Ok, so this is the third time I'm writing this blog. First time I was aggitated. Second time I was delirious and put to many names and comments. This time, well I have let a few days pass, gotten a little more sleep, and thought about so many things that I hae witnessed this weekend. After a GREAT chit chat with Meg Sunday night I decided I had to change this last blog to be a positive note but I will let you know the negatives of the weekend as well.
So, this weekend I headed to Carlsbad, California for the Carlsbad marathon. With beauftiful weather on race day, this weekend was completely different from last weekend. It's funny, this weekend was more of a "smaller event." However, smaller consists of right at 10,000 runners and who knows how many attendees.
Why exactly did I get aggravated? Well people, when you sign up for events and have issues please don't take it out on the volunteers. Let's always remember the wonderful saying, "don't shoot the messenger." When you get mad at the volunteers that's exactly what you are doing, you are quickly shooting the messenger. I guess the early morning really caught up to me when I listened to someone yell at one of our volunteers. Then again, I guess I used my authority and in a not so friendly but not yelling tone, I let them know they crossed the line. Wow- me actually standng up to an older individual- oh yea!!
Anyhow, after all that went down the day went wonderful and like last week the end of the race consisted of just heartfelt moments. Both this week and last week Team in Training stayed until their entire team completed the marathon even though every individual had left the spectator spots, streets were reopened, and breakdowns had begun. However, TNT did not even notice this actions, they just waiting and cheered for thier team. This race they raised $500,000 for the charity. If that won't get you then this just will. Following the final TNT marathoner crossing the finish line we were updated only one runner remained on the course. If nothing else will motivate you workout then this just might. The final marathoner was blind! Walking all 26.3 miles with her seeing cane she crossed the finish line. Oh but it gets better- this isn't her first marathon, in fact she's well into completing several marathons!
Ok, now onto another topic. So everyone who likes to snack or is a health nut (in the kindest form put) I found some health bars that are pretty descent. They are called Larabars. They have so many flavors- I think Banana, Pecan Pie, Strawberry, and Gingersnaps were my favorite. I definitely needed water afterwards, but they would be a good snack and not healthy.
After spending 6 hours in my apartment from my Carlsbad return I have hit the road again. Tracy I'm definitely becoming a road warrior like you!! So now I sit here in St. George's Utah for the Champion Chip North American Conference. (Champion Chips are the timing chips we use in all our races.) So as we arived to meet the Netherland Company and all the other vendors from across North America we definitely were sidet tracked by the BEAUTIFUL scenery. It definitely is undescribable! I promise I will invest in a camera soon enough. So, we get here and first off I'm given a free snow ski jacket, fleece, and other goodies. Then I head to the houses we have rented.. one word .. Damn! So my balcony overlooks I think the 13th green. Yea, forgot to mention I'm inside a golf resort. Our house is state of the art over looking the redrock mountains, a little lake that's fronzen minus the 2 ft were the ducks are swimming, the lush green golf course. With a push of a button the shades come down, the fireplace lights, or the jacuzzi starts to be filled. Man all other conferences just got put down but this!
However, mom got a good chuckle out of this call. The six hour drive out here had some humor and smell to it. So this morning when I went to pickup another employee I noticed a smell when I got out of the car. Thinking it smelled a little like smoke I instantly thought my car had a problem. Then I knocked on the door and found out his dogs had been sprayed by a skunk. So he smelled like skunk for all six hours!! See there's still some humor to life for me!
Well, as I sit here looking at my lovely fire and the mountains I will leave on this note- Y'all better be nice to any volunteers you ever come across or I will be very very angry at you!
