Back to regular...

I'm feeling great. Monday night I finished the antibiotics and three days later my body is now getting regular, if you know what I mean. I'm also less bloated and starting to feel like my old self again.

I've been part of a medical study for the last four years, my gift to mankind. Today was a half day of cognitive testing, my 4th and last. I never look forward to this day of testing, you'd be surprised how much thinking can exhaust you. Now I just need to do an MRI and I'm done with all the testing. I'm not sure what they're doing with the results, but hopefully it will help others down the road.

I did all my training this evening and for some reason had a spring in my step. Weights first and then a run. My run was going to be the big test for the Garmin. If the heart rate monitor screwed up, I was taking it back and getting a new one. And if I got a new one, I figured I'd sell it new in box and get one of the new Garmin 310's, which is waterproof and the battery is good for 20 hours.

Wouldn't you know it, the heart rate monitor worked perfectly. Dang. Who knows, we'll see if it stays consistent. My run was in the dark and it was a nice 20 C. It's surprising how much faster you go when the temperature is cooler and the sun is not beating down on you. I had one of the best runs I've had in a while. I really really enjoyed it.

Got my first question from eBay on my cycling shoes. A guy from Florida wanted to know if I'd take $50 for my shoes including shipping. He said that's how much he'd pay for used shoes in his area, but would prefer not to pick them up at someones house. I sent him an email back saying "HA, HA, HA" and told him the shoes are worth over $300 CDN and only have 6 hours on them.

I figured he's full of shit saying "he can get it that cheap but didn't want to pick it up at someones house", yah right. He emailed me back and called me an ASS for my HA, HA comment, but he said he's still going to bid on the shoes. Ah, the joy of selling stuff privately. Actually it's a good thing I got new shoes because yesterday I noticed that one of the soles on the old shoes cracked.

Weights - 45:00

Tempo Run - 51:10 / 6.71 miles / 7:32 pace / 140 avg hr

Below is a video that is amazing, it's about the Hoyts. Do not watch if you don't want to get a tear in your eye. They've been doing the Ironman together for over 20 years. It shows the amazing love of a father. Check out their results - the 2:40 marathon blew me away. http://www.teamhoyt.com/races.shtml