tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656434050873852552024-02-20T09:27:11.962-08:00Epic Distance Ultra running and Cycling chroniclesadventures of 32 year old kid, who happens to run and bike all the timemattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295234910049247043noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-465643405087385255.post-16200929420908947622009-10-23T20:40:00.000-07:002009-10-23T22:50:12.933-07:00Kaiya turns 8 and i love her somy baby 'princess from heaven' (thats what her name means in hawaiian) turns 8 today. Lauryn Kaiulani Ward. my firstborn, i remember the day like it was yesterday. she started out in this world a bit stubborn, totally determined and full of cuteness, and always some attitude!!<br /><br />So far and hopefully she stays that way!!<br /><br />upside down in the birth canal, wouldnt budge when they tried to turn her.............so a couple minutes and a slice or two later, our little kaiya was here. born in hawaii via c-section.<br /><br />Proud dad? You have no idea.<br /><br />It was as if the world revolved around us and our new little baby princess. She slept in our closet. Our apartment was made of cinderblocks, minutes (walking) from the beach. I loved going surfing and seeing kaiya in the car seat next to alissa on the beach. EVERYDAY!<br /><br />i loved taking her for ride on my longboard skateboard with alissa all worried. Holding her against my bare chest at night. I remember one day when the swell was big, waves were double overhead, 12 foot faces or so. Catching a bigger wave than i should have i went right, backside on the wave, got worked, my leash snapped, board washed way down the beach and i was struggling. it was a long time. there came a point after being held down by wave after wave that i really thought i was not gonna make it. i was ready to blow out my air and it was gonna be the deep sleep in the blue water. what killed me the most was the thought of not seeing my baby grow up. now all i want to do is be an amazing dad. Be there for them, everyday!!!<br /><br />She was walking at 9 months. Loved books from a young age. Always wanting to help her daddy. She always did and still does, LOVES her friends. Amazing at spelling, sensitive of the underdog, responsible.<br /><br />She now has grown into quite an impressive young lady.<br /><br />I love and respect her so much, but sometimes i am a butthole of a dad. I get impatient, i am too hard on my little princess. i expect perfection when i shouldnt. Hells bells....kaiya is just like me, once she has her mind dialed into something, that train is nearly impossible to derail<br /><br />She is responsible, loving and caring. She is starting to be extra clean and I REALLY love that. She is super helpful with her siblings. Very athletic. Her little arms are ripped, she loves ballet and gymnastics and karate and skateboarding and riding her bike while i go running.<br /><br />Happy Birthday Baby, thanks for letting me learn how to be a dad with you.<br /><span style="color: rgb(136, 136, 136);"> </span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj8PH73N8O3TDeXmPcLpOzVN2NdVUOElN540u_QsjmhnMP5V5y_dysnjWmF6KGDiPCLez7FuITLZ4zjfRL0qflP6M0Jcqd4JwUlAYLMQSeHN-4LNsdOrU-CabCnN5NaX_X_hl5FfMZ0mlS/s1600-h/tva+couch.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 235px; height: 158px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj8PH73N8O3TDeXmPcLpOzVN2NdVUOElN540u_QsjmhnMP5V5y_dysnjWmF6KGDiPCLez7FuITLZ4zjfRL0qflP6M0Jcqd4JwUlAYLMQSeHN-4LNsdOrU-CabCnN5NaX_X_hl5FfMZ0mlS/s200/tva+couch.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396031939864218546" border="0" /></a><br />first baby, young us.........let the adventure begin!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWCALeJetXhuvoyshG2Hm4wyyvW406u6Mzk8TGhYnGOOVfJ0oGd27-ntFd7V1SJ6aze3lbv1qR19ulbWLD_HFNys0z3jx77EFFoyEiCnv1qCpI8Ng8dBEIBQ3kCCC6oGyDQAp3VNbUjWSx/s1600-h/sakteboarding.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 167px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWCALeJetXhuvoyshG2Hm4wyyvW406u6Mzk8TGhYnGOOVfJ0oGd27-ntFd7V1SJ6aze3lbv1qR19ulbWLD_HFNys0z3jx77EFFoyEiCnv1qCpI8Ng8dBEIBQ3kCCC6oGyDQAp3VNbUjWSx/s200/sakteboarding.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396031054094347762" border="0" /></a><br />life was a whole lot simpler then<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNvXnYXHfwY8JVT_ttMrN1ABVaQxRANBHOxpDiWXlmPtRRI9V4e7Lw7B5KgWyL5zvobVzFsl1sewR2YyRgJfi91HgMc0ixRVXpaHM5B2PACgJ-MQfdSAX-ZdbRcFTFfqbLVhbmlaAAvdup/s1600-h/Picture+315.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 230px; height: 172px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNvXnYXHfwY8JVT_ttMrN1ABVaQxRANBHOxpDiWXlmPtRRI9V4e7Lw7B5KgWyL5zvobVzFsl1sewR2YyRgJfi91HgMc0ixRVXpaHM5B2PACgJ-MQfdSAX-ZdbRcFTFfqbLVhbmlaAAvdup/s200/Picture+315.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396031048339891298" border="0" /></a><br />even when it was just taj, kaiya was a happy big sister, nice job on the hair alissa!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5c0nCDopX3dBxWcnMoKiKD7c3YoxqCz-pR4QCjGSgkyEwcW0bTH1VD7904AiFit7JIl7rctw48zU-vBCoOZHjWX0EXM1d7cX2TKS8nKvvedhJ0kKv1YNHwBXlJUeFwvpMARBz95g0HbWh/s1600-h/Picture+224.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 218px; height: 164px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5c0nCDopX3dBxWcnMoKiKD7c3YoxqCz-pR4QCjGSgkyEwcW0bTH1VD7904AiFit7JIl7rctw48zU-vBCoOZHjWX0EXM1d7cX2TKS8nKvvedhJ0kKv1YNHwBXlJUeFwvpMARBz95g0HbWh/s200/Picture+224.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396031046435238418" border="0" /></a><br />books, she can never get enough<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAAcuc25LJWWjyJraMQ71svinqbVioUawuk4Z33N2W7n8Sz1RUNnjsoQeqPuDm0cT6gmRo83bsdMPcFA8e6w8SYNO9WP42idU420rthCgD4FscWjL3RiIs0NSDS2fg-0kWCRfAZy5vGRy6/s1600-h/PICT0160.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 179px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAAcuc25LJWWjyJraMQ71svinqbVioUawuk4Z33N2W7n8Sz1RUNnjsoQeqPuDm0cT6gmRo83bsdMPcFA8e6w8SYNO9WP42idU420rthCgD4FscWjL3RiIs0NSDS2fg-0kWCRfAZy5vGRy6/s200/PICT0160.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396031041249557746" border="0" /></a><br />teach a child to be awesome when they are young and they will always be awesome or so i heard<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHxldkkmsAHwU40qFb7sLNEiuVYgMtVVIptRq14pNpquufoWsn5QlfF7TPszDp4Klo-dVHt727J9vXlIygPjOthaLnLq3GdIaCNo9j8NSX-yuXBJQoqWs9GftizwcvNDnGvRa75b4e5OqU/s1600-h/PICT0121.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHxldkkmsAHwU40qFb7sLNEiuVYgMtVVIptRq14pNpquufoWsn5QlfF7TPszDp4Klo-dVHt727J9vXlIygPjOthaLnLq3GdIaCNo9j8NSX-yuXBJQoqWs9GftizwcvNDnGvRa75b4e5OqU/s200/PICT0121.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396016352084677714" border="0" /></a><br />a very happy girl<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAkd9bGmhyhoAJzVZahP5vZxuGSV72mHBMc5n97ctv-0Jmimho6tU6tMsA-BU97EyZmgUkkmKnv7nd0IbHAN5BumvqSPrhnqjQtZjZwX6oKSsOvEvDCrIueF97Qddlu_HT_mQSmNKKbHKg/s1600-h/PICT0115.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 221px; height: 165px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAkd9bGmhyhoAJzVZahP5vZxuGSV72mHBMc5n97ctv-0Jmimho6tU6tMsA-BU97EyZmgUkkmKnv7nd0IbHAN5BumvqSPrhnqjQtZjZwX6oKSsOvEvDCrIueF97Qddlu_HT_mQSmNKKbHKg/s200/PICT0115.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396016349573373698" border="0" /></a><br />with her cousins<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqmnTwmIUHYh05Z_AdmWHFpTnO5kMUbGT5ORaJn4R1PXksYz6PIdvUtX2CWFXPVYj_YAcktrUZ61aN-u6iMNAytRD0tBTnpe5Goe-seLP3YoQPWnOmqQNZkzQ-oDZ1g_F8JM3pLVBsLb_r/s1600-h/PICT0098.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqmnTwmIUHYh05Z_AdmWHFpTnO5kMUbGT5ORaJn4R1PXksYz6PIdvUtX2CWFXPVYj_YAcktrUZ61aN-u6iMNAytRD0tBTnpe5Goe-seLP3YoQPWnOmqQNZkzQ-oDZ1g_F8JM3pLVBsLb_r/s200/PICT0098.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396016344784540258" border="0" /></a><br />curly and cute<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiGr17X4IOZmHU0JkJiDZ6Y7bxpzkP4Fwc2f1kD0u6W0n6IEQ6gCVKJPp35i_XxZZ06u89Zby98qMp6FhcTj4LoqjAIu5aelqwpFdthU0Y670OtB-pQ5W9KhnQH8YCKAMVXS2Wxiy5904a/s1600-h/PICT0062.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 252px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiGr17X4IOZmHU0JkJiDZ6Y7bxpzkP4Fwc2f1kD0u6W0n6IEQ6gCVKJPp35i_XxZZ06u89Zby98qMp6FhcTj4LoqjAIu5aelqwpFdthU0Y670OtB-pQ5W9KhnQH8YCKAMVXS2Wxiy5904a/s200/PICT0062.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396014481108009346" border="0" /></a><br /><br />kaiya gets her beautiful looks from her beautiful mommy<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgusAcqN3IARcC-FF0dRczpsr3xGACi42dWz3djS6yMGhPTxVpwJH8R33drHWuh_d6tNwGt-AtTq0shbfWhyphenhyphen7m2lu98TXMvMEKwAbnnngBC-rXI__jtToTKK_pLhaa8r28tVWdYEyRhrcxS/s1600-h/PICT0038.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 237px; height: 176px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgusAcqN3IARcC-FF0dRczpsr3xGACi42dWz3djS6yMGhPTxVpwJH8R33drHWuh_d6tNwGt-AtTq0shbfWhyphenhyphen7m2lu98TXMvMEKwAbnnngBC-rXI__jtToTKK_pLhaa8r28tVWdYEyRhrcxS/s200/PICT0038.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396012257326768082" border="0" /></a><br />Frozen hands from playing in the snow<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaLLIeaTgvBBNimqHe029yPWyDlPtnEBu3ooM10c28kyPpiHf6HMmKJy_owSYqHQtnPijeTsSDAU7fye4ICPChKImkoUG13NMqwgbDz1HihHGqkcqBwMd72fR84qy-LrRVH4sKLXAb0_v5/s1600-h/PICT0018.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaLLIeaTgvBBNimqHe029yPWyDlPtnEBu3ooM10c28kyPpiHf6HMmKJy_owSYqHQtnPijeTsSDAU7fye4ICPChKImkoUG13NMqwgbDz1HihHGqkcqBwMd72fR84qy-LrRVH4sKLXAb0_v5/s200/PICT0018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396012252028444226" border="0" /></a><br />Sweet butt bucket baby<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRbkeFBmwgP-wJyrBRjrFwhFSDKPWBtSgLJBR2TjTIRapTdKKECDNnX45qz6mV5xj_vKfFfuwLELA36gshw2-VS1KaKBWLEbDlfxbprPDVv5Dl4_lekkSd5zYuj6TIQtq-W3Ds7WdDbAgU/s1600-h/P9080855.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 218px; height: 162px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRbkeFBmwgP-wJyrBRjrFwhFSDKPWBtSgLJBR2TjTIRapTdKKECDNnX45qz6mV5xj_vKfFfuwLELA36gshw2-VS1KaKBWLEbDlfxbprPDVv5Dl4_lekkSd5zYuj6TIQtq-W3Ds7WdDbAgU/s200/P9080855.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396012245201670514" border="0" /></a><br />her little arms are already getting naturally ripped from gymnastics<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggRQq0PnBCmR8uyRhkaz66Y0_hk4s1YJRozZ26rLrGrUpgBfr_042nI0GuDJTBUSJTTRbs4fJ4OL_0V79OP23XtazUaS91rrp8OWeRqJ6BRdki6oqHAmuMNCxLUmLR2F467IGpqNBSrR8T/s1600-h/P9060844.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 249px; height: 185px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggRQq0PnBCmR8uyRhkaz66Y0_hk4s1YJRozZ26rLrGrUpgBfr_042nI0GuDJTBUSJTTRbs4fJ4OL_0V79OP23XtazUaS91rrp8OWeRqJ6BRdki6oqHAmuMNCxLUmLR2F467IGpqNBSrR8T/s200/P9060844.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396012236621726242" border="0" /></a><br />night time hiking learning to be epic in southern utah<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYx3NChUQ7GDKjQ66eIDyltXDQYWasQx0LpXFVRMoj9pBMhv3LbWl75pnyLd94uhHTFOcHBcWm-nzHZ_Iaurx8_Vdl2MMJtp7idiyRn9og7GmFF3pmKhyX5x1Q3_mTVDfNw0BEWlNPTMYy/s1600-h/landon+vid+069.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYx3NChUQ7GDKjQ66eIDyltXDQYWasQx0LpXFVRMoj9pBMhv3LbWl75pnyLd94uhHTFOcHBcWm-nzHZ_Iaurx8_Vdl2MMJtp7idiyRn9og7GmFF3pmKhyX5x1Q3_mTVDfNw0BEWlNPTMYy/s200/landon+vid+069.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396010973107588050" border="0" /></a><br />disneyland with daddy<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmLScF-pUAoFJfbA1XWfk615NBLuJ5BsubaFEA4UQ2EHJiVhqiP59PXXzt2puJ7bYqb3a7mV_ns8rVZw6BBsaGdGT0b3uXvdN6vYURute8Z_M_Ayssd64JZTHe-NF00NwnNnO1VbNbdTW7/s1600-h/ju;y-aug+060.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 257px; height: 195px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmLScF-pUAoFJfbA1XWfk615NBLuJ5BsubaFEA4UQ2EHJiVhqiP59PXXzt2puJ7bYqb3a7mV_ns8rVZw6BBsaGdGT0b3uXvdN6vYURute8Z_M_Ayssd64JZTHe-NF00NwnNnO1VbNbdTW7/s200/ju;y-aug+060.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396010967107641314" border="0" /></a><br />i love this picture of kaiya, it captures her spirit and its just beautiful<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIOEqSXDae3oroDwbBvE6c-P7hm80hoWteNbXmhD_mXvZWfftPlf4R5ih-ufyrqQAxSPiDtA4OodAap1x6PKNCyl9FKWRQ71wwZRg2e6O6aEQk172can0bjdeoFG16KstsBgY5lT-k-wyu/s1600-h/ju;y-aug+016.