IM WA: The Howls of the Wind
It’s 5am and I’ve been up since 3am. Couldn’t sleep anymore so I got up and read some, and had breakfast. Yesterday, the wind had picked up enormously. Not an[…]
Month: November 2007
IM WA: Parade and Carbo Dinner
I think this was the first time I’ve ever been to their parade of nations: Carbo dinner party wasn’t bad though; food was varied and I am more used to[…]
IM WA: Freakin’ Flies
Here is the SCROUGE of western Australia: These flies are EVERYWHERE. They’re not like house flies that you find over here in the U.S. House flies just fly around and[…]
IM WA: Registration and Shopping!
Getting down to the expo to register, we see the partially constructed area: Standing in line was weird. The N-R line had nobody in it. Doesn’t anyone have a last[…]
IM WA: A Dip in Rough Waters
This morning a bunch of us went for a swim and it was truly a rough experience. The rain started coming down and the wind whipped up the water. What’s[…]
IM WA: Sydney Qantas Lounge, On the Way to Perth
The flight over from LAX was uneventful. I’m glad I had a whole row to myself and curled up lying down thankfully, instead of sleeping sitting up. As we pulled[…]
IM WA: Getting that Gaunt Look Again…
I’m less than a week away from Ironman Western Australia (IM WA) and down in LA with all my typical Ironman equipment. I look in the mirror and see my[…]
Graston in the Privacy of My Own Home
The other week I went to my physical therapist and in a sudden moment of inspiration wondered why I couldn’t do Graston at home. I asked him if other patients[…]