Busted!

For the first time I got pulled over by an officer while riding my bike.

It was near the end of my ride, just a mile frome home Sunday morning, when a cop scared the crap out of me by coming up from behind and turning his siren on. I nearly fell off my bike then. He could have just pulled up next to me and asked me to stop.

At first I just thought he would be flying by head'n somewhere on an call but when I pulled over he pulled up next to me and proceeded to chew me out, threatening with a $120 ticket.

What I had done, which I know I had done, was coast through a four way stop when there was no traffic.

Now, this is a very small town. minimal traffic. Normally I would just pull up real slow, maybe balance for a sec cuz i hate to have to unclip myself and then proceed on through.

Well this time I just went on through.

But I think I know why he was so testy now for I found out today that Saturday morning, the deputy sheriff was killed on his bike ride (on the same road I ride).

He was struck from behind by a motor vehicle.

I'm Back! (knock on wood)

It has been two months but I think I have finally kicked the knee and hip problem. Sure did take longer than I had hoped. I have been going through physical therapy about twice week for the past eight weeks. They worked mostly on the tibial band in my left leg. A specialist also evaluated my running mechanics. The specialist suggested my last pair of shoes may have provided more lateral support than I needed. I require more medial support and stability she says so last weekend I purchased me new pair of shoes and so far I feel it is making a difference. At least I'm not experiencing any pain.

Unfortunatley I've already missed one Triathlon event but I'm gunning for the second, the Topeka Tinman on Saturday June 14th.
http://www.topekatinman.com/index.htm

Short Course Triathlon
Swim: 300 Yards
Bike: 8.24 Miles
Run: 5 Kilometers

It’s a short short course. Probably a good thing for me coming off injury. Luckily I was able to continue biking and swimming while not able to run. So the first two legs of the race I'm not worried about. I just don’t know what shape I'm going to be in for that 5K run.

KU vs Memphis

I am so glad that KU whipped up on them Tarheels Saturday night.  I was so tired of the media making headlines with the Roy Williams ties to Kansas and how Hansborough was God's gift to basketball.  (Thank you refs for finally calling him out on this traveling at the end!)

My feeling was that if we had lost to UNC then it would just have compounded things. Now that we have prevailed, I hope that puts it all to rest. Its been 5 years and this is Bill Self's team.  It's over.  Please, the Media, let it rest!

And I cant believe that after out running the Tarheels, who the media claimed noeone could do, they are saying the same about Memphis. 

I saw the media coverage for Memphis Sunday and they sure sounded confident.  I hope KU can give them the same punch in the mouth they gave UNC. I'm just worred about their legs, after all that enegery spent against the Tarheels.

Just can't catch a break....

Boy, have I had some tough luck this past year, injury after injury.

It started with the frist Triathlon last season and now just when things were going good and I was feeling healthy and getting excited again I've sustained a knee injury.

This one though is more severe than the other aches and pains.

1.) Pulled Calf and continued to have troubles with tightness in both calfs running and biking all summer long (finally over that)

2.) Left hamstring and arch in my right foot gives me problems, both of which seem to be ok now.

3.) Then my back bothered me midway throught last season and into the fall. This actually hindered me quite a bit in swimming, biking, and running. 

      Went to chiropractor for an alignment, and that felt great.  Doing quite a bit of stretching now that seem to help a lot.

4.) For awhile now my left hip gets a sharp pain in it sometimes when I run.  It's not always there, just a nagging nuisance once in awhile.

5.) And now my knee is in pain whenever I run, hinders me from running at all. 

It happend after i had finished a 4.5 mile jog Monday.  It did not bother me at all during the run, and it was a good run.  But later that afternoon just walking around the house it started to hurt and that evening at my daughters soccer practice I could not even run with the kids at all.

I put on a wrap and it still hurt to walk on Tuesday but was able to swim with minimal discomfort. (I did not have to kick to swim. I just worked on my stroke, arm strength and form).

Wednesday and Thursday it felt fine. I was able swim and bike.

However, today I tried to test it out on an easy slow jog and it didnt take but a half mile for it to start hurting again. So I immediately stopped. I was able to go hop on a bike with no problems at all.  So It must be the jarring from the running that cuases the pain.

Sure hope I can recover quickly from this for the first triathlon this season is May 18th, only 6 weeks away.

Get yelled at for something you did in someones dream?

So I'm lying in bed, its 3am. I'm in a light sleep and can hear the train off in the distance passing by. Its quiet, calm, even the animals are asleep when all of a sudden I'm startled by words, "WHAT, YOU DONT LIKE MY FUCKING COOKING!?!?!?!". In my confusion I simply replied, 'huh?'. Then she responds, "THEN WHY DID YOU SWITCH DISHES?". Again I go 'huh?". Then she, my wife, rolls over and everything goes quiet. I make mental note not to forget this and bring it up the next morning and we have a good laugh.

Anyone out there have to apologize to their wife for what they did in their dream?

My brothers girlfriend told me she also yells at him for things he does in her dreams, lol.

FEMALES!!!!!