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 287px; height: 215px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIOEqSXDae3oroDwbBvE6c-P7hm80hoWteNbXmhD_mXvZWfftPlf4R5ih-ufyrqQAxSPiDtA4OodAap1x6PKNCyl9FKWRQ71wwZRg2e6O6aEQk172can0bjdeoFG16KstsBgY5lT-k-wyu/s200/ju;y-aug+016.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396008000919767458" border="0" /></a><br />always goofing off, wonder where she gets it<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVBrG85pSCCb6ZoM2-vY4Xgt_zAtxgHj6QNBGzBYT0m-LzLkVxcmWXEm-4_kVlyEsSj-8dpWV5rJ0rNpndc7F3C0MWgstLaNW1vLwcTw1CbAL94X5ULOtHj30_vcP8Ozb81e-PX3dZWFaH/s1600-h/ju;y-aug+059.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 227px; height: 303px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVBrG85pSCCb6ZoM2-vY4Xgt_zAtxgHj6QNBGzBYT0m-LzLkVxcmWXEm-4_kVlyEsSj-8dpWV5rJ0rNpndc7F3C0MWgstLaNW1vLwcTw1CbAL94X5ULOtHj30_vcP8Ozb81e-PX3dZWFaH/s200/ju;y-aug+059.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396010958461149714" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheIfGTArsLITlZZlVhLXxpUKDvxe-so7z8ISlGaKTTQck36F4dXV0agTOBMiuSfFvRLBQenxHf49bE_5FezBV1YCLCguIwNkFHBtQYcnuwwhvsVJCQgRuPe0AHWdN0iXwJ8YDNFnEwfU5i/s1600-h/ju;y-aug+075.jpg"> </a><br />natural beauty<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheIfGTArsLITlZZlVhLXxpUKDvxe-so7z8ISlGaKTTQck36F4dXV0agTOBMiuSfFvRLBQenxHf49bE_5FezBV1YCLCguIwNkFHBtQYcnuwwhvsVJCQgRuPe0AHWdN0iXwJ8YDNFnEwfU5i/s1600-h/ju;y-aug+075.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 232px; height: 310px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheIfGTArsLITlZZlVhLXxpUKDvxe-so7z8ISlGaKTTQck36F4dXV0agTOBMiuSfFvRLBQenxHf49bE_5FezBV1YCLCguIwNkFHBtQYcnuwwhvsVJCQgRuPe0AHWdN0iXwJ8YDNFnEwfU5i/s200/ju;y-aug+075.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396010970349931602" border="0" /> </a><br />cute, cute, cute, first day of school<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ns4aSlu8My_ZCQA3PkqnijI9E3IGzPoHzDS7KDHlEFlybaaahjIhyphenhyphenuJwa-pyVKeDAKEnae3nnAUjtS25PA1fzRd1xdu-eO1AQw57TW4fRs_l9P6RtHSs-9LMZo0CIlVDsL09FtN987LE/s1600-h/ju;y-aug+08+037.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 219px; height: 165px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ns4aSlu8My_ZCQA3PkqnijI9E3IGzPoHzDS7KDHlEFlybaaahjIhyphenhyphenuJwa-pyVKeDAKEnae3nnAUjtS25PA1fzRd1xdu-eO1AQw57TW4fRs_l9P6RtHSs-9LMZo0CIlVDsL09FtN987LE/s200/ju;y-aug+08+037.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396007999946756754" border="0" /></a><br />one of kaiya's coolest and most adventurest friends, rivers johnson<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFnroHJr66f1cx1AONw3rhoyLedIeinyKcOjDr8WFm3C2qiYKlLF9PfM-L57BnFmF7hP4qeY2hLcWMYi8dGtXgbOngtqUfnCey5v9G2fH8AJvJUus2W7MjV0wsheLcU3vZMrB7__k9jTfD/s1600-h/ju;y-aug+001.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 236px; height: 177px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFnroHJr66f1cx1AONw3rhoyLedIeinyKcOjDr8WFm3C2qiYKlLF9PfM-L57BnFmF7hP4qeY2hLcWMYi8dGtXgbOngtqUfnCey5v9G2fH8AJvJUus2W7MjV0wsheLcU3vZMrB7__k9jTfD/s200/ju;y-aug+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396007994443013490" border="0" /></a><br />I love how kaiya is always watching after her siblings, she is an amazing sister<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKqJaAhoAujUzpcJ10Z0nbZbYHfjx6eoafr2IJ6a7eUlkUlTK76_4K5ABVIymOxwaCjFan6Pm60Ze7ojR3xPOypwXitzKqfaYCFgOokvaLHR1etR8DX-FaufQn-Z6c_FxVIlb9LBrs6OpH/s1600-h/IMG_4388.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 179px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKqJaAhoAujUzpcJ10Z0nbZbYHfjx6eoafr2IJ6a7eUlkUlTK76_4K5ABVIymOxwaCjFan6Pm60Ze7ojR3xPOypwXitzKqfaYCFgOokvaLHR1etR8DX-FaufQn-Z6c_FxVIlb9LBrs6OpH/s200/IMG_4388.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396007990334974226" border="0" /></a><br />attitude and looks, i better get a gun for the teenage years<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTIYsY42-7EKrwh99ckFnmKjsMcbkzT-7a3QeK-zTR3UQx0_cEMOOSB9wUDZ7CISFCDYW8KmkGM0rM_dIsiU0s3BjF8Inb-6jhZb584cvtMAr-hxWKK7P7zcfMHSXY5rmkAwMrjgd0I2hyphenhyphen/s1600-h/hawaii+115.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 151px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTIYsY42-7EKrwh99ckFnmKjsMcbkzT-7a3QeK-zTR3UQx0_cEMOOSB9wUDZ7CISFCDYW8KmkGM0rM_dIsiU0s3BjF8Inb-6jhZb584cvtMAr-hxWKK7P7zcfMHSXY5rmkAwMrjgd0I2hyphenhyphen/s200/hawaii+115.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396007977471605490" border="0" /></a><br />some flower love in hawaii<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaCI9Dey8lmNUmvJfgrZ-4uveGHPupma4SM_tBE6h-yzSkgh_xaK6VfTlGN7keXFFxYHjL-q0PD_MKLkSL0OsykMeti1vV9U3P1j8oYRrj-2EXUivarPxC4zL8ILep5JzdI-czqi_i85xN/s1600-h/dec-jan08+149.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 169px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaCI9Dey8lmNUmvJfgrZ-4uveGHPupma4SM_tBE6h-yzSkgh_xaK6VfTlGN7keXFFxYHjL-q0PD_MKLkSL0OsykMeti1vV9U3P1j8oYRrj-2EXUivarPxC4zL8ILep5JzdI-czqi_i85xN/s200/dec-jan08+149.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396006987979977426" border="0" /></a><br />costa rica, she was too scared to surf with me for reals. i had to settle for this<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNETHTuGyiTFwQWC-hWvernQQs8i8aNDnRBB-vspCEEZnnCnxgJJlfuIsy6WwT1euogqdv1_ZrnWAxql1xPWmlwJoOzXJQWdm5689-nKXwR4L1GDTlHzMMmoLlTncM7JW8V_-nGsNTUteY/s1600-h/dec-jan08+071.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 194px; height: 257px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNETHTuGyiTFwQWC-hWvernQQs8i8aNDnRBB-vspCEEZnnCnxgJJlfuIsy6WwT1euogqdv1_ZrnWAxql1xPWmlwJoOzXJQWdm5689-nKXwR4L1GDTlHzMMmoLlTncM7JW8V_-nGsNTUteY/s200/dec-jan08+071.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396006983064528370" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDNqXwXwQPHVZhy2Fzc0AHz8PA4Wd6LBXTpl1hPF3g02lIb6zUlkumg-gmJKrGHqWa60uNaMRiKfweX2kh0oA5rckmJ0zOkoR2sAXSHyn553MDM-PczJnmUtRWKV0uO-CK0cRO3WfQsPy5/s1600-h/cedar+hills+3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 184px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDNqXwXwQPHVZhy2Fzc0AHz8PA4Wd6LBXTpl1hPF3g02lIb6zUlkumg-gmJKrGHqWa60uNaMRiKfweX2kh0oA5rckmJ0zOkoR2sAXSHyn553MDM-PczJnmUtRWKV0uO-CK0cRO3WfQsPy5/s200/cedar+hills+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396006978854316114" border="0" /></a><br />just after we moved back from hawaii, what were we thinging?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRx-jl_PtqMMMnCmwB12lSuUUQhs5QmjY_h2mtq7Lvo23Uby-x-8iOimZIsscO92EwPxDgB1s8Nv1qKLE3awCW5w44fTtPa1ZT_Sk7qOF1N69uJivirrYQ3RvaLVJaRuKq_-zDC2bKqR7z/s1600-h/75.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 165px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRx-jl_PtqMMMnCmwB12lSuUUQhs5QmjY_h2mtq7Lvo23Uby-x-8iOimZIsscO92EwPxDgB1s8Nv1qKLE3awCW5w44fTtPa1ZT_Sk7qOF1N69uJivirrYQ3RvaLVJaRuKq_-zDC2bKqR7z/s200/75.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396006534995105250" border="0" /></a><br />alissa always makes the holidays so fun for the kids<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ec7jdIPJyyMGpRWAZbtWMSMY1MDf-Jkqo98WnhAXFaplTQ4tQ1-6hoe7Z9XvSqVJNX4o8gzVw-hXIbeI0j21VSoRZDIiaEOIiRdRMf4QsXJpA0vcU3NqGUiDzB6yRDeLunqygHTTiHwB/s1600-h/67.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 208px; height: 157px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ec7jdIPJyyMGpRWAZbtWMSMY1MDf-Jkqo98WnhAXFaplTQ4tQ1-6hoe7Z9XvSqVJNX4o8gzVw-hXIbeI0j21VSoRZDIiaEOIiRdRMf4QsXJpA0vcU3NqGUiDzB6yRDeLunqygHTTiHwB/s200/67.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396006527909870210" border="0" /></a><br />hogle zoo<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVO-j_Y1BYJXbA2Xo_73OA92o_fnrzMbOenvB9m6swati183hxBmZ3BSuD4Ml0WpD3_7svWadoYbi3vcFcPggIoIXmPFQjIjTLpGx_3g4FFiTdbfv5kQf0lMtlZeVadBZo3mrgyXunxhLi/s1600-h/64.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 211px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVO-j_Y1BYJXbA2Xo_73OA92o_fnrzMbOenvB9m6swati183hxBmZ3BSuD4Ml0WpD3_7svWadoYbi3vcFcPggIoIXmPFQjIjTLpGx_3g4FFiTdbfv5kQf0lMtlZeVadBZo3mrgyXunxhLi/s200/64.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396006524728245954" border="0" /></a><br />She has loved books, and why not read naked in your chair?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkbeGwMYztxutFCiQqnjVwWUgut-QpDlZT265bIEIW6QFnvodIjO_WxSLKdBo85hpb9yr5rVcbrUQXVJi83w8tlQv0azHfFJAI4NmzDgqZU9VltQfeWQvBnpSark-8MhJpYY-HFDIwqxeN/s1600-h/62.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 202px; height: 151px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkbeGwMYztxutFCiQqnjVwWUgut-QpDlZT265bIEIW6QFnvodIjO_WxSLKdBo85hpb9yr5rVcbrUQXVJi83w8tlQv0azHfFJAI4NmzDgqZU9VltQfeWQvBnpSark-8MhJpYY-HFDIwqxeN/s200/62.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396006520480558962" border="0" /></a><br />my cute baby<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjDhDE2UT3yAh0s5LkyFoHDezM6PAhS6N4-b8wJEMBiFRU5dc3BlyzK_4mNYAzvbLMnVNCJ4uNDJBiL7HKRtNbxaO3Gx8A4WV_D143XDNRqqk2aTA5tpzPcQ0hoLT4e5PspXWfn_6CqiCy/s1600-h/48.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 195px; height: 161px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjDhDE2UT3yAh0s5LkyFoHDezM6PAhS6N4-b8wJEMBiFRU5dc3BlyzK_4mNYAzvbLMnVNCJ4uNDJBiL7HKRtNbxaO3Gx8A4WV_D143XDNRqqk2aTA5tpzPcQ0hoLT4e5PspXWfn_6CqiCy/s200/48.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396006518866441234" border="0" /></a><br />3 months old at the beach in hawaii where she was bornmattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295234910049247043noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-465643405087385255.post-88219453240711768902009-10-12T17:11:00.001-07:002009-10-12T20:12:05.029-07:00trail race gear checklist. 100 miles o'funWell i am just a couple days away from the pony express 100. <span style="font-style: italic;">a pretty 'easy' 100 miler</span>. just a few friends who go out and run the desert. i did it last year in 23 hours and change, i think. i don't really keep track of that kind of stuff. not too sentimental in that area. i dont think that i have ever saved an award or medal, except for the belt buckles because they are sweet and redneckish.<br /><br />alissa and the kids are gonna come out for the first few hours and crew for me. should be fun for them to bounce around in the car. still working on getting a crew together for the rest of the race. any sadistic takers?<br /><br />I know, i know you are thinking to yourself "what a weak ars" "why does he do such easy races?" "why not pick a course that is challenging instead of just an easy 50 miles out and 50 miles back" what can i say? i have been weak sauce this year. new baby, crappy real estate market, life with 4 young kids, a beautiful, patient wife who actually wants to see me sometimes (not exactly sure why, but...............)<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />so if you are dumb enough to want to do a hundred miler race here is what i take. hopefully it helps. now all you need to do is get outside and train insane amounts and you will be ready to go!! lets be honest its still cheaper than therapy</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgahDNOuraWf8npAOyDyKo5sTcH1Y-9KJMuK0CSztG7o__7zHu5R1l1Ccn2wpVMPc8zeDTax-eP9QH7k3KC4MRLP9RTkt-382gHaWhTHk2qRHtht9usYhkVu2dVMeKsNVSaWiexUwzXKVqf/s1600-h/PA020013.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgahDNOuraWf8npAOyDyKo5sTcH1Y-9KJMuK0CSztG7o__7zHu5R1l1Ccn2wpVMPc8zeDTax-eP9QH7k3KC4MRLP9RTkt-382gHaWhTHk2qRHtht9usYhkVu2dVMeKsNVSaWiexUwzXKVqf/s320/PA020013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391870737309144034" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">FOOD</span></span><br /><ul><li>ensure (the old peoples drink) 18 bottles<br /></li><li>water 3 gallons</li><li>coke plastic bottles (yep i drink pop on a long run and i LIKE IT!! no diet wussiness here 12 (opened for 24 hours to let out some of the fizz)</li><li>apples and adams peanut butter none of the skippy or jiff Crap (knife)</li><li style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.guenergy.com/products/gu-chomps">gu chomps packets 1</a>5</li><li>ready to drink soup 10 (take a baby bottle warmer to heat them up in the car)<br /></li><li>bananas 3-4</li><li style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.nuun.com/nuunis/whatisnuun.html">nuun electrolyte tabs 3 bottles</a></li><li>candy bars 4 (lets be honest i run so i can eat more junkfood)<br /></li><li><a href="http://www.hammernutrition.com/za/HNT?PAGE=PRODUCT&PROD.ID=4047"><span style="font-weight: bold;">hammer perpetuem</span> </a>(sure i have thrown this up on many races but its still the best stuff on the market)<br /></li><li>red bull 4 (wings come in handy)<br /></li><li>chips and salsa</li><li>avacados (yummy fat and easy to digest)<br /></li><li>iboprofen</li><li>salt pills</li><li>tums</li><li>benedryl</li></ul><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir77KERRY2PXuRBFhp7yD4Kn-K4jwlkev3fJfREs4Ax8Xs3_-FjH6Nojyo9VyhX3Lbcfg6aTmWP8atgxBIqo87wRqbbICb_4rAkYN5DBm4PwtJavkCBhNSiWY1_PAQU3FdaqY9-H8mSMoW/s1600-h/PA120105.