Winter.....is here.

Tready run and trainer ride today. Around eight inches of light & fluffy powder on the ground outside and with the forecast to come it looks like the trails will be of limits for a bit while more.

I wouldn't have it any other way. A nice dose of winter to pretty up the landscape and dust the mountains.

Bike is getting there. Swim is getting there. Run form is getting worked on and I'm finally not gasping in a 20-25minute run.

Slowly but surely.....

LIVE

"Let us live so that when we come to die, even the undertaker will be sorry."

-Samuel Clemens

Reason #1,030,457 as to why my Mom is awesome

Her Blueberry Pie!!!!

Sure it's not a Thanksgivingy type of dessert but anytime I can showcase Mom's most awesome combo of pie crust and great filling I take to it like triathletes at a compression sock sale.

Step one... homemade pie crust dough. Family recipe... and totally NOT in line with my nutrition plans. Ha... SO WHAT! :)

Step two... chill the dough. *chillin'*

Step three... roll out and fit to pie plate









Step four... make fruit filling *mix and stir*









Step five... fill pie plate and roll out top crust









Step six... all prepped and ready for the oven









Step seven... PERFECTION!!!









Step eight... tomorrow night with friends.... enjoying it!

Give Back

"Life is precious. Do something that is optimistic—that is good for society. Don't sit on the couch."

-Meb Keflezighi

Health and Training status report

Just a quick little update on the health of the hand.

Pins (skewers in the human shishkebab) got pulled late last week and I started running just a little bit every day. Last nights tour of the res at sunset was beautiful. So great to be back outside! Got my ITU bike built back up and rode it (on the trainer) for the first time yesterday, but only ~20 minutes. Aside from not having my cute little wattage numbers to stare at my wrist was very uncomfortable. Sitting up right just feels really awkward and as I'm about to hop back on for another go of it here in a few will need to devise some method of wrist relief. Grasping is still a difficult task and not much strength associated with it either. I still got my pincers tho! (index & thumb) Went in to Altitude Physical Therapy yesterday and had Em seemingly beat my hand to death in an effort to flush out all the crud and scar tissue, etc. that's in place. Dexterity jumped a ton! Still a long ways to go and the green light for water time is Monday. That'll be fun. ;)

Off to Phoenix for a quick trip to Ironman Arizona this weekend for a bit of work then back here for the holidays. Getting antsy about doing more "real" training but have to be patient for now. Plotting an extended trip to Tucson in January to get this engine up and running and the season kicked off. Still working on solidifying some sponsorships for the next year as well as locking in a more definitive schedule. Looking forward to some big changes. :)

See ya!