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ryanp100 - 2010-07-01 11:18 PM George - awesome news about your son! Will you post some pictures... I bet that's going to be a gazillion watt smile!

ryanp100 - 2010-07-01 11:18 PM George - awesome news about your son! Will you post some pictures... I bet that's going to be a gazillion watt smile!

gdale - 2010-07-01 10:49 PM

Hey folks.  Between a busy couple of days and computer problems at home, I haven't been able to post much lately so this will be a little bit of catch up...

Linda - Awesome race report and congratulations on a great race and a PR.  I also think it is great that you were able to just chill for the week before the race.  Camping, cooking out, drinking...sounds awesome!

DJs question about moving up in distance - I thought about doing an HIM this year, my second year.  My wife wasn't ready to sign up for the increased training so I didn't push it.  Since she started doing tri's this year, I think that she now "gets it" better and I think I will be able to convince her for next year.  Likely will be a local race to start but still looking forward to going longer and testing myself.  I don't see being able to committ the time to train for 140.6 anytime in my near future.  3 kids, dual career parents, sports, coaching, life...it just won't work.  I don't necessarilly feel any peer pressure to go long.  In fact, when running my half marathon earlier this year I thought, "why the hell would I want to do another 13.1 miles after this and all that after doing a big swim and big bike?!?".  But I tell you what...reading race reports like Linda's and Kyla gives me the urge.  It will have to wait until later though.  Besides, there are too many fast people in my AG

As far as this weekend - no racing for me.  We are headed to my parent's house on Long Island this weekend and then to DC next week.  Spending one day touring the capital - probably the air and space museum and somewhere else.  Tried to get tickets for the White House tour but our senator did not come through.  After that, my son Jeremy is getting a prosthetic ear.  For a kid who has never had a left ear and who has had to have extra straps across the top of his head for his glasses the last 8 years, this is a BIG DEAL.  He is so exicted and I can wait to see his reaction.

With all that travel, my training next week will not be good.  Hopefully will do a little OWS in the ocean over the weekend and I am sure I will get several runs in but biking will be zero.  I will just call it taper for my first tri of the season (FINALLY!!!!) next weekend.

Everyone have a safe and fun 4th of July!  Good luck to the racers.

ryanp100 - 2010-07-02 12:18 AM George - awesome news about your son! Will you post some pictures... I bet that's going to be a gazillion watt smile!

gdale - 2010-07-01 10:49 PM

Hey folks.  Between a busy couple of days and computer problems at home, I haven't been able to post much lately so this will be a little bit of catch up...

Linda - Awesome race report and congratulations on a great race and a PR.  I also think it is great that you were able to just chill for the week before the race.  Camping, cooking out, drinking...sounds awesome!

DJs question about moving up in distance - I thought about doing an HIM this year, my second year.  My wife wasn't ready to sign up for the increased training so I didn't push it.  Since she started doing tri's this year, I think that she now "gets it" better and I think I will be able to convince her for next year.  Likely will be a local race to start but still looking forward to going longer and testing myself.  I don't see being able to committ the time to train for 140.6 anytime in my near future.  3 kids, dual career parents, sports, coaching, life...it just won't work.  I don't necessarilly feel any peer pressure to go long.  In fact, when running my half marathon earlier this year I thought, "why the hell would I want to do another 13.1 miles after this and all that after doing a big swim and big bike?!?".  But I tell you what...reading race reports like Linda's and Kyla gives me the urge.  It will have to wait until later though.  Besides, there are too many fast people in my AG

As far as this weekend - no racing for me.  We are headed to my parent's house on Long Island this weekend and then to DC next week.  Spending one day touring the capital - probably the air and space museum and somewhere else.  Tried to get tickets for the White House tour but our senator did not come through.  After that, my son Jeremy is getting a prosthetic ear.  For a kid who has never had a left ear and who has had to have extra straps across the top of his head for his glasses the last 8 years, this is a BIG DEAL.  He is so exicted and I can wait to see his reaction.

With all that travel, my training next week will not be good.  Hopefully will do a little OWS in the ocean over the weekend and I am sure I will get several runs in but biking will be zero.  I will just call it taper for my first tri of the season (FINALLY!!!!) next weekend.

Everyone have a safe and fun 4th of July!  Good luck to the racers.

DougRob - 2010-07-02 9:25 AM If you like the Air and Space, check out the Utvar-Hazy Annex out at Dulles Airport. It has more of Air and Space's exhibit thatn fit down town. The Spy Museum is cool, but it is not free. History is neat and the kids might like it as it has things like Oscar the Grouch, Archie Bunker's Chair and Fonzie's Jacket.Here is hoping Jeremy appointment goes well.Doug

ashort33 - 2010-07-02 9:27 AM

Great news George - your son is a such a trooper!  My best wishes and prayers are with you all!

fattyfatfat - 2010-07-02 11:42 AM that dude should be able to get you in the spy museum for free!!!

along the same lines,  check out jocelyn wong when you get a chance.  http://www.thewongstar.com/prosthetics.html

pretty good triathlete.  smart as can be.  and talks A LOT of smack.


unfortunately for her though there is only on Asian Triathlon Superstar.  we got her here in the mg. 

fattyfatfat - 2010-07-02 8:42 AM that dude should be able to get you in the spy museum for free!!!

along the same lines,  check out jocelyn wong when you get a chance.  http://www.thewongstar.com/prosthetics.html

pretty good triathlete.  smart as can be.  and talks A LOT of smack.


unfortunately for her though there is only on Asian Triathlon Superstar.  we got her here in the mg. 

gdale - 2010-07-02 11:25 AM

Thanks!  Just so everyone knows, this is not a surgery so it is actually a pretty easy trip.  The prosthetic is actually something that is glued on each day.  In the future, he can have some "hardware" installed to allow it to clip on but they won't do that until he is finished growing.  The person who makes the prosthetics is pretty interesting.  Used to be a disguise artist for the CIA - think Tom Cruise peeling his disguise mask off in Mission Impossible - that is the type of stuff he used to do for spies!

gdale - 2010-07-02 10:25 AM

Thanks!  Just so everyone knows, this is not a surgery so it is actually a pretty easy trip.  The prosthetic is actually something that is glued on each day.  In the future, he can have some "hardware" installed to allow it to clip on but they won't do that until he is finished growing.  The person who makes the prosthetics is pretty interesting.  Used to be a disguise artist for the CIA - think Tom Cruise peeling his disguise mask off in Mission Impossible - that is the type of stuff he used to do for spies!

fattyfatfat - 2010-07-02 11:42 AM that dude should be able to get you in the spy museum for free!!!

along the same lines,  check out jocelyn wong when you get a chance.  http://www.thewongstar.com/prosthetics.html

pretty good triathlete.  smart as can be.  and talks A LOT of smack.


unfortunately for her though there is only on Asian Triathlon Superstar.  we got her here in the mg.