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir77KERRY2PXuRBFhp7yD4Kn-K4jwlkev3fJfREs4Ax8Xs3_-FjH6Nojyo9VyhX3Lbcfg6aTmWP8atgxBIqo87wRqbbICb_4rAkYN5DBm4PwtJavkCBhNSiWY1_PAQU3FdaqY9-H8mSMoW/s320/PA120105.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391870750496531506" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">FEET (an important aspect of running for 100 miles)</span></span><br /><ul><li>3<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><a href="http://www.injinji.com/tetratsok/outdoor.htm"><span style="font-weight: bold;">pairs injinji socks</span> </a>(the merino wool outdoor version)<br /></li><li>2 pair smart wools<br /></li><li>mizuno wave riders<br /></li><li>orange wave riders</li><li>go lite storm dragons</li><li>north face size 14 for swollen feet</li><li>athletic tape for blisters</li><li>tincture of benzion (glues tape on, but its a bitch when you rip it off)</li><li>needles for popping blisters<br /></li><li><a href="http://www.buttpaste.com/BLButtPaste.php"><span style="font-weight: bold;">butt paste</span> </a>for greasing up the feet so as not to get blisters in the first place</li><li>zoot compression socks for after the race (and because they are so dang sexy)<br /></li></ul><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2RiAsDGBlp2VtaiDYxMPwbizkm7d8eySrhSoTAUo9XFwohB1Qiyt88CngwLML0oakGbafh_iXp5Iq3765gr0nqTuiSvsaozt-QFNt5w1x4A1GnqyF7I-KPxWOQJRe36Dz_q2G8YmJY7ON/s1600-h/PA020012.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 205px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2RiAsDGBlp2VtaiDYxMPwbizkm7d8eySrhSoTAUo9XFwohB1Qiyt88CngwLML0oakGbafh_iXp5Iq3765gr0nqTuiSvsaozt-QFNt5w1x4A1GnqyF7I-KPxWOQJRe36Dz_q2G8YmJY7ON/s320/PA020012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391870726034968322" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">GEAR</span></span><br /><br /><ul><li><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="https://www.smartwool.com/default.cfm">smart wool</a> long sleeve</li><li>ipod or two with good music and some good books to make you cry in the night<br /></li><li>a speedo for those hot sections of the course and for sexy running<br /></li><li>body glide lube<br /></li><li>light gloves</li><li>warm gloves</li><li>headlamp</li><li>handheld flashlight (extra batteries) 2nd light helps with depth perseption</li><li>hat</li><li>visor</li><li style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.nathansports.com/our_products/hydration_nutrition/hpl_020.html">nathan running back pack</a></li><li>sunscreen</li><li>sunglasses</li><li>camera with full battery</li><li> hip pack</li><li>2 <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.amphipod.com/385/385.html">amphipod bottles</a></li><li>warmer bellweather jacket for hypothermia/exhaustion stages</li><li>tights</li><li><a href="http://www.golite.com/product/proddetail.aspx?s=1&p=AM1119">li<span style="font-weight: bold;">ght jacket go lite wisp</span></a></li><li>arm warmers</li><li>hot hands hand warmers</li><li>baby wipes</li><li>folding camp chair</li><li>bandana for the dust</li><li>extra short sleeve shirt</li><li>extra pair of compression shorts</li></ul><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd9Ok6_asp1hsdny4aTIDwYRv96rEKrM-FGDbgNQIDtM2BgIRNl4wkz8kyfI7thtVPoqhHighlCBGkiDVpzCQB5-FrNnkARPKQdaB1HsJeOdmJjxfcJmB-IwJKCaW3lgvJEchkKlAo7vG2/s1600-h/PA120106.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd9Ok6_asp1hsdny4aTIDwYRv96rEKrM-FGDbgNQIDtM2BgIRNl4wkz8kyfI7thtVPoqhHighlCBGkiDVpzCQB5-FrNnkARPKQdaB1HsJeOdmJjxfcJmB-IwJKCaW3lgvJEchkKlAo7vG2/s320/PA120106.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391870763442154626" border="0" /></a>mattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295234910049247043noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-465643405087385255.post-61064601439291072082009-10-09T09:41:00.000-07:002009-10-09T10:33:55.219-07:00the real reason for livingits true, i write often about my passions. endurance sports specifically biking and running and as much as i love them....there are 4 things that i love more and here they are in chronological order.<br /><br />(and the pics are unproffesional, but let's be honest so am i)<br /><br />1. kaiya<br />2. taj<br />3. marley<br />4. livvy<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >kaiya</span><br /><br />being the oldest cant be easy, especially when your dad is crazy like hers. i am particular to say the least. kaiya is kind, determined, very helpful to alissa and a great big sister. creative and caring, great at spelling and wants to choose the right. when she prays, i am humbled by her sincerity. she's a fast runner and loves to goof around. i need to let her be a kid more and not be so hard on her. I LOVE YOU KAIYA. you will always be my little princess.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7q752xpCW5MDDk_VsscYPOHLd8azPWpk8utEFupKnP7DqhchcIm5RhiMTgPGZZRJvvCWJjJlf3KecJkbUuhjEGAjtUOqGDhf-RzIHi-OqN49xU1t4KhhutKtatHKclg_3TdzU5v9KIjFi/s1600-h/PA030014.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 125px; height: 167px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7q752xpCW5MDDk_VsscYPOHLd8azPWpk8utEFupKnP7DqhchcIm5RhiMTgPGZZRJvvCWJjJlf3KecJkbUuhjEGAjtUOqGDhf-RzIHi-OqN49xU1t4KhhutKtatHKclg_3TdzU5v9KIjFi/s320/PA030014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390651361134759474" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjULM2V3Sb7oQa5p_SCqU5Eq7dTXuYqYClWpLRDq_03qkUazxjAJrZ9layuStVkbmygSOxfLapffxq_bN26jt-1R3PQ4gsHH2amZMwLCmoXNiv2BT8hhLWW1ZHFXsTJOn0jK6G5LIQqxGJI/s1600-h/PA050022.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 171px; height: 107px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjULM2V3Sb7oQa5p_SCqU5Eq7dTXuYqYClWpLRDq_03qkUazxjAJrZ9layuStVkbmygSOxfLapffxq_bN26jt-1R3PQ4gsHH2amZMwLCmoXNiv2BT8hhLWW1ZHFXsTJOn0jK6G5LIQqxGJI/s320/PA050022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390651396632873442" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" ><br /><br /><br />taj</span><br /><br />this boy is gonna be a lady killer. cute curly hair, HUGE eyes and super sweet. he tells alissa how much he loves her at least 10 times per day. he is incredibly tickle-ish and laughs with his whole body. he's a bit 'wimpy' but i will take that because he is so sweet. I almost have him riding a bike with out training wheels. He gives me the biggest hugs at night and i feel so loved and unjudged by such a great little man. I LOVE YOU TAJ.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihU6C8CWDltJauTE51E8xIqIf0IdKGhyPVvijCg6Z1fiMBX2VxFrvV9lPzERhNw6Noq7iAK7HCvCfs9fWCTdTwTgt05Yhb4xwDaK2pGHTEF5t2d2f0lVBGYZFJo6JPjvtOui-WWYqqQ6ir/s1600-h/PA030016.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 153px; height: 108px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihU6C8CWDltJauTE51E8xIqIf0IdKGhyPVvijCg6Z1fiMBX2VxFrvV9lPzERhNw6Noq7iAK7HCvCfs9fWCTdTwTgt05Yhb4xwDaK2pGHTEF5t2d2f0lVBGYZFJo6JPjvtOui-WWYqqQ6ir/s320/PA030016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390651371266387474" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwP3LaJnz9MZEETuMpJlucSu6NVQ6Pt7hHRclnXlCfcIDyw-1dn5rQNBSHsyMiD6eK87BDFmj5s306x4PGHFEQur4eKb_WUsTG5gyQajKWCeQ8freihU0V_24AT8qWnpBDDFpitazYlPgY/s1600-h/PA030019.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 95px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwP3LaJnz9MZEETuMpJlucSu6NVQ6Pt7hHRclnXlCfcIDyw-1dn5rQNBSHsyMiD6eK87BDFmj5s306x4PGHFEQur4eKb_WUsTG5gyQajKWCeQ8freihU0V_24AT8qWnpBDDFpitazYlPgY/s320/PA030019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390653692640831586" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" ><br /></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" ><br /><br /><br />marley </span><br /><br />marz is such a petite lovely little girl, who loves all things girly. lipstick, necklaces, babies, and her little voice is just mezmerizing to me. its so pretty. i love to hold her when she cries. she speaks so eloquetly for a 2 year old and i love it when she sings to livvy. she's a picky eater when she is eating by herself, but will eat anything as long as mom or dad is feeding her off of our plates. I LOVE YOU LITTLE MARZ.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbOemptDOTLBTlHqLi5bzJApV8RlaBfFn6Ip3i9BicR2RhXwpc0D5QGqdhLIJELRgIlY-60wBxIiLHZKilH5AW04-jUYniXXjBMUKFNEz0NhNBGBrciFPPQ8majWAFGZ_onEGwLKvg1jn1/s1600-h/PA050021.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 95px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbOemptDOTLBTlHqLi5bzJApV8RlaBfFn6Ip3i9BicR2RhXwpc0D5QGqdhLIJELRgIlY-60wBxIiLHZKilH5AW04-jUYniXXjBMUKFNEz0NhNBGBrciFPPQ8majWAFGZ_onEGwLKvg1jn1/s320/PA050021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390651390432644802" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZXDLaGPdn1FQ-M7_K_Th_kDGm_jQm6uILGO8OOm9DZKcaZQOGOYZ2ZgtOy879chJcdG0RmBqoSGFu5ePsBeDHqggqMz_6xzxOKlky_3UlJcoacRb9_WSIrB4OIBA_5P5hJ4lJxENvaFz8/s1600-h/PA060029.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 112px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZXDLaGPdn1FQ-M7_K_Th_kDGm_jQm6uILGO8OOm9DZKcaZQOGOYZ2ZgtOy879chJcdG0RmBqoSGFu5ePsBeDHqggqMz_6xzxOKlky_3UlJcoacRb9_WSIrB4OIBA_5P5hJ4lJxENvaFz8/s320/PA060029.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390653673568053810" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >livvy</span><br /><br />adoption is truly amazing, because the love that i have for livvy is no less than for my 'own' kids. she is a funny girl, stoneface, as she is a hard nut to crack. she is starting to laugh more and growls at the same time. from one week old, she has slept thru the night. her hair is crazy and her eyes are big and lovely. she gets cuter everyday, and seldom cries, thankfully. I LOVE YOU LIV.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbrLD1ppYwhjTy5RM2qb3pJVIGoHu6g0U1o8W0lK0e2MNgvH4GqrjYSskh7dIQ6bivHdiRqQPY3aM2Cu51apZfivnniqR-eD1yYLFLt9cymwayxnoEHrMqgkaORBesYHoTcHi0OKPbViIi/s1600-h/PA050020.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 155px; height: 126px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbrLD1ppYwhjTy5RM2qb3pJVIGoHu6g0U1o8W0lK0e2MNgvH4GqrjYSskh7dIQ6bivHdiRqQPY3aM2Cu51apZfivnniqR-eD1yYLFLt9cymwayxnoEHrMqgkaORBesYHoTcHi0OKPbViIi/s320/PA050020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390651381617861810" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVA9TbprzfbP3-T230tJOG4nNYuCdL36kqm5j8S4e5J6pSG855q3vDEuZyV8DJ0t-jzy1i-U4O0Vv0jRgupo4ni1Sxoj7ZndFdUuKOLEqGI5iCwkIhZGAYf_ZRGfNAZz1npMoRmBZqD-78/s1600-h/PA080077.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 149px; height: 138px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVA9TbprzfbP3-T230tJOG4nNYuCdL36kqm5j8S4e5J6pSG855q3vDEuZyV8DJ0t-jzy1i-U4O0Vv0jRgupo4ni1Sxoj7ZndFdUuKOLEqGI5iCwkIhZGAYf_ZRGfNAZz1npMoRmBZqD-78/s320/PA080077.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390653681737275346" border="0" /></a>mattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295234910049247043noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-465643405087385255.post-52432456035948747902009-10-02T15:15:00.000-07:002009-10-04T19:42:12.146-07:00fall is for rambling.....so read mine!So its sunday night and i just got done with my weekly (or more if needed, which it usually is because i am psycho) garage cleaning therapy session. the house is immaculate, the kids are in bed (still whining). candles are light and alissa and i are trying to get to know one another again. Kaiya just got out of bed and came and flexed her ripped arm muscles. She is gonna be a killer and i am gonna need to buy a gun to fight off all the boys who act like i used to in high school.