October

Well the weather is getting colder out and the mornings are a lot colder. The trails behind our house have been perfect for running over the past weeks. I have been taking a bit of time recovering after Duathlon Worlds. I have never done a Duathlon at that level and it sure took a lot out of my body. It was a tough race but I enjoyed it!

I did a cross country race last weekend and still could not find my spikes so I went to my parents house and found some old ones... probably 2 years old... and wore them. They ended up falling apart and breaking and one of the spikes ended up poking through the shoe and into my foot. I ran on it for a while before taking off my shoe and finishing the last 1/2 mile of the race. Of course after that I had to get two tetanus shots so I couldnt swim on Monday because I couldnt lift my arm up at all. Arghhh! Well it was fun and was a great story. (Thanks to Tom Dederian for the photo)