Goes Around...Comes Around Interlude - Justin Timberlake
On The Run Satisfaction Hung Up - Madonna (DJ Keiroz 2007 Crazy Tribal Remix)
The Sound Of San Francisco - Global Playboys (Progressive Mix)
California - Global DJs
Not Gonna Get Us - TATU
1999 - Prince

Cool Ironman Tattoo

2008 Triathlon Training Camps featuring Chris McCormack Announced | Trifuel

2008 Triathlon Training Camps featuring Chris McCormack Announced Trifuel

Someday, I will be signed up for this. Macca, teach me!

Bike Measurements

Just measured out my inseam at 83cm, which gives me a bike size of 54".

Found this on eBay. Closed for $890. Just missed it.

I'm working to build up my biking stamina through October in the gym on the stationaries. Hope I get at least some degree of build up from that.

Goal: To get my bike by my birthday, August 29th.

Signed up!

Signed up for the Conservatory 5K and I am ready to go. Might have to walk it, but I am doing it to meet my first goal on my strategy.