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeFTuOtczAIfOLn2QLlA2cxnKsz-tNMqexzZjp908ZwFUU-ohpZUA5EYIgvxu4GU86WUXLoJzoHGQBSCUHEh4q4kBRpIZxyIFquY-xhECq2kj22K8mSB8mfqJgpk0cvDhOWEFRYeHdtD1L/s1600-h/PA020015.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 252px; height: 189px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeFTuOtczAIfOLn2QLlA2cxnKsz-tNMqexzZjp908ZwFUU-ohpZUA5EYIgvxu4GU86WUXLoJzoHGQBSCUHEh4q4kBRpIZxyIFquY-xhECq2kj22K8mSB8mfqJgpk0cvDhOWEFRYeHdtD1L/s320/PA020015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388130296199470018" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I have been making a point of getting out and riding the loop as often as possible (i guess i always do that) as the cold i feel in my bones, tells me that there is not much time left, and friday afternoon was as perfect a day on the bike as i can remember.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmn0TW4-ZrPLa9vwNSoZoMRxHqXyOLlROvyRxejRnxqVIWeuiUNfXcIhR5yHZUsgK-FPDE9My0OzMXxP3T3nQGctcceWx8B8mzXqPJHeRbnpaqTFRL356jBWNhgCNfTZM0jDGMxNf_mEe9/s1600-h/PA020019.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 246px; height: 184px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmn0TW4-ZrPLa9vwNSoZoMRxHqXyOLlROvyRxejRnxqVIWeuiUNfXcIhR5yHZUsgK-FPDE9My0OzMXxP3T3nQGctcceWx8B8mzXqPJHeRbnpaqTFRL356jBWNhgCNfTZM0jDGMxNf_mEe9/s320/PA020019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388130318611832482" border="0" /></a><br /><br />When i hit the mouth of american fork canyon, i was already tired, no weak, no exhausted, no spent, no worked, well you get the idea. those close to me know that its been a very hard week emotionally. now i cry easy and i am pretty much a basket case wussie little girl wrapped up in a tough guy costume, but this week was REAL. There was not much left in the tank. but the moment i hit that guard station the pain of emotions can be slain by the pain and burn of lactic acid and sweat in the eyes and burning lungs filled with the rich, minerally smell of fall, decomposing leaves and a dusting of snow not more than a day old. it has a way of suspending life. I dont know what its like to take anti depressants, but if they can do what this canyon does for me, <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">sign me the freak up!</span><br /></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-8pDFKELt9lRWYMWUFTYmGt-f_eCty9Z05QOcpq0JwoOH-s_g9PxmwcvZEmvZ9fc_2LAi9opOHzp1f-Qh4NpxSq-UUTnYRlfRZFyf0-btrwQbOp3s4BSyAm0dk8BFm-7xXd1cikkHBEfA/s1600-h/PA020017.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 243px; height: 183px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-8pDFKELt9lRWYMWUFTYmGt-f_eCty9Z05QOcpq0JwoOH-s_g9PxmwcvZEmvZ9fc_2LAi9opOHzp1f-Qh4NpxSq-UUTnYRlfRZFyf0-btrwQbOp3s4BSyAm0dk8BFm-7xXd1cikkHBEfA/s320/PA020017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388130306781319858" border="0" /></a><br />the only negative thing about the ride was the abundance of cars. nobody was rude or scary, i just wanted to be alone in my mountains. I actually was glad to see so many people out there. but please if you are gonna go on a mountain drive in the fall, people please do yourself a favor and ROLL DOWN your windows, the smell IS THE EXPERIENCE.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTpw2udDGYdCEo5MEwovaUeekcKNctXNdcOmNvH4YZblo3CEiN4KvsiMxrwlAf6_a537PJ40xq_jhgLagVsqQMZBHVuu7z1SXa1QY51OueDrN6tRZzxpmww5dA3X3XFTVrKcjtTFE7o3Hz/s1600-h/PA020014.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 251px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTpw2udDGYdCEo5MEwovaUeekcKNctXNdcOmNvH4YZblo3CEiN4KvsiMxrwlAf6_a537PJ40xq_jhgLagVsqQMZBHVuu7z1SXa1QY51OueDrN6tRZzxpmww5dA3X3XFTVrKcjtTFE7o3Hz/s320/PA020014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388130281504113746" border="0" /></a><br />the colors are going fast, remember when you were a kid and how long summer lasted then it seemed like an eternity before the first snow would come and you could play all day in your snow clothes, soaked to the bone, with freezing hands and a mom who always had something good to eat when you cleaned up. Now life seems to be moving ever faster. Just yesterday it seems the new year was here and i did my best to not fall asleep before midnight and today its october? what year is it? how old am i? My oldest kid is a 2nd grader? Holy shizzle i remember that grade, i remember the girls i had crushes on, i remember the halls of central elementary how they seemed so big, then windsor elementary and how i so badly wanted to be one of the 'older kids' and did you say its freakin october? HOLY SHIZZLE<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwqLR9XI5Ze5yH4uFy8L6AwsfpfghXSL1n9z5zOdBPRMuVmVpgY17omwcEiICrRCz-XGp63vfGnOg3SF_kMCpLfXJwJW_YTnAE4r6XgMCQSBV_d0Kqum3ufzPv1PB94viC-T_Su95PZqTJ/s1600-h/PA020012.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 252px; height: 189px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwqLR9XI5Ze5yH4uFy8L6AwsfpfghXSL1n9z5zOdBPRMuVmVpgY17omwcEiICrRCz-XGp63vfGnOg3SF_kMCpLfXJwJW_YTnAE4r6XgMCQSBV_d0Kqum3ufzPv1PB94viC-T_Su95PZqTJ/s320/PA020012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388130272470620946" border="0" /></a><br />so as life blows by, dont forget to live. take some pictures, especially of yourself if you can catch one like this beauty here on the left with snot coming out your nose (i may be 32, but there is no way in HADES i am growing up) do something everyday to make yourself smile. I said DO not buy, though i do love shopping as much as any girl (REI). Do something everyday to make those around you happy, or if you cant make them happy at least make them smile. Hug your spouse, kiss you kids, call your dad and tell him thanks for being there and the example that he set. and that he still owes me for breaking mine and jere's GI joe toys! (just joking dad, I REALLY LOVE YOU AND MOM). Do things for the right reasons, you will still have a lot of questions in your mina bout life in general and you may still be psychotic, like me (but its a cool club!!)<br /><br />MORE THAN ANYTHING, BE HONEST WITH YOURSELF. Its quite liberating. and if your driving a car and you see some spandex wrapped body on top of a bike, give us a break and steer clear. I can only flip so many people off per day :)mattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295234910049247043noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-465643405087385255.post-13561319894036173732009-09-12T10:18:00.000-07:002009-09-12T11:06:27.528-07:00i commute by runningFor those of you who are reading this blog for the first time, welcome! its probably the best blog in the universe (at least top 10). Let me bring you up to speed, i run. I run to live, to disconnect, to reconnect, to relieve stress, to breath, to love, to forget, to remember, to relax, to commute, to energize, to be a better husband, to be a better dad, I RUN!<br /><br />and in my spare time...i ride my bike. which do i like better? the answer is YES.<br /><br />I am a big believer in back to backs for long distance training. You dont dig so deep in hurting your body and mentally it really strengthens you to go the real long distances. I have a 100 miler coming up in 5 weeks and i have been lightly running, more time on the bike but its time to get serious.<br /><br />So instead of riding back and forth to work i will be doing more running. My 'commute' is pretty varied. I run through a bit of city, farm areas, river paths, mountain trails (were they just found a mountain lion in someone's window well less than a mile from my trails) but dont worry, i have a mountain lion attack on my list of approved ways that i would like to die :)<br /><br />Just this last particular night i had 2 funny experiences. First i stopped into a church to refill my amphipod bottle. (which btw are the best bottles around). take a look at what i was wearing, headband, indian pony tails, short shorts. normal for me, silly for a church ....take a looksee<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJq13P3wumGL2CVw2oLNaVxZywy-ZVFejtx_dW6JCvTXscyiR12eHtjntkNNoFCO-03rywbKYM9JKdAuWkZI4_HGAbB_Pqup_cXXWJku7gq3Yel6zc2LzEn0rDGqrTe5RlZHKSByYwlELr/s1600-h/late+night+running.jpeg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJq13P3wumGL2CVw2oLNaVxZywy-ZVFejtx_dW6JCvTXscyiR12eHtjntkNNoFCO-03rywbKYM9JKdAuWkZI4_HGAbB_Pqup_cXXWJku7gq3Yel6zc2LzEn0rDGqrTe5RlZHKSByYwlELr/s200/late+night+running.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380631739792678658" border="0" /></a><br /><br />So there i was looking around for a drinking fountain in the church and up walks 'the suit' asking if i am ok, or if i need some help. <br /><br />can you blame him, in his mind he is thinking "what's this wierdo doing here"<br /><br />i told him that i am good, just getting some water and that he has no reason to fear " i am a legit card carrying member of this establishment and that i just needed some water and i was on my way. it made me laugh.<br /><br />now for my second trick, mcdonalds....open late. but being all 'shook up' from my church incident i decided that instead of going inside at 10pm to get a running snack, i would hit the drive thru (or 'run thru') for me. Once again my feelings were hurt, the lady said she doesnt serve my kind, and that you have to have a car to go to the drive thru. I said she was racist and discriminating against people who wear short shorts, she laughed.<br /><br />then i went running some more, tucked the kids in when i got home, slept for 6 hours and then went running again.mattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295234910049247043noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-465643405087385255.post-66267354896939682009-08-25T10:36:00.000-07:002009-08-25T10:52:57.067-07:00my funeral party and ideas to "go out" in styleSo i have been thinking a lot about death lately. not in a morbid way but in a cool, party way.<br /><br />Let me start off by saying that my funeral better be a party. I tell alissa all the time that i want it to be a party, but for some reason she thinks i am joking, and if you know me, I am always serious. ALWAYS.<br /><br />I want a good food buffet, some pita and hummus, chai tea, anything with pesto, sweet potato fries, tom ka gai soup...mmmmmmmmm, and some tofu green curry and of course sushi.<br /><br />I want to be sitting up in my coffin with my eyes OPEN and a big phat smile, Kinda saying "gotcha" i mean honestly, when was the last time you saw that at funeral? <span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >Lets celebrate a life well lived.</span> Pump the music, Bob, Phish, John Mayer, Metallica, the Dead, ray Lamontaine, a little Rage, Bboys (travis you better karaoke one for me) and some good country...thats right i said good country like brad paisely and willie nelson. While were at it lets have some races let the kids run around. I wonder if they could rig a gun in my hand and make it look like i was saying "GO" Maybe thats too much to ask of the mortician. But what if we brought in some wax statues...could do a lot of cool stuff with those, but that not very practical and I'm a budget conciouse kinda guy. Cardboard cutouts, now thats the ticket!!<br /> <br />But seriously enough with all this planning of the funeral, the real question is how are you gonna go out? <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">I mean really i want to go out in style. We celebrate life, so cant we celebrate death?</span></span><br /><br />so here are just some ways of dying that "IF" i die, i wouldn't mind dying from.<br /><br /><ol><li>mountain lion attack</li><ol><li>not necessarily funny but for as much time as i spend by myself in the mountains it would be a cool way to go. And look at it this way, i used to want to get a tattoo (glad i didn't, too trendy) but if that sucker didn't kill me i would have some AWESOME SCARS. <br /> </li></ol><li>leg shaving incident </li><ol><li>I know this happens ALL the time. trying to get that hard spot behind your knees, or the tricky spot down by your ankles, and you cut your legs up, but what if its a real bad cut and you cant stop the bleeding, you pass out in the shower hit your head and BAM its over...off to never never land. I guess the one positive aspect of death by leg shaving would be, if I was wearing shorts at the viewing, my legs would look great!!!