Dear readers,

Please excuse the brief blog entry hiatus as I was experimenting with creating my own tri-webpage. Alas, my technological skills (and patience) were lacking with regard to this project. I checked out weebly.com and set up a great initial framework, but then couldn't figure out how to archive entries and do some other fun techy stuff I'd had in mind. The webpage ended up looking more like a fancy blog, so I figured I should just go back to my initial calling. I am sorry I was led astray.

In other news, I have been busy with training, fundraising and coaching/guiding. With regard to the latter - I am now a guide with C-Different (www.cdifferent.org) and am working out with my friend Kim every weekend. We are running in the Soldier Field 10 mile race on May 23rd and in the Chicago Tri (which Accenture has sadly abandoned) on 30 August (I think). Th. and I are gearing up on the base-training for IM FL and officially start training on May 18. Our buddy S.C. is starting to freak out since he has never completed more than an Olympic-distance tri, as it was easy to convince him to sign up last December when our athletic endeavors involved eating cookies and drinking egg nog. Th. and I are trying to motivate him as best we can. Fundraising for Fisher House is also going well - I hosted an event with some students at the business school (Kellogg) a few weeks ago and raised some solid cash. I have a few other ideas in the works and hope to get moving on those soon.

I am excited to get started with Vision Quest again (I took a break since it is so dang expensive) and am especially looking forward to farmer's tans, massive calf muscles, and green hair. No, really, I am. I am back at it on May first and am really hoping that I can beat Th. but that will probably only happen if I don't get any injuries and he does virtually nothing over the summer. ;)