It’s Amazing How Good You can Feel
When you’re not subjected to heavily contaminated air.
Espresso, who needs that? At home, I need to have huge cups of coffee, all the time, that doesn’t even help. Here I have half of one and I am bouncing off the walls.
Don’t you think it’s ironic, that I breath better at altitude then I do at home? That’s well, a little bit, bass ackwards. Think about it. I breath better at altitude. It’s been that way for years. Now that my sulfur allergy is full blown, it’s even more so. But I have no idea what to do with all this energy, well, except go ride my bike. HA, HA.
Albuquerque is truly an amazing place. I came here to detox, and guess what, I feel GREAT! No headaches, no nausea…Yes, Justin, I was even able to remember your schedule changes, without writing them down. My face and skin are already healing, and I have been here 2 days, not even.
There is something totally wrong about having to leave your home to breath fresh air. Especially when we moved to the country for just that. So apparently we need to find a little more ‘country’ where the ecological formation doesn’t hold natural gas. Does anybody want to buy a house? I can get you a great deal.
I sure would like to stay in Texas, anyone, anyone?
I swam last night, with friend and teammate Kimmie. It was a cool pool, it reminded me of the pool in Leadville. Yes, after the 100 I swam and ran, and bowled, and even drank Patron. Kimmie and I put in a 2000 and she wanted some pointers in the pool. I practiced some really good drills with her, that I think, will take her a long way towards her goal this summer, to race her first Olympic distance triathlon.
There is something about swimming at altitude that does totally kick my butt. I think, it’s because that is the one sport I don’t usually do at altitude. I have to get better. What if I do a tri at altitude, then, well, I wouldn’t want to totally suck, would I?
Everybody is totally kicking butt. Rey races tomorrow, Kim is adventuring all over North Texas, Alyssa is putting all her efforts into running faster, Kathy is off doing her Terra Firma Racing Adventure Race thing, Connie apparently had a blast down in Lajitas, look at her big smile, doesn’t it say, “fun!”
I think, it also says, “I sure hope I don’t land in one of these things, during the next 20!”
I really miss my family, it’s really tough to be without them. There are so many little reminders here of them. There are markers on the floor, etc. Even though my oldest is stretching her limits into “tween-hood”, I feel I am doing a good job. I know I am doing a good job when I hear, “I hate you, Mom” after I discipline their irresponsible actions. That’s when you know you’re doing something right.
Today Kimmie and I are going to ride until we fall over. I don’t think it’s going to take much because my legs are already tired, and my O2 saturation has dropped to baseline. I’m sure I will be sucking a lot of air. We are going to ride Indian School. After this, I am going to bonsai my tree out front that the HOA destroyed.
World, I am not only a coach, I am a green thumb and I want to tell you something. Hedging should be outlawed. You gotta get in there and ‘train’ your tree. Hedging will ruin whatever it is you’re growing. But you have to look, analyze, and trim. My 3rd job is horticulterist, no wait, my 5th job, or is it my 6th job. Whatever, I love getting dirty in my yard, and I am good at it too. I think, we are made to ‘work the land’.
And ride.
LaterZ,
Have a great weekend, enjoy your passions, and don’t let anyone piss you off. And James, can you pay be back, please?