<br /> </li></ol><li>hit by a car, but not the normal way.............inside a porta potty</li><ol><li>I like this idea because it could create some really awkward conversations after the fact. "hey what the <i>crap</i> happened to matt ward" "dude don't say that, didn't you hear how he died"<br /> </li></ol><li>flying off a cliff while damning red bull to hell, because it really didn't "give me wings"<br /></li><ol><li> Lets be honest here i think for as much sugar free red bull as i drink (how else do you think i can do 3 am workouts) i should have ownership in the company. Maybe if i die this way, then i could have a sweet lawsuit and create a huge trust for my kids and family. Not to worry, i have a pretty sweet trust fund set up already but $12.34 really wont get them that far!<br /> </li></ol><li>vending machine incident</li><ol><li>talk about irony. Rocking that sucker trying to get the grandma's pink sugar cookie that i shouldn't have been eating anyway. then the damn machine falls on me and kills me. Radically poetic, the endurance athletes "achilles heel"...get it haha</li></ol></ol><br />but once again these are strictly works in progress, and all the above assume that i might die, when in actuality I won't.mattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295234910049247043noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-465643405087385255.post-55660844858598330812009-08-21T09:50:00.000-07:002009-08-21T09:56:54.075-07:00fueling for endurance eventspeople all the time are asking me what i eat when i do my crazy workouts. In my 'off time' in between workouts i eat pretty freakin good. I have become very disciplined lately and i like the results that i am getting. I do allow my self one small treat per day, around 5-6 in the evening usually after my 2nd workout of the day and before my ride home from work. I used to love treats and still do, but i definitely feel the effects of eating junk food. No mi gusta. Sure i could eat whatever i want, but my performance suffers.<br /><br />Now when i am working out thats a different story, especially when i am going long. I eat whatever sounds good. In race situations i tend to be very careful so not to upset the balance. After all any time you go for more than 10 hours you are bound to have some sort of stomach problems, but you pull back a little, take in some salt etc and your back on track. Or you throw up and feel better then keep going. <br /><br />So last night i left work at 8.30 pm and rode for 5.5 hours. Did the alpine loop up american fork, then south fork, then squaw peak and then home out west. I like to eat crazy stuff in training because then if my stomach can take it then, when i am racing its "more trained" I like to call it GUT TRAINING.<br /><br />this is what i ate last night<br /><br /><a href="http://www.larabar.com/">lara bars all natural whole food bars 4 of them</a><br />one gu razz flavor<br />4 20oz water bottles with prolite electrolyte<br />one chocolate ensure<br />one bagel with egg and sausage from maverick<br />one half pound pizza flavor hot pocket<br />one slim fast chocolate shake<br />one peanut butter cookie<br />one granola bar<br />one monster chai hai (caffeine infusion for the late night))<br /><br />and when i got home at 2am i was starving<br /><br />and when i woke up at 7.30 am to help get the kids ready for school my stomach felt so empty i could wrap my hands around it and touch both ends and my manorexia side loves that :)<br /><br />oh the joy of endurance sports.mattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295234910049247043noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-465643405087385255.post-38995484840442016372009-08-18T19:14:00.001-07:002009-08-18T19:32:39.244-07:00The PERFECT DAY<span style="font-weight: bold;">THE PERFECT DAY</span><br /><br /><br />So life has been a wee bit hectic (maybe you read some of my earlier posts, when i was getting institutionalized haha). Working full time, starting a new business, being a dad, husband, endurance athlete etc. So its constant go go go at our house. I have a really hard time relaxing, yep its true, shocker! I will sit in church and think about laundry that i want to fold. I was hanging with travis snyder, his kids and my kids last sunday on his front lawn and all i could think about was going and cleaning my garage(Got that from dad, i think he still vacuums his :-). It drives my wife crazy at times because it, <span style="font-style: italic;">for me, is always ON</span><br /><br />So that's life, probably for all of us. But some days just come together and feel pretty damn close to the perfect day.<br /><br />Here was one of mine.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3am </span><br /><br />woke up just before my alarm, giddy like a school girl to go running with garrett white and ryan johnson. 2 very good brothers. the goal was lone peak 16 miles, 6k feet in 5 hours. Didn't happen. We got lost in the dark, found the hamhog trail, got super muddy, scraped and bruised and finally turned around and went up another trail to box elder peak. bush wacked, who knows how long and got to the false summit before turning around to get home before the kids were even awake!<br /><br />personal note to the mountains.........I love you!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBor429-X8GC9B0U7PXuNgT5VLqhQ_A0VY-tRbI30MW9V4wloAeUvZiOA8yAvwF7aDxbkz-7ThNC07-0nR5e6u4FfkG0So59rnCsSm4tD9aGbJqvMASApmit3O6YyP9q6hl6lt2X38QGhE/s1600-h/P8160645.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 186px; height: 139px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBor429-X8GC9B0U7PXuNgT5VLqhQ_A0VY-tRbI30MW9V4wloAeUvZiOA8yAvwF7aDxbkz-7ThNC07-0nR5e6u4FfkG0So59rnCsSm4tD9aGbJqvMASApmit3O6YyP9q6hl6lt2X38QGhE/s200/P8160645.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371493185311043602" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrg2z06NatyberVW12aBq1LtUPyLOb4SqPxfDnKrwMdofm5l0kw7cnUvIEDLInbun8o4vcnUbc_ToDLU9pC1eskkK4wM3NbQ-pLyBDMs6-1gMKHMosrIxA3-QMsea36fIQXkxiuhwAXPOL/s1600-h/P8160655.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 140px; height: 186px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrg2z06NatyberVW12aBq1LtUPyLOb4SqPxfDnKrwMdofm5l0kw7cnUvIEDLInbun8o4vcnUbc_ToDLU9pC1eskkK4wM3NbQ-pLyBDMs6-1gMKHMosrIxA3-QMsea36fIQXkxiuhwAXPOL/s200/P8160655.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371493205128454018" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf5vuxdTLtLWs0XU3Pbauk3Cg8iTL5t76f1WFfXgZTh0vvlMOkkwirTQ2PfC6z8NrJLpnkOmab48dGdTGCD0oikeZBkHw5J0uD2YqiWFLNgPYYzPL86sEg6z9NhZUq_6zkrssLg0reheq8/s1600-h/P8160653.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 187px; height: 140px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf5vuxdTLtLWs0XU3Pbauk3Cg8iTL5t76f1WFfXgZTh0vvlMOkkwirTQ2PfC6z8NrJLpnkOmab48dGdTGCD0oikeZBkHw5J0uD2YqiWFLNgPYYzPL86sEg6z9NhZUq_6zkrssLg0reheq8/s200/P8160653.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371493201976696882" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxMQKMBVompw5u_9f_LrqLHWsjWQccSB157miHed1Lnw_-7wXKKARWRh37zlpUpJ0DjgMvY8PTLfYb7V9SW1lc20H1WKFvvpSFK0dfhKZFrERfh9gYD3WOIJFXp_GG9uWfPS_et7_boqLP/s1600-h/P8160649.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 186px; height: 139px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxMQKMBVompw5u_9f_LrqLHWsjWQccSB157miHed1Lnw_-7wXKKARWRh37zlpUpJ0DjgMvY8PTLfYb7V9SW1lc20H1WKFvvpSFK0dfhKZFrERfh9gYD3WOIJFXp_GG9uWfPS_et7_boqLP/s200/P8160649.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371493194271033362" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaDnpOCvXi3yR5vnorItIaJnC3BlVusuijeRydLZvpAqWRMatb9vyJ4Ldd35WUBhpyiWe7WaQ3IL_Iutk962cWLUTEzwxV1OsZyfw6a-T7EyjFEeRcTL7OFSi2KlXHKVnpcOFsNy_p79SE/s1600-h/P8160660.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 184px; height: 138px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaDnpOCvXi3yR5vnorItIaJnC3BlVusuijeRydLZvpAqWRMatb9vyJ4Ldd35WUBhpyiWe7WaQ3IL_Iutk962cWLUTEzwxV1OsZyfw6a-T7EyjFEeRcTL7OFSi2KlXHKVnpcOFsNy_p79SE/s200/P8160660.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371493656647862866" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">9am</span><br /><br />made breakfast for the kids while alissa went on a bike ride. Waffles, healthy and big with strawberries and peaches. Kaiya my 7 year old took it upon herself to vacuum, oooh she knows how to get on my good side!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">11.30am</span><br /><br />put marley down for a little nap and fell asleep with her myself. We just got a new bunkbed for her and the bottom is SOOOO comfy with a new fluffy comforter. nice and cool and dark. Woke up feeling like a new woman.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1.30pm</span><br /><br />Alissa made a KILLER salad. Honestly the best i have ever had with beets, blueberries, tomatoes and peppers from our garden, and sprouts. There was more to it but i don't remember what...it was beautiful to look at and a joy to devour! After all the metabolic fire was RAGING after my long run. That's half the fun of going long. Today alone i ate almost 9k calories...cool. In running especially in the mountains, the machine probably burns 800 calories per hour.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2.30 pm</span><br /><br />Packed up the brood in our clean car. Yes, ever since we got a new car Alissa has humored me and kept it immaculate. It makes me happy just thinking about it!! Headed to the canyon. An absolutely perfect day for it. 80 degrees, healthy snacks, kids playing up on the playground up at Vivian park. then my ma and pa came up and hung with us too. We hardly ever see them for living so close...kinda sucks. They both work so dang hard. Looking forward to a st. george weekend with them. 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More good healthy food. Holding Lyvie in the grass, as she drooled all over my fingers. watching kaiya and taj play barefoot in the street with their cousins. just being kids, not a care in the world. oh to be a little kid again. I guess we all will be like them again when we get old. I just am gonna take myself out before i have to start wearing diapers again. Ride off a cliff up on the alpine and call it good :*)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">7.30pm</span><br /><br />Went home and bathed the kids while Alissa went out for another workout (running i think, because she biked right after i got home from my run). Sure the kids were crazy and crying and fighting but i LOVE it anyway. I feel like sometimes i just don't ever see them. Bedtime is not my favorite because our kids have as much energy as i do and going to sleep is "such a waste of time" but i lay down with them for awhile and they were eventually out.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">9 pm</span><br /><br />spent some time with Alissa, i think we watched a movie. too bad we couldn't get a sitter, then we could have gone running again. after all i only did 5hours this morning and then had a nap. I was good to go for at least another 10 miles. Oh well it was still a perfect day.<br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz8DeHzdx-1Tg6VOLxbUIzDJSq0RvZytE0f-UmXkD5xR6YkXA-12EPdsAZzn7HDKHo4pk2TM-O7_dxHE-T1oA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>mattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295234910049247043noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-465643405087385255.post-13763360123472817032009-08-11T16:42:00.000-07:002009-08-11T17:01:45.568-07:00Chase McMillan's bachelor party<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIhnwea1Grz2HeNDURplbWxtNyeeLiTZbtCS9ZY3wXbDhkUcoW5YkoKgTUfzKYMGJhhci6jlsLluzGoYpoyKUth1DXqZFPQR3u_Ag-WCw5FchT619a2nV0LiUX_ZBIClaZjTJNdJvesSGb/s1600-h/scottie+and++chad.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 140px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIhnwea1Grz2HeNDURplbWxtNyeeLiTZbtCS9ZY3wXbDhkUcoW5YkoKgTUfzKYMGJhhci6jlsLluzGoYpoyKUth1DXqZFPQR3u_Ag-WCw5FchT619a2nV0LiUX_ZBIClaZjTJNdJvesSGb/s200/scottie+and++chad.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368858999537959138" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYQBNVvT7TKO20YDBAojaAyBOnrfjSXvllhskMv-dsMm99XEvyZAfqR-oVput2m58JMABuLIi45H8htSm7IVyXwyBLqBDel-2mGpPLjpDWv46XjfZ0xZ2ucvPqc0OJEmgrIe-qyzvPnX4r/s1600-h/P8050565.