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Hey Amy,

 Thanks for the morning smile. All's well in Houston. Still recovering from the MS150. Had a massage yesterday. Could probably use one every day this week. What a difference and the therapist was still saying, "Holy cow you're tight!"

My next race is in 3 weeks (sprint in The Woodlands). I'm just gonna have some fun with this one. Good practice for OWS, tranistions and the bike/run transition. Oh yea, and I'm going to practice the post race partying so I have that down when I finish my HIM! ;-)

Happy Wednesday all! 

amy mutz - 2008-04-16 7:33 AM Pam - your sooo smart, you have all the "mature" bases covered on the boyfriend, it is great to take things slow, he sounds like a good guy, but I will have to meet him before it gets more serious Have a great Wednesday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Amy IN Oh yes, my sister doesn't have cancer....Praise the Lord!!!!! Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers!

Yep, it would just be nice to see him more than once every week or two, but schedules and distance are certainly a challenge.  We could roadtrip out to see you and then you could meet him and I would see him for more than a few hours...hmmmm...I like that idea!

So glad to hear about your sister!

Have a good Wednesday too! 

Greg--I've always thought about doing the MS rides...I almost did one one I was 16 and then I got my driver's license.  The bike went back into the garage until I was 31

Amy-so glad to hear about your sister.  I know that is a huge relief to all of you

I hope the rest of you are staying well.....I know how crazy life gets.  Thanks to all of you for continuing to keep this group going and strong!

Emerson and Peg.....you are soooooo amazing! I am so very sorry that we did not get to spend more time together! We will though and soon! I just loved that you both took the time from your busy schedules to come and cheer for my brother and others! YOU TWO ROCK!

Was crazy that my brother knew Aaron (JeepFleeb) from local races...and my brother was the one that actually introduced us...I then was able to meet many of the other BT racers when they were there Friday and Saturday morning for the pre swims.....I hope they all heard me yelling for them! They are MY HEROES!!! can not imagine doing that type of distance!

Not sure if any of you noticed...but my brother was one of the first 300 out of the water...and that included the pros! he had an incredible swim time of 1:03:08....so, my question to you all is ....why I am I having such issues swimming!?!!! thanks to all of you for all your inspires and messages to me! I love you all and know that I probably would not have hung in here if not for many of you!!!!

Amy thanks for posting that newspaper article! we all forgot to look at it...but I have forwarded it to him and to the family! we are going to try and get a few hard copies from the archives....

Ok...gotta go bike, SWIM...and run! time to play catch up....got in a few runs while away....floated in the hot tub....but no swims or bike rides...and my first tri is only a few weeks away! totally inspired! thanks to the race and to many of you!!!!

Amy = Somehow I missed the last line of your email. That is so hugely awesome about your sister. I'd do a backflip for her, but I'd pull something. ;-) That is fantastic news. Praise the Lord indeed.

I tried to insert some MS150 pics here but it wasn't working. Here's the link to my Picassa album:  http://picasaweb.google.com/Tri4Greg/MS1502008.

 
Stef and the kids were at the finishline with the rest of the teams families. We got to hang out on Lake Travis at one of the teams lakehouse. What a beautiful place. I've posted a race report. The ride is a lot of fun. If you get the chance, it's worth it and very well supported. I know cancer is kind of our cause, but I really enjoyed giving back here too. Plus it was just fun (even though there were some very painful moments).

Great job Greg...looks like you had a good time, too! those pics are great....now I remember why I am moving to that area....love Lake Travis....just gorgeous around there! hope Stephanie is feeling good! tell her hi, and that my prayers are with you too! I sent you  a PM, but want you to know that I now have my older sister, older brother, daughter, three nieces, a nephew and myself who will be signing up for your race in September....let me know if it starts getting full so that I can light a fire under them to sign up...as I know there are only 400 spots~! woo hoo...see you soon!

Good to see the chatter.... I am sure that the place will not turn bland without me... nice thoughts... Yes, I am on Business crazy in Cincinnati so I go 12 - 14 hour days pretty much non-stop.  I will catch up with everyone tomorrow... I am taking off early (3:00 PM EST) to work on the house and get in a good run.  That always improves my personality.  I have been tightening the bolts on the first two chapters of "Seeking Normal:  A Journey Home" in the middle of all this.  Many of you have read the short story, well... it is from a book.  Each chapter is about 7,500 words so it takes a lot of time to get it done.   I hope to finish enough to start shopping agents/publishers soon.  If they will have me...

Enough said,  I need to go melt down in a corner somewhere...  Be well all, Emerson

Man has my motivation tanked this week. Every day I plan to swim or run, and just can't seem to fit it in...a don't really care. Things are pretty crazy this week but will be worse next week since Stef will be gone for a couple of days (her mdacc schedule makes it easier if she stays w/ friends downtown). Between The Steph Tri, looking for a job, trying to get funding for my current position and keep up with everything else, I'm hammered.

