Hmmmm......

Durring a little Saturday afternoon channel surfing a few days ago I thought of something that may have been lingering in the back of my mind for a while without realizing it:

Anybody else notice a resemblance? No offense Susie, honestly I think you're the cutest little Miss Stay Puft I've ever seen.

Winna-Winna-Winna vs. Debbi Downer

Kayla decided she wanted to run a low key race and push Susie in the jogger for it. So she found a little fun-run 5K in Idaho Falls that we went to yesterday morning. I thought I'd run in it too just because it was cheap and I was there anyway. So when all was said and done out of the 100 or so folks who showed up for it........I won! After I crossed the line with a good 20-30 yards on 2nd place I was feeling realy good about myself and my result in the first 5K I've ever raced and walked around to cool off while I waited to cheer for Kayla and Susie as they finished. They came in as the first stroller by a long shot and she was even up really far in the women's overall. After Kayla was done our conversation went something like this:

Me: good job
Kayla: thanks
M: I won!
K: Cool, what was your time?
M: I donknow? 19:somthing.
K: Oh...that's a good high school girl's time....

Whhaaaaa-Waaaaaa

Really she is proud of me, but there's nothing like a little off-the-cuff brutal honesty to keep things in perspective.

Boxed kind of week

I know just saying I had a boxed kind of week doesn't really make any sense, but...I guess that's what the body of this post is for.

First off, as anybody who knows me well, knows well: I am a huge fan of breakfast cereal. But normally I stick to the off-brand bagged stuff, not only is it cheaper but I've also grown to like it better than the name brand stuff it is made to imitate. Then comes along a sale at Abertsons for 10 for $10 on General Mills cereals and now Kayla and I are quite stocked up on all the brand name goodies I've kept away from for quite some time. It sure is a nice feeling to open up the cupboard and have such a bountiful selection.

Second, on Wednesday night the local bike club put on a time-trial that's part of a season long series of races. I can usually TT pretty well for being such a skinny guy (most times it's the big powerful riders that dominate this kind of race). This time I had to work later than usual and showed up with-out enough time for my normal warm-up on the trainer so I just pulled the bike out and rode around the start for a bit before my turn. While I rolled around I had some not too swell of luck and flatted both tires on the aero wheels for my TT bike (for those who don't race bikes: in a TT, equipment with low aerodynamic drag can make a very big difference and racers spend thousands of dollars to get it). Luckily Sam K. is such a cool guy he lent me a very nice extra front wheel he had but that still left me with an old school boxed rim rear wheel instead of my normal disk wheel. I took off for the race anyway just to record a time (expecting a terrible one) and ended up riding my fastest time ever on that course. My last fastest time was a few years ago when I came over here for the Gate City Grind stage race and was riding strong in those days.

Lastly in my boxed week just to round it out: Susie is on some crazy expensive baby formula her doctor put her on a while ago. To save some money I bought a big box of the stuff on Ebay that should be getting here any day. Kinda crazy when $110 for a six-pack is bargain shopping!!