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYQBNVvT7TKO20YDBAojaAyBOnrfjSXvllhskMv-dsMm99XEvyZAfqR-oVput2m58JMABuLIi45H8htSm7IVyXwyBLqBDel-2mGpPLjpDWv46XjfZ0xZ2ucvPqc0OJEmgrIe-qyzvPnX4r/s200/P8050565.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368858280929605794" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGFaZiw5cmc93FuLvlG2t2HtCBvn4JErQVQ2y_54nZggvvT0Mt2GWwuk0RX1nj6V0F0hA7ufYcaJx854gu0K-9ik0cpo73y-T_4lpUM3JpWIa7OD6wEXM5pZXmLh_azgcVawkac7_cOqEG/s1600-h/mctripp.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGFaZiw5cmc93FuLvlG2t2HtCBvn4JErQVQ2y_54nZggvvT0Mt2GWwuk0RX1nj6V0F0hA7ufYcaJx854gu0K-9ik0cpo73y-T_4lpUM3JpWIa7OD6wEXM5pZXmLh_azgcVawkac7_cOqEG/s200/mctripp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368858255521781778" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">So our beloved little chasem is finally married. Now we just gotta get chadly speirs hooked up with a "special spirit."<br /><br />Thanks goes to Scottie Ward for putting together the little shin dig bachelor party. Its crazy because we all live so close but seldom get together. I guess those of us with the bigger broods hang out a lot less, go figure.<br /><br />We had ourselves a hell of time. LOTS OF GUNS, a little bit of o'dules, up in Hobble 'crick' canyon. And some pretty sweet entertainment if ya know what i mean.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0PJORTCHUJC-Yp11sGU-7lcidDAYVdQRzI0-f4cGYJpb3PoD0YmtxhItRDQXN7QRFeietIgV_RDgFtdPhAtF0PhYw0c8Or-MEHP28q9utsTw0gSd8E4gnXD8eivkAWR1GvF1Y6eS1Waif/s1600-h/P8050572.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0PJORTCHUJC-Yp11sGU-7lcidDAYVdQRzI0-f4cGYJpb3PoD0YmtxhItRDQXN7QRFeietIgV_RDgFtdPhAtF0PhYw0c8Or-MEHP28q9utsTw0gSd8E4gnXD8eivkAWR1GvF1Y6eS1Waif/s200/P8050572.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368858994987191010" border="0" /></a><br />this is the who's who of those who are whosits in attendance<br /><br />chad speirs<br />wade erickson<br />mike magleby<br />scottie ward<br />matt ward<br />jon russell<br />brent wilde<br />chasem<br />jp lewis<br />(anyone else? i cant remember, give me a break this was like 4 days ago, you dont really expect me to remember past 24 hours do you?)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKvtq8w_AH1Nuwdw0xalhSZAit4Uta9lTr8Z_IV8B6zmdZo2AOghIekt5SpB0UhaBOVTMaeVP87lZUVn0awgcaT3plqwVxxgojbu96jalJzkAuOaRIeTlJX37v7M6eydu0q66yWmPZ3vLt/s1600-h/P8050566.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKvtq8w_AH1Nuwdw0xalhSZAit4Uta9lTr8Z_IV8B6zmdZo2AOghIekt5SpB0UhaBOVTMaeVP87lZUVn0awgcaT3plqwVxxgojbu96jalJzkAuOaRIeTlJX37v7M6eydu0q66yWmPZ3vLt/s200/P8050566.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368858293499919426" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We came up with a pretty sweet idea so that we will all being able to hang out more and not let those damned responsibilities get in the way of good friendships.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOoiI7bDGArYUKtWPYLpgmNQJPnPlxIpiSWkHrsnSgXGdcftojt3Bjkcz_RoJGlCTU8GeUuxvRwY4guW88eeOU_bVuPOMUNJYWVkkFEfb8E5FlD1rLJSQfazSh8oJCwG7QLsgGdt8ZgB3s/s1600-h/P8050571.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOoiI7bDGArYUKtWPYLpgmNQJPnPlxIpiSWkHrsnSgXGdcftojt3Bjkcz_RoJGlCTU8GeUuxvRwY4guW88eeOU_bVuPOMUNJYWVkkFEfb8E5FlD1rLJSQfazSh8oJCwG7QLsgGdt8ZgB3s/s200/P8050571.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368858981581728722" border="0" /></a><br />So we are starting a new scouting program. Its called MAN SCOUTS. Once a month to do radical, fun 'learning' type program. YES MAN SCOUTS!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxRsER1i7KXEdl2vV7DRQmfmwAHvayJaCBaP9mb0Mk6jabtDoN-911-mZ0LrguytYn6wmTAYFPKm_fbTwN6Cjdkhlug6NA3DeM35fYZxSjfly-FIWZwXw8EDokQBPn-Q2yk0CCYUFb_kmO/s1600-h/P8050568.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 152px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxRsER1i7KXEdl2vV7DRQmfmwAHvayJaCBaP9mb0Mk6jabtDoN-911-mZ0LrguytYn6wmTAYFPKm_fbTwN6Cjdkhlug6NA3DeM35fYZxSjfly-FIWZwXw8EDokQBPn-Q2yk0CCYUFb_kmO/s200/P8050568.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368858974711868866" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Who's in? Here are some ideas for our "Man badges"<br /><br />shootin' guns<br />liftin' trucks<br />speedo waxin'<br />carbourater overhaulin'<br />computer networkin'<br />tailgate partyin'<br />nulcear physics<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgilpn-kTNCVL2zM1C7FhIDC660DayJnfc7uIbUxln_dh6cDpZ4b2KgynAx_NcErLbmJxf7QhRL0TLTJMT_HMBwmeZNAzqr7_C-MeWZszBVA-ZRUCUL-6hdQvgABgVfAYl9G3C7M5CEtNzp/s1600-h/mctripps+bachelor+party+001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 167px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgilpn-kTNCVL2zM1C7FhIDC660DayJnfc7uIbUxln_dh6cDpZ4b2KgynAx_NcErLbmJxf7QhRL0TLTJMT_HMBwmeZNAzqr7_C-MeWZszBVA-ZRUCUL-6hdQvgABgVfAYl9G3C7M5CEtNzp/s200/mctripps+bachelor+party+001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368858266773374034" border="0" /></a><br /><br />WHO's In?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo0GngfB1YZ0Fgth-jLQ53TCW2clQHKdlfUqdfxAmNt4aUvYF0HEydWjiPHPlUxZMG5dGD4wPo4IgfErvi1wBy0ImN7E33rsTpk1T0S-JniqvFA9iVlMBxVUGR550IIF-dXluYLsOKB1S6/s1600-h/P8050567.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo0GngfB1YZ0Fgth-jLQ53TCW2clQHKdlfUqdfxAmNt4aUvYF0HEydWjiPHPlUxZMG5dGD4wPo4IgfErvi1wBy0ImN7E33rsTpk1T0S-JniqvFA9iVlMBxVUGR550IIF-dXluYLsOKB1S6/s200/P8050567.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368858965569753426" border="0" /></a>mattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295234910049247043noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-465643405087385255.post-83811626067875079612009-08-08T10:26:00.000-07:002009-08-08T10:33:27.948-07:00Solo road trip ramblings....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLi2mUTQpOP2tFH3LJ6-s7KSqFMCJgvumY6XUfKcdqUMqFplnmFF2W7VFzr8klCKSgBTUpt6vaEjLrMIJocU4-92HJmLAJTW4iGFfG-C-5g_b0oM_XUyolQHhCJNvZSIxitJeDzVWwqs3j/s1600-h/231.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLi2mUTQpOP2tFH3LJ6-s7KSqFMCJgvumY6XUfKcdqUMqFplnmFF2W7VFzr8klCKSgBTUpt6vaEjLrMIJocU4-92HJmLAJTW4iGFfG-C-5g_b0oM_XUyolQHhCJNvZSIxitJeDzVWwqs3j/s320/231.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367646663084478418" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtol-K_Js6NAoetFS_5iIJT4DGBNafSCpwcUP9nHUnoXDwrWYVhtGbdyS0TAgCdxv0A08yifqSOXtDZSlBcpOUwQV7sHeCj8ZnDsu2Lqlv9OHN1yO-8wWILX7WhLUuvCxZ1hIFGixEei7-/s1600-h/229.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtol-K_Js6NAoetFS_5iIJT4DGBNafSCpwcUP9nHUnoXDwrWYVhtGbdyS0TAgCdxv0A08yifqSOXtDZSlBcpOUwQV7sHeCj8ZnDsu2Lqlv9OHN1yO-8wWILX7WhLUuvCxZ1hIFGixEei7-/s320/229.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367646657633055490" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2JAydNfX_sIgxxK_3q3fnCxR1STXFXkK5AH7EFxsSAv3OdVjD5UyETwJzVNrB9HJdHnhVf1naBYMQB7KbTyLz0YidB6JCEFFfnwO75GMEV7pGs7iKu7cnnzh5fCjupyWdky9GC14ehdAS/s1600-h/235.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2JAydNfX_sIgxxK_3q3fnCxR1STXFXkK5AH7EFxsSAv3OdVjD5UyETwJzVNrB9HJdHnhVf1naBYMQB7KbTyLz0YidB6JCEFFfnwO75GMEV7pGs7iKu7cnnzh5fCjupyWdky9GC14ehdAS/s320/235.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367646651928639186" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP5tNc-1Pi0RyowoUewzTVKpGXX_gWUWFTW4B4k6phC8y7G55LB0LNVVE3pm0r_tJVr64zhH-BvmS9ydmCM-HD1n5cnDEPJNUjLpAlfITdPgFSTiru43rJBD_G3_3wqJTbuX1yHp-KxIcK/s1600-h/236.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP5tNc-1Pi0RyowoUewzTVKpGXX_gWUWFTW4B4k6phC8y7G55LB0LNVVE3pm0r_tJVr64zhH-BvmS9ydmCM-HD1n5cnDEPJNUjLpAlfITdPgFSTiru43rJBD_G3_3wqJTbuX1yHp-KxIcK/s320/236.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367646644216714322" border="0" /></a><br />there is something about road tripping that makes me trip out. In a good way, but also in a way that makes me crazy.<br /><br />I flew into dallas, with my mind realing. The last year or two of my life has been quite the roller coaster. It could be construed as devasting, in the eyes of some, from the financial position, but EPIC in many other ways. But you know i have never been one to really hide anything, so I am not about to start. Not to mention, been down some roads that i know many others are looking at and its not so bad to start over.<br /><br />Now humility has never really been a strong point of mine, there was a time not too long ago when i remember going to the bank for whatever reason. Knowing i had a lot of money in there i purposely asked the teller what my balances where, just so they would think i was cool. Lame i know.<br /><br />Well now not so much. I love life, it can be pretty funny at times too. Funny like being punched in the neck and not being able to breath while your assaliant stands over you laughing as you gasp for air. Almost having everything, then having nothing as to things...but thats just it, they are things. Who cares about things. Needs and wants. I want freedom. i want lasting memories, i want space and experience, i wanna be a kick ass dad who takes his kids on amazing trips and coaches them in running and biking. I wanna be the best damn husband around, though thats gonna be tough because i am pretty selfish at times (sorry babe) working on it! I wanna spend the summers in the mountains and the winters in south america. I wanna run and bike MORE!! and maybe everyonce in a while i would like to sleep.<br /><br />At this point in my life i dont have a lot of regrets. sure i've got a few, we all do right? But damnation why am i so focused on the piece of paper. the damn dollar, when we gotta lotta life to live. "yeah matt I agree but it takes money to live" yeah i know, but guess what ............My cubicle sucks...yeah i said it.........my "offce space" is not where i wanna live my life. So i am doing something about it, and doing it NOW. When i did real estate for my business, i used to say "whats the worst that can happen, we loose everything and start over. as long as they dont take my family and my running shoes." and i say this with a HUGE SMILE, but its not that bad. Sometimes i feel a little humiliation or humble pie. I dont wanna admit defeat. As cleche as this is<br /><br />A real good friend of mine was saying........." some things we just cant change, there is NOTHING we can do" SO TRUE unfortunately, but that should be our motivation to live even better in the FREAKIN NOW. Do you really want more regrets? Then no matter how bad it hurts, take action now to Be the CHANGE. Be your best. For me thats building a running business, its eating freakin healthly (honestly you wont miss the junk food). Its telling the people that you love, that you LOVE THEM and that they are always on your mind and that they are the reason for living!<br /><br />So start dreaming....what do you wanna be when you grow up? and then take some action, go outside, run in the dirt, look at the stars in the middle of the mountain of a road trip thru New Mexico by yourself. SHOUT your frustration to the dark sky at night, Cry a little bit...it feels good....listen to a country song and remember how great your kids are. Apologize. Remember people who are gone. Look forward to the future......even though it means pain, there will be joy too. Life is has a polarization. the greater the trajedy the greater the triumph. In my mind I have already written the story of triumph. Will it come true? I sure hope so!!!!mattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295234910049247043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-465643405087385255.post-15602267503937804642009-07-29T16:01:00.000-07:002009-07-29T16:29:55.236-07:00Selle San Marco Aspide Composite Saddle Review<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjQlbkC4HjBlWTBXoKRwUnBxyL3Ys7vrbARE7RdQQpCtnKZxt4CTnMns0dKgfXOct-BEZDeYQs3014EUpzmWoWqsN5-qJywfXBtrHo-F8VORgehBTFCZdVhaa5w6bEHPJ1pJykU4wTNaQm/s1600-h/saddle+3.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjQlbkC4HjBlWTBXoKRwUnBxyL3Ys7vrbARE7RdQQpCtnKZxt4CTnMns0dKgfXOct-BEZDeYQs3014EUpzmWoWqsN5-qJywfXBtrHo-F8VORgehBTFCZdVhaa5w6bEHPJ1pJykU4wTNaQm/s320/saddle+3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364028388480098258" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyllQBOa2AOABf5qLNVyVnxErfOqx5U9jgL1K91sw65b7xB0D3dGk1j6UZ97uW0do3gTGMcxbecHIBY3P2Zj677qpHDThH73gRLf7WtLTl-qyKt1qtw6O_BdIy1gQJFxhT8yOt2gt_36MA/s1600-h/saddle+2.