The good news is I did get a call from a position for my references and background check. It would be a challenging job - I have to turn their project management around to make a company that's losing money start making money. We'll have to see what their offer actually is, but it's encouraging because they have an idea of what I need to make. We'll see.

Oh well, enough whining. Tomorrow's a new day. I've got meetings with our Title Sponsor in the morning the I WILL get a workout (or 2) in.

Happy training!

Greg 

Hello everyone, it is late, I am tired but it is good to read little notes from all my friends...

Amy of IN, hope your day in KY went well.  I am looking at it out my window at the moment.  My day almost went well, had good meetings in the AM, a good lunch with my daughter, got out at 3:00 to get home for a run and ended up in a meeting until after 7:00.  It turns out that the developer of my condo building may have shorted his share of the expenses and reserves by a bit over $1,000,000 leaving us holding the bag.   And,  our cash on hand less payables is around -$150,000.  Well, that got my attention.  We may be about to be a new headline in the local paper.  Of the lead group of residents dealing with this, only of couple of us knew how to deal with this.  I was one of them, so there went another four hours today and I know more tomorrow...  I have been through these before so I really don't care what happens with the developer and just want it over so the liability does not get any bigger.   You know, the first rule of holes...  When you find yourself in a hole, STOP DIGGING!  I am not happy about that we may be stuck with but if we can stop the bleeding it will not get any worse.  It may require some nasty legal events that scare those not used to it.  It is part of my world from time to time so I will not loose a wink of sleep over it.  But to some of my neighbors, it is pretty scary.

Got home to no food in the house, ate a protein bar left over from last fall and went for a run.  Got back and pulled a frozen Bocca Soy burger from the freezer.  The microwave did not work so I sautéed it in olive oil thanking that might add some flavor.  That did not help much.  A freezer burned Bocca Soy Burger is just not very tasty.  I just was not up to driving to the grocery store.  Then the phone rang again, a family in our perish has fallen on hard times and one of our friends is putting together a group to help them out.  A half dozen calls later they will not be on the street but it is now 10:30 and I am still in my stinky running gear.

It was a good day... I helped 55 fellow residents deal with a scary situation.  I helped a family in need.  I got in a run.  And, a good day at work.  Today was a great day.  But it is time to get my shower and find the land of nod...

Sorry for my diatribe, it just slithered out at the end of a long day.  Thanks for listening. 

Somehow this stuff never seems to bubble up when I am in AZ... 

Emerson

PS:  Greg, don't worry about your down week.  After you make a big goal i.e. your trip, the ride, etc.  it is normal to have a mental letdown before you gear up for the next one.  Recharge the batteries for a couple of days then map out a new and exciting goal for yourself.  You will feel the energy come back.  For five years you and I have shared a constant give and take of energy and let down.  It is OK to have a let down, just use the moment to set a new goal and the energy will return.  I know, I have been there many times.  Prayers are with you... EK

Good to hear from you Mike, I return to AZ on Sunday and will be here for the summer starting in late May... Emerson

Emerson and Amy Indiana - -Wow....earthquakes in Indiana? wow! What is crazy is yesterday I was involved with putting on an event for the community for of all things  EARTHQUAKE PREPAREDNESS...we had Operations of Emergency Services, Sherrifs Search and Rescue, Fire Departments from all over, Red Cross, and all others involved with Emergency Rescue Services...we then showed the 1970's movie of Earthquake with the late Charlton Heston....now that is weird that all this went down at about the same time! Sounds like you are all ok and no problems! yay!

Greg, I hate that you have so much on your plate to deal with...but after meeting you, I know that you are the rock of gibraltar and will weather it all just fine...good luck with the job hunting and the treatments for Steph...she and you are in my prayers! please keep us posted with any updates! hang in there!!!! and keep that chin up!!!

Mike it is always great to hear from you! hope you are doing well

Amy San Diego...see you in a few weeks! ready for that tri? should be fun!!!!

Pam...sounds like you are busy with your new beau! I see that Amy IND is asking all the mom questions...when she is done...i will probably start in....go ahead and tell him that he has lots of moms to prove himself too!! seriously, I am sure that you have made a good decision...after really getting to know you, I can see you have a great head on your shoulders and can only imagine that someone is going to fall head over heels for you...but just make sure whomever it is...treats you like the queen you should be treated like!!!!

Eric and Dee - where you been...not seeing much chatter from you? hope you are well!?

Girl Passing on Left - 2008-04-18 6:07 PM I posted tons of pics from IMAZ on my blog...hope you will stop by and see them! Have a great day...and weekend everyone! ride, bike and run!!!!

The pictures are wonderful.  Thanks for posting them.  Even if you included my ugly mug with those two lovely ladies.    EK