morning has broken, blackbird has spoken...

first on my list: pat russell. for those of you who don't know who he is, well, he is my best friend. we met in high school running cross and the rest is history. he is competing on the us national team in japan this weekend in the ultra marathon (100km...62miles).
at msp international, he had a security issue. i packed his stick massager in his carry on. it got confisgated. now, we just traveled and on several occasions i saw knitting needles. i'm no expert....but a 12 inch, blunt needle seems more suitable for weaponry than does a stick you use to massage yourself with. stupid people. because of that (and the patriot act) they will probably be monitoring pat for the next 5 years. big brother can bite me. anyway, if you have room in your thoughts this week, send some pat's way. he is going to do great but a little extra 'happy thoughts' can never hurt.

one week from today we will be in full move mode. excitement is building.

we actually swam this morning...and it hurt.

i put my new schwalbes on the bike and it went effortlessly (compared to past ust tire installation experiences). i'm happy with them i haven't riddent them yet.

out.