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyllQBOa2AOABf5qLNVyVnxErfOqx5U9jgL1K91sw65b7xB0D3dGk1j6UZ97uW0do3gTGMcxbecHIBY3P2Zj677qpHDThH73gRLf7WtLTl-qyKt1qtw6O_BdIy1gQJFxhT8yOt2gt_36MA/s320/saddle+2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364028386443727074" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUHgY6U96yeRUc_o7P3iKTEUIGzWdgFZYO7OorlZuk12t3S9fixktqdI3XO0nnojrD9Y6X8jM9octFt1bN9fbaG9OHob8PDsGG8EkcBvuqHphUWlWRvguUosVm-abRwGaUXiZevD4Tye1o/s1600-h/saddle.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUHgY6U96yeRUc_o7P3iKTEUIGzWdgFZYO7OorlZuk12t3S9fixktqdI3XO0nnojrD9Y6X8jM9octFt1bN9fbaG9OHob8PDsGG8EkcBvuqHphUWlWRvguUosVm-abRwGaUXiZevD4Tye1o/s320/saddle.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364028378092692546" border="0" /></a><br />So i have been riding bikes for a long time now, about 18 years. I remember having an aluminum Klein with downtube shifters and putting STI levers on it, when they were still a WOW factor. I used to wear purple spandex. PURPLE for crying out loud. The point is, i don't get extremely excited about much when it comes to bike gear.<br /><br /><br />EXCEPT for this<br /><br /><a href="http://www.sellesanmarco.com/eng/">Selle San Marco Aspide Composite Saddle</a>. Its a glorious work of art. Our descendants will one day find my decomposed body at the bottom of a canyon with torn spandex from the crash that kills me when i take the final ride on the loop as a crazy old man and on my bike they will find this carbon shell called a saddle and it will be spoken of for years as the artifact that sets us apart from the animals! Well maybe not, but close!<br /><br />This saddle truly is lovely. When you hold it in your hand, it feels fake. Lighter than an empty water bottle. No padding. No leather. No cushion. No Bull. So smooth, yet a bit intimidating as you think of setting your tender ars on this hard shell for hours. Not to worry, its as comfortable as it is aesthetic. Truly. Of course you need a good chamios, but lets be honest if you are thinking of this saddle you have 5 good pairs of shorts. (I would not spend more than $20 on a pair of jeans, but $200 for a pair of bike shorts is totally normal :)<br /><br />So if you want people to check out your butt, buy this saddle, if you want comfort and you have spent hours on your bike and built up the numb nut tolerance level, then its time to upgrade. Lets be honest, this saddle is just plain SEXY.mattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295234910049247043noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-465643405087385255.post-23527788753130340122009-06-17T11:52:00.000-07:002009-06-17T14:18:55.897-07:00FEZZARI CR5 long term bike review<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxO6UJIzKOfsugZqIHiGKVEkzZ6leCZ9Xgeq5dCdLebaor_jBYoFcDELiilZIEjjcrFaIZ98M0oBu8S82XkfdU9Yo1HlipBH9ECEbUK3-Z9ZUTJnB-3EKa5qILjUtBi2-PBURJPFDCeuRK/s1600-h/livvy+498.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 348px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxO6UJIzKOfsugZqIHiGKVEkzZ6leCZ9Xgeq5dCdLebaor_jBYoFcDELiilZIEjjcrFaIZ98M0oBu8S82XkfdU9Yo1HlipBH9ECEbUK3-Z9ZUTJnB-3EKa5qILjUtBi2-PBURJPFDCeuRK/s320/livvy+498.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348375294338572898" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDVegB5UYKuK3CJDyWxPihgE98_xCxpZPscjZMuWD0exNh4tPqgx2P7ZXMb0N7E0aN7roPBBMgdn1Qo56T8QYjzVpkKB9oR6r3DONYhORkG0WMjMlno8H8U2iZ8OP3D2GP74saIvdPCAw-/s1600-h/livvy+486.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 280px; height: 210px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDVegB5UYKuK3CJDyWxPihgE98_xCxpZPscjZMuWD0exNh4tPqgx2P7ZXMb0N7E0aN7roPBBMgdn1Qo56T8QYjzVpkKB9oR6r3DONYhORkG0WMjMlno8H8U2iZ8OP3D2GP74saIvdPCAw-/s320/livvy+486.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348375291696215586" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUt5v7aZuHMxH6dE1bSAb-_0sdl4n8rHbCt2cPrv1q3CpuW4Oqa6O1T9eOfoztIFFF50brHO1sHWSBTqf9GGkALpccVt1KcJF90kPSUw06awIx_NfOAIzx7l36Q-T2OQG8FHT7zgGi91nS/s1600-h/livvy+491.jpg"> </a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiouI-MKnEaHpeUpUHzfP4sVZG0J137LnLb5S3vKUwD9RUq_00ezKNknZg8cBi7OkKDmBUuOkQXh5M8tC-91SRsiut6RPuPWO78dN89lzFO7_CSlsGTzhwmkLhyphenhyphen8adpJeNr04rKONcC-bpV/s1600-h/livvy+483.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 278px; height: 207px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiouI-MKnEaHpeUpUHzfP4sVZG0J137LnLb5S3vKUwD9RUq_00ezKNknZg8cBi7OkKDmBUuOkQXh5M8tC-91SRsiut6RPuPWO78dN89lzFO7_CSlsGTzhwmkLhyphenhyphen8adpJeNr04rKONcC-bpV/s320/livvy+483.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348375282042473010" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_h-8vc2qAywEoTX2mLyVe9HN1LMQ1mQMXdmnKreCsBFKnq0qH-ySGn_8is_AlBBu4sF-JrjzD7j4ADphaYZm6oK0bNaEQOgBvaCqVy61-kFUxy3Xq8dFrA5l6nMis6mX2tDhWtq38ejGr/s1600-h/livvy+475.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 274px; height: 205px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_h-8vc2qAywEoTX2mLyVe9HN1LMQ1mQMXdmnKreCsBFKnq0qH-ySGn_8is_AlBBu4sF-JrjzD7j4ADphaYZm6oK0bNaEQOgBvaCqVy61-kFUxy3Xq8dFrA5l6nMis6mX2tDhWtq38ejGr/s320/livvy+475.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348375279687239762" border="0" /></a><br /><br />THE LONG TERM TEST REVIEW<br /><br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/fezzari.com">Fezzari fore CR5</a><br /><br />I figure its about time i put the pen to the pad so speak and give some props to one of the best bikes i have ever had.<br /><br />Me and the bike spend a lot of time together. If i had a mistress, this bike would be it. We go out early in the morning and spend 3-4 hours in the canyons together. I put the kids to bed, turn the lights on (the <a href="http://www.niterider.com/prod_moab.shtml#">niterider moab</a>, a spectacular light BTW) and go out for a spin around Utah lake til 3 in the morning etc etc.<br /><br />In almost 2 years I have done at least 10k miles on this bike and i just barely took it in for a tune up. An overhaul from Paul burgi at the bike peddler ..mucho props!! its better than new<br /><br />this bike for me does it all...it climbs very well. I did swap out the stock dura ace cassette and put on an ultegra with a 27 tooth cog. I do lots of ultra racing and trust me, in races like the hoodoo 500 where in 2 days of cycling you climb over 30000 feet and ride 519 miles... ...that extra gearing is a must have. (3rd place by the way in the inaugural year of that race) 44 straight hours on the bike...and she treated me SO right.<br /><br />Full dura ace components and not a single issue. Mavic kysriums wheels and i have NEVER had to true them. they are still perfect. Right now i am running michelin pro race 3's ....best tire i have ever had.<br /><br />The bike still looks brand new. Finish is perfect. Colors are money and the build for the bucks is unmatched. I can get killer pro form deals on specialized, cannondale, giant etc, but still with my discount i can pay regular price from the<a href="http://www.blogger.com/fezzari.com"> fezzari website</a> and get an equal bike for 1000 bucks less! I don't know how they do it!<br /><br />I am stoked to get a 2009 CR 5, with dura ace 7900 and the new beefier bottom bracket and head tube. More power transfer straight to the road.<br /><br />My bike in a 58cm without pedals weighed in at 16.3 pounds ...sure you can buy lighter ride for twice the money, but lets be honest i would rather put on some zipps and call it good!<br /><br />I just did a 24 hour race..<a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.kidarelay.com">.the kida relay.</a>...12 hours of biking, followed by 12 hours of running. 181 miles on the bike and seriously no sore spots, no neck aches, no nothing but love. Which is a good thing when you have to get off the bike and run for the next 12 hours all thru the night.<br /><br />If you are on the fence, wait no longer. Buy the CR5 and laugh all the way to the bank because your bike will be on par with any other out there, plus you will still have the extra money to race every weekend...............enjoy!!!mattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295234910049247043noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-465643405087385255.post-70068802208250929812009-05-30T14:50:00.001-07:002009-05-30T15:47:33.251-07:00Kida Relay 24 hour SOLO race...<span style="font-size:130%;">So yes it was EPIC!! to say the least</span><br /><br />12 hours of biking followed by 12 hours of running....with 30 min of sleep around 3am..<br /><br />i rode the <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.fezarri.com">fezzari</a> for 181 miles, started at 8 am then at 8pm hopped of and ran for another 12 hours and completed 7 laps on the run course for a total of 42 miles!!!<br /><br /><br />thanks to<a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.kidarelay.com"> Jarom and Heath Thurston</a> and there peeps for putting on such a spectacular event. I am already looking forward to next year.<br /><br />Thanks to my 2 main men who crewed for me Travis Snyder on the bike, and <a href="http://awakensoulpurpose.com/">Garrett White</a> on the late shift midnight to 8am on the run..<br /><br />Also thanks to my <a href="http://ultrawards.blogspot.com/">princess Alissa</a> who lets her husband do ridiculous events like this. Its what i call livin!!<br /><br />the following are some quick videos of a rather delirious runner in the middle of the night. I am working on a written full race report for those of you who care.<br /><br /><br /><ul><li>midnight update 16 hours into the race</li></ul><a href="http://sharing.theflip.com/session/8b6eabf3200a329cef18d74ddf0907ee/video/4332952">http://sharing.theflip.com/session/8b6eabf3200a329cef18d74ddf0907ee/video/4332952</a><br /><br /><ul><li>1.25 am in the morning 181 miles on the bike and 18 miles into the run</li></ul><a href="http://sharing.theflip.com/session/8b6eabf3200a329cef18d74ddf0907ee/video/4333003">http://sharing.theflip.com/session/8b6eabf3200a329cef18d74ddf0907ee/video/4333003</a><br /><br /><ul><li>2.58 am in the morning 24 miles down after the all day bike (this is a long one)</li></ul><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=465643405087385255&postID=7006880220825092981">http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=465643405087385255&postID=7006880220825092981</a><br /><br /><br /><ul><li>5.14 am...getting crazy, but still feeling strong mile 30 (marathon plus 4 miles) toothbrush please</li></ul><a href="http://sharing.theflip.com/session/8b6eabf3200a329cef18d74ddf0907ee/video/4333098">http://sharing.theflip.com/session/8b6eabf3200a329cef18d74ddf0907ee/video/4333098</a><br /><br /><br /><ul><li>6.40 am yeah daylight 36 miles down...and we are working it</li></ul><a href="http://sharing.theflip.com/session/8b6eabf3200a329cef18d74ddf0907ee/video/4333103">http://sharing.theflip.com/session/8b6eabf3200a329cef18d74ddf0907ee/video/4333103</a><br /><br /><ul><li>8 am the race is over and all the breakfast was gone....bummer</li></ul><br /><a href="http://sharing.theflip.com/session/8b6eabf3200a329cef18d74ddf0907ee/video/4333119">http://sharing.theflip.com/session/8b6eabf3200a329cef18d74ddf0907ee/video/4333119</a><br /><br /><ul><li>race summary from garrett</li></ul><a href="http://sharing.theflip.com/session/8b6eabf3200a329cef18d74ddf0907ee/video/4332932">http://sharing.theflip.com/session/8b6eabf3200a329cef18d74ddf0907ee/video/4332932</a>mattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295234910049247043noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-465643405087385255.post-24535334137642500722009-03-12T13:15:00.000-07:002009-03-12T13:15:38.511-07:00our new baby......nature or nuture..it will be nuture, but i bet she'll be a runner<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Gx97tE-rqXG7Yi2x8VUrJ6TTfuegHwmBAohuAj5qm57xqP_RYmUhh5V1HwAHJDMSwbvVmcYzvFyZF9L0-eF_CwVjr777S7-hqW7BOaEe8gTAnTqfp3bOrGDI1k40cDauV6l14U7sNkfT/s1600-h/P3120194.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Gx97tE-rqXG7Yi2x8VUrJ6TTfuegHwmBAohuAj5qm57xqP_RYmUhh5V1HwAHJDMSwbvVmcYzvFyZF9L0-eF_CwVjr777S7-hqW7BOaEe8gTAnTqfp3bOrGDI1k40cDauV6l14U7sNkfT/s320/P3120194.JPG" border="0" /></a> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSloiTbYuL7YkZKw2HLP7GFUuR2l-Me8ybB8zR5TWRe_KsZWlyuW9Bah9-MvRnIF5ltpYKZKnbQWI_G7Lcc2xhiFku-aWhwNp_S5X7bpyIRubWDIMKo_9Hr7puz-TwBvqfd4CY65Df_ZSO/s1600-h/P3120197.