Dec
17
My Brain Ate It
Category: Bike-Rx, in my opinion | 9 Comments
I lost my contact in my eye last night, and it's yet to resurface. Ugh. I have decided that my brain ate it. Ben's suggestion is that it fell out in my sleep, because that happened to him once. Huh?! He sleeps with his eyes cracked open though. I don't. Either way, I vote that is the first ditsy comment I have heard from bc dot org and I am relishing in it.
Anyway so today I swam masters with Kelly, it was my first ever masters workout and it was awesome! I'm definitely doing it again.
After that I took Kelly and her bike and its flat tire to her work in Sausalito. I am hoping she ...
Oct
6
I might be a little bit stupid?
Category: Seth Wealing, Xterra, in my opinion | 5 Comments
(stupid AND long-winded ;) )
So my legs are *killing* me! Still! I am more sore from my 10k trail race than I have been from any triathlon this year!
How does this mean I am stupid? Well, for your benefit and enjoyment dear reader, I am going to break one of my most important rules here, which I learned in radio (back when I was cool) and which says: when you make a mistake, don't get back on the air ten minutes later and remind everyone about that stupid thing you did ten minutes ago, because they probably forgot or didn't notice, but hey now that you mention it, you ARE stupid, so like why are they even listening ...
Jul
10
I got an email tonight from the organizers of the Donner Lake Triathlon saying that air quality is so bad that they are forced to cancel the race.
Very disappointing.
Then it went on to say that "unfortunately the triathlon cannot be rescheduled and we are unable to offer refunds due to costs incurred for developing this year’s race."
EXCUSE ME!?!?!? No race, no road closures, no cops you need to pay, you aren't even offering us free/discounted entries for next year, and no refund is possible?!?! SO I just donated to the Change of Pace Race Promoters' Own Personal CHARITY FUND?!
I certainly hope they are planning to mail everyone's t-shirts and goody bags. And I'd really like a better explanation ...
Jul
9
Anyone need a Swimsuit?
Category: in my opinion | 10 Comments
Last night our internet was out, some system-wide thing that the automated voice lady at Charter assured me was high on their priority list and technicians were working hard to solve the problem. I am curious how hard they were working because it was out for 15 hours, but the good news was that in my free time away from the computer, I did 3 loads of laundry and made a salad and watched my favourite Rob & Big episodes on DVD! If any of my readers are Rob & Big fans please let me know, I want someone to quote lines with. Greg and Ben quote Harry Potter and Shrek and Lord of the Rings ...
Jul
7
My Timex Ironman Heart-Rate Monitor Watch up and died this weekend. I sort of knew it was coming, based on 2 facts:
1. The plastic face of the watch had gotten a couple of separation cracks and then some moisture got in the watch and it fogged up.
2. I have never owned a Timex Ironman watch that was fully functional for more than 3 months... I got this one (via warranty for a warranty for a warrantied watch) in early April so it was due for a meltdown.
When it does work, this watch is awesome - alarm, backlight, does lap times, is aesthetically pleasing, etc. And it's cool that ...
Jun
24
Lean and Mean and Well-Rested: a Nutrition53 Product Review!
Category: Lean1, Nutrition53, Sleep1, in my opinion | 1 Comment
Despite all my unhappiness about Greg's trip to Tiburon Summer Camp last week, I have actually decided I am glad he went because he came back with a box full of Nutrition53 product for me to try. I had sampled their Neuro1 product before and really liked it, so I was excited to try out their other products and some new flavours as well. They make 3 drinks: Neuro1, a mental energy drink, Lean1, a meal-replacement (or in my case, snack-replacement ;) ) drink, and Sleep1, a natural sleep-aid drink. The Neuro1 drink has caffeine, one serving is the equivalent of 1 cup of coffee, and right now I only ...
Jun
11
Wrapping Up
Category: enjoy the blog, environment, family, in my opinion | 5 Comments
I head back West tomorrow (Thursday) - first to Salt Lake City to race at the BAM triathlon on Saturday and then home to Incline on Sunday. I am curious to see how I feel on race day, between all the family festivities and the oppressively hot weather, this has not been a standard pre-race week for me. We'll see.
Additionally, right now I am in stressed-out tears after a heated argument with my uncle at the dinner table. I didn't know, or perhaps I forgot, that I still have one or two family members who are strident Bush supporters. I posed a slightly rhetorical question to the table asking whether Dubya would realize at some point down the ...
May
7
Really Bad Joke
Category: enjoy the blog, environment, in my opinion | 4 Comments
Did anyone else see this article on Inside Triathlon's website today? The first half of it, written by Jeff Henderson, is spot-on - the discussion of how we can reduce the waste and pollution that are produced in even the smallest of local triathlons. What I don't understand is why the editors had to effectively downplay such an important issue by turning it into some ridiculous debate. Editor Timothy Carlson wrote the second half of the article, which I guess is supposed to forecast what triathlon could be like in the later half of the century on a fully polluted planet, but honestly his tone and jeering reference to locals-only aid station volunteers with ...
Apr
16
Some Observations
Category: enjoy the blog, in my opinion, ma says... | 11 Comments
I have become one of those people with an obnoxious Starbucks order. Grande Soy Chai Latte with Three Pumps Chai and One Shot Espresso.Yikes.One problem with this perfect little concoction is that it's too freaking expensive for me to ever leave a tip for the poor folks who have to make it. I should switch back to a plain old soy latte and get back under the $4 mark, but it's not as good. Really I should stop drinking soy and stop indirectly supporting the destruction of the rainforests to make room for soybean fields and switch back to cow's milk, but there's another host of problems there. Maybe rice milk? Separate observation: ...
Mar
14
#500!
Category: enjoy the blog, family, in my opinion, ma says..., my favourite | 4 Comments
This is the 500th post I have written since I started this blog in May of 2006... Since today can be summarized in just a few words (overslept, it's snowing, s'posed to snow more, kitty says hi), today's post will instead be a little Courtenay's Blog Recap for those of you who weren't here from the beginning (which is probably everyone except my mom... took me a while to start posting daily with gory details all about my fascinating life!)-I got engaged. (warning: from a gossip standpoint, it's all downhill from here...)-I got famous.-I stopped being engaged.-I started documenting conversations with Mom. (see more ...
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