A few weeks back there was an email that got passed around that had you answer 5-7 questions about yourself and then forward that on to some other friends. So I guess you could say this was something similar when I read on Alicia Lion's Blog that I got tagged to list 5 things maybe someone did not know about me. Since I have not been good about keeping my blog up to date, maybe because of the xmas season or writer's block or just plain lazy. Yes, that is it, just plain lazy! So I decided, I would give it a go. This is probably pretty boring stuff but at least I have a new post for the 3 people who read my blog :)
1. Many Many moons ago I lived overseas in Scotland, Holy Loch Scotland to be exact. I was in the U.S Navy at the time and stationed there to work on Submarines. I lived in an upstairs flat that I rented from a German woman. I traded my alcohol rations as part of my rent to be able to afford to live there... She liked her wine lucky for me! This is also where I started running for the first time on a regular bases. I lived 3 miles from work and had no car, so it was either walk or run. Before long I was running both to and from work, but VERY slow!
2. I fell out of the car when I was 4 years old going over 60 miles an hours down the highway. Just a crazy accident that no one really remembers how it happened. Most say I was playing with the door handle and it opened and out I went. This is long before there were child restraints etc. I did not break any bones remarkably, but did spend over 2 weeks in the hospital with road rash from head to toe. Far worse than ANY roadie ever experienced, I can promise you that. My reward for surviving that was a ride with the local fire department on the fire truck. VERY VERY cool for a kid who wanted to grow up and be a fireman... like most any kid I guess, still got the PIC.
3. A few years ago I was working at Sprint, out in Wake Forest. Some of you may remember the bomb scare where someone placed a pipe bomb in the building. They found out later this same person had placed a pipe bomb at two other locations down on the University of North Carolina campus. NO! It was not ME! The guy who placed the devices and is currently wearing an orange suit, literally sat right across from me and when I cam in LATE that morning the device had already been found and there was police tape around my cubicle for the following week and YES I was interviewed by the FBI. Yikes!
4. I have always wanted to learn to play an instrument, so a few years ago I picked up a guitar and was doing pretty well for a while. That is until I caught the Triathlon bug. However, this year my 2008 New Year's resolution is to peel out a few hours to start up again. Should be Fun! At least for me :)Don't look for me on American Idol or anything!
5.One of my life's dreams / goals is to sail around the world. I know, sounds kind of crazy, but many people do it and no you do not have to be rich or anything. Just a lot of planning. My wife and I met sailing and we have planned and worked towards this for over 10 years now while still maintaining our normal lives. I can see that it is a real possibility in the next few years. However, I have some Tri goals I need to finish first.
Ok, Alicia that is about all I can muster right now, I hope that works and I am not sure who to tag since I believe most everyone I know or may read this blog has already been tagged at some point. But since I know Alicia will read this... When am I going to see you out on the bike again? I know you are riding somewhere? :)
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Of course I'm reading this! There's more than three people reading your blog ;o) Those were great, thanks for sharing! See ya soon...
My name is Tony Brewer. I'm 35 years old. I am from Muscle Shoals, AL. This comment is regarding your August 2007 posting. I have been in a panic since yesterday and your post gave me some comfort. Just yesterday, I was diagnosed with diverticulosis. I have not talked to my doctor yet about treatments. I was told by the nurse, who was reading the results of the CT scan. My doctor is a personal friend and is in New York this weekend so I didn't want to call him regarding my test results. Fortunately, my doctor is a former triathlete, so he understands what most people don't about triathletes and their never-give-up, train-at-all-cost attitudes.
About 2 weeks ago, I did a normal 12 mile run with my group. With about 5 miles to go, I felt like I had to go to the restroom. As you probably know, that's a bad feeling and we were in the middle of nowhere. (remember, I'm from Alabama) So I just toughed it out. When I got home, I had some blood. It concerened me, but had happened to me a few years ago and I was fine so I blew it off. I then started having some pain in my left side. I assumed it was yet another kidney stone moving around so I thought I would wait out the pain and return to life as usual. On the next Tuesday evening, I was doing s cool-down run after my speed work out and the pain hit me like a knife going through my side. I only had about another half mile to go so I kept running. When I got home, the pain lessened somewhat and I blew it off. Over the next week, along with my left side still hurting, my stomach starting hurting. I decided if it kept hurting for another week, I was going to the doctor. Well, it never got better so I went. They did a CT scan yesterday (Jan 11, 2008) and found the problem. The first thing I did was thanked God for only being diverticulosis and not a tumor or cancer. I guess it could always be worse. My next question was can I still train? I have been doing triathlon since 1999 but did my first IM in Sept 2007. IM Wisconsin. Two other friends and I are doing IM Florida in 2008. This will be their 3rd time to do IMF. My concern was..can people with diverticulosis train for endurance races? After reading your blog, I guess you can.
Any advice? What did you have to change? By the way, I found your blog with google. I googled "diverticulosis and ironman." The three of us that are doing IMF also have a blog. At this point, it's a little boring with little training in the off season. But check it out sometime and you can see how the slow people train. Out team name is "Team On Your Right." We rarely get to say "on your left" because we are all so slow. Here's a link if you ever have trouble sleeping and need some boring entertainment.
www.teamonyourright.blogspot.com
Any advice would be appreciated and good luck to you in 2008. Maybe we'll see you in Panama City in Nov.
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