denied...

Man, it was crazy to get myself there (Olympic decision) but I did. It was packed shoulder to shoulder. I was there at about 10:15 when the IOC on the big screen instructed the judges to vote Chicago was 4 Tokyo was 9 etc. About a minute or 2 later the same judge declare voting closed. He stated voting will now proceed to round 2 and Chicago will not be participating. DENIED....
Talking about a party stopper. I did manage to get a souvenier bandana showing I was THERE. LOL

no grander venue

Today they announce which city will host the 2016 olympic games. I've been excited and PRO Chicago ever since news broke that we have the opportunity to be the hot city. Been wearing my Chicago2016 bracelet for weeks now. CAN'T WAIT! to see who wins. I've got every intention of seeing it all go down live :) That will be way cool....

good foundation and time for improvement

It's a blessing that I have a number of years of running experience. Right now my schedule calls for a time commitment coaching every night. I don't have the time to get in the training runs that are scheduled in the beginning of this latest training plan(doing the disney marathon in January). What I'm doing is use my existing aerobic base to my advantage and running a slightly longer run midweek as opposed to the shorter runs scheduled. It's carying me thru the first few wekks. Long runs on the weekends are still happening. I'm helping my long time personal manager prepare and run the marathon, and they are currently forced to find a cross training activity to take the place of some of their runs as well. SO I turned them on to a windtrainer for their bike. I'm confident that the newly found benefits of becoming a cyclist will improve their running. I'm excited to watch the improvement. BUSY times yes but if we are smart about how we train we will pull this off no problem :)