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSloiTbYuL7YkZKw2HLP7GFUuR2l-Me8ybB8zR5TWRe_KsZWlyuW9Bah9-MvRnIF5ltpYKZKnbQWI_G7Lcc2xhiFku-aWhwNp_S5X7bpyIRubWDIMKo_9Hr7puz-TwBvqfd4CY65Df_ZSO/s320/P3120197.JPG" border="0" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:NONE'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>mattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295234910049247043noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-465643405087385255.post-48087634894561680072009-03-04T21:54:00.000-08:002009-03-04T22:26:16.364-08:00life is busy...but never too busy for exercise<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />here are some pics from the past month or so</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2-ZopD3jATDHH4QAmzQh9hLghVjiduWxRfHf1jjeI0aWMuoeVSnuGD7bOPVxaNSm9rY3_e1Zc2Q78a6Uv417uMvCMUA5-spCA8cKXIFlLVOZNZfJ7c5tsjUM-YZFKvTUjGF1lyvajR6bB/s1600-h/P3010227.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2-ZopD3jATDHH4QAmzQh9hLghVjiduWxRfHf1jjeI0aWMuoeVSnuGD7bOPVxaNSm9rY3_e1Zc2Q78a6Uv417uMvCMUA5-spCA8cKXIFlLVOZNZfJ7c5tsjUM-YZFKvTUjGF1lyvajR6bB/s320/P3010227.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309585005620341778" border="0" /></a><br />just a couple of freaks heading out for a sunday night jog (30 miles to be exact) me and garrett white<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw0oPtX3au3yG8mUoYEiVKbKRDSUMupcAvuqZK0h_u-Yn1b3HVlG28gXND8LcNDodng3fDCjcNglcLpPVtvVCt3UeMemkm7O7FG4ZzLM0hF98PpyBdxUQbRIIEYi_87Sm29-vNFW7AVNt-/s1600-h/P2160089.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw0oPtX3au3yG8mUoYEiVKbKRDSUMupcAvuqZK0h_u-Yn1b3HVlG28gXND8LcNDodng3fDCjcNglcLpPVtvVCt3UeMemkm7O7FG4ZzLM0hF98PpyBdxUQbRIIEYi_87Sm29-vNFW7AVNt-/s320/P2160089.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309585001952328018" border="0" /></a><br />some epic kite flying with marley in snow canyon..st george area<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqBplty6mVFke3ThWo6-FAacaVPzFmNdpwpEWoV9TEIePkckGlBZvyPmxi3MCIuVfGmfa9wiLoR6eEP1kcN514pSIbBk2UEXJmZvnrh1wLZfwA31wR7KAk_pO9wQ7yzaiXpHJL738VfbSw/s1600-h/P2010059.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqBplty6mVFke3ThWo6-FAacaVPzFmNdpwpEWoV9TEIePkckGlBZvyPmxi3MCIuVfGmfa9wiLoR6eEP1kcN514pSIbBk2UEXJmZvnrh1wLZfwA31wR7KAk_pO9wQ7yzaiXpHJL738VfbSw/s320/P2010059.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309585001290255074" border="0" /></a><br />teach a child to be epic from day one and they will never depart from it. me and kaiya and taj on a fun sunday afternoon hike behind the house<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmNYZT6M36tjo0c59zcV5R8QoG1HISocZMVOG_H8hUcXdFAPOA5jltGxastvDpSfGW4JdegxqJ2_TgLKa1yVqptVpOeiVnu6KaSPQCP38FTmJtnHEcnkDCW-Yl3qdjDCbKkRFOMlHQX_9X/s1600-h/P1190014.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmNYZT6M36tjo0c59zcV5R8QoG1HISocZMVOG_H8hUcXdFAPOA5jltGxastvDpSfGW4JdegxqJ2_TgLKa1yVqptVpOeiVnu6KaSPQCP38FTmJtnHEcnkDCW-Yl3qdjDCbKkRFOMlHQX_9X/s320/P1190014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309584996522414450" border="0" /></a><br />i know the chops are amazing.....amazingly hideous, alissa could not wait for them to be gone and then once i shaved them she didnt notice for 4 days...haha<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrIEja7PyNnZJd5ptBMoD576ay2U7fXYBiaU4zfdb02M9atJRVILsedHHTHKlBSzW7g4H135qh-U9rwAn0zU4yeKALlp-MTl42PrciYMtDMTdxkzlISYqM7fIHh_BuP3OBpZUSDkp-5hvI/s1600-h/IMG_4137.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrIEja7PyNnZJd5ptBMoD576ay2U7fXYBiaU4zfdb02M9atJRVILsedHHTHKlBSzW7g4H135qh-U9rwAn0zU4yeKALlp-MTl42PrciYMtDMTdxkzlISYqM7fIHh_BuP3OBpZUSDkp-5hvI/s320/IMG_4137.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309584993930446642" border="0" /></a><br />christmas pics, the family with one crazy dad and one EXTREMely patient wife.<br /><br /><br /><br />so as you can tell i have not posted for a while. lots of stuff going on in life as with all of us. but a couple things stay constant no matter what<br />1. exercise for me its the foundation for my mental social spiritual and financial well being (i go crazy without it)<br />2. time with alissa<br />3 time with my kids<br />4. spiritual time...meditation and study<br /><br />as you can see blogging is not on the list but you know i have so many fans haha<br /><br />i have good reason to not post lately, death in the family.....LOVE YOU GRANDPA i know you are in a better place..... and our upcoming ADOPTION>>>>>YES you are reading that right. one week from today we will have our 4th child and the best part is that i have not had to hold alissa's hair for 9 months while she throws up 15 times a day!!!<br /><br />but just to keep myself honest here was my training log from last week<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">monday</span><br />intervals mile repeats at the track 6.30 mile pace x 12 with 2 min active recovery between<br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">tuesday</span><br />15 miles easy 8.46 pace<br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">wednesday </span><br />10 mile skateboard paddle and 26 mile bike ride<br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">thurs</span><br />am 6 mile run 8 min mile pace<br />pm 15 mile run into a crazy headwind 11 min mile pace with wade erickson (who by the way is kicking butt and taking names with his 50 mile race training)<br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">friday</span><br />bike 26 miles (back and forth to work)<br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">saturday</span><br />10 miles skateboard paddling<br />intervals 400m x 16 on 6 min mile pace with 1.30 active recovery<br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">sunday</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">30 mile run and 10 min mile pace with garret white yes that is correct it took 5 hours, isnt that what all normal people do on a sunday night at 8 pm? go run for 5 hours? EPIC!!!!<br /><br /></span><span>so as you can see not a whole lot of time for blogging </span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span>mattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295234910049247043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-465643405087385255.post-9557222596760504412009-03-04T21:53:00.000-08:002009-03-04T21:53:08.379-08:00<a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Srrh7Dv9IKivJxYux9E6bBmmbyQr1oqdun9k3sS9sosnVic9rcnfNi9eMZBXcO5RQK62czeD318EImGbAxniXdJM6AQLUpSUlEoXyEN0Xd-nweSOliXpRdle24-d31veccckCoCA46pj/s1600-h/P1150012.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Srrh7Dv9IKivJxYux9E6bBmmbyQr1oqdun9k3sS9sosnVic9rcnfNi9eMZBXcO5RQK62czeD318EImGbAxniXdJM6AQLUpSUlEoXyEN0Xd-nweSOliXpRdle24-d31veccckCoCA46pj/s320/P1150012.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> <div style='clear:both; text-align:NONE'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>mattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295234910049247043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-465643405087385255.post-28606100354282642372009-02-02T12:06:00.000-08:002009-02-02T12:14:19.855-08:00the race that was not......and an abundance of thanksso last tuesday night i was a pretty sick puppy. Major stomach issues, if ya know what i mean and i thought that maybe i ate something bad or that it was a 24 hour thing. Thursday comes and i am still struggling to eat anything besides chicken broth and white toast. I even had to take a couple days off work and one day i did not get up to noon. UNHEARD of for me.<br /><br />By friday after 4 days straight i made the decision not to race, which was a good one considering i could barely walk up the stairs. Finally on saturday i decided to see a doctor and he says "oh its probably samoneilla, so heres an antibiotic...turns out he was right and 3 doses later i can eat again!!! <br /><br />But no race...very sad indeed as the oppurtunity to race 31 miles on snowshoes only comes once a year..guess i will just have to do it epically on my own one night this week.<br /><br />I am really grateful for the body. its an amazing tool and the best part about it is when you work it hard as it was designed to function, it makes life better in all aspects physically, socially, mentally and spiritually. Be thankful and make the most of today...NO MORE EXCUSES to not exercisingmattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295234910049247043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-465643405087385255.post-3264772320519812342009-01-26T12:09:00.000-08:002009-01-26T12:12:39.235-08:00a race this weekend and some thing to kick start your trainingso this weekend is my first race of the year, a 50 k snowshoe race (31 miles) its up in miday ut at the wasatch mountain state park...needless to say is should be epic....my goal is 7 to 8 hours of FUN<br /><br />also my friend garrett who did this race sent me this link, this will be my first ironman in november and to be honest i am looking foward to it<br /><br /><object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vN7ujs048Rg&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vN7ujs048Rg&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object>mattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295234910049247043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-465643405087385255.post-58410721518878873212009-01-12T19:00:00.001-08:002009-01-12T19:17:58.347-08:00LIVE IN THE PRESENT<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKcSCAUbOW55N3M4hXcn9OFRPau1Ccu9XL381Sp_ChGD5ZuQhgun84RDi6VH1PmhQE_jKOgsuWVFcGZk1TXGIu63Dgxe_1jdQ6lMym34FQfOSBFlB1yaBkKWI2_kB1x1tN1VnY_j4jg_2K/s1600-h/PC170085.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKcSCAUbOW55N3M4hXcn9OFRPau1Ccu9XL381Sp_ChGD5ZuQhgun84RDi6VH1PmhQE_jKOgsuWVFcGZk1TXGIu63Dgxe_1jdQ6lMym34FQfOSBFlB1yaBkKWI2_kB1x1tN1VnY_j4jg_2K/s320/PC170085.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290611959630967058" border="0" /></a>
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<br />when i was living in hawaii, i surfed ALOT. an average of 5 hours per day.....it was lovely, i was young, tan, carefree, and very happy. (and still am :) I am not sure which one of my friends had a surfboard that had these words written across the stringer in the middle of the board, it said
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<br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">"BE HERE NOW"</span></span>
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<br />thats some pretty dang good advice. we only have the now, the past is gone, we cant control the future, we can however truly savor the present moment and make the most of TODAY. The great this about this philosophy is that it makes the past great with amazing memories and it makes the future bright because we know that whatever we will be doing will be 'the good and right thing'
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<br />be present in your own life. when you are with your lover give them your all, when you are with your kids give them your all, when you are excercising give it your all....not your all out effort but surrender to the moments and soak them up. After all what is life really about?
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<br />I love listening to Dr wayne dyer for this exact reason, read his stuff, listen, absorb, expand,LIVE And
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style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiadkp2HYX7jY90RbdKUz6Z7MiMCv10uhX8big6P_IncMFso1dZSl1aUj3BME29IGTfsan2vLaIom_rJxaAMcZqFETuDHqGHK_ovVO5Qx-0eiz2DLLO9Ewgzpxe1w326Si4kBprUrlGJALG/s320/PC270050.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288203256583916498" border="0" /></a><br />For Christmas i got an awesome book. Force of Nature by laird hamilton....he's a pro surfer and just an all around epic athlete.<br /><br />this quote was in the prologue<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail way from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in you sails. EXPLORE. DREAM. DISCOVER. </span> -----mark twain<br /><br />Commit right now to something that is epic for you and go to workmattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295234910049247043noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-465643405087385255.post-31225958087537038492009-01-02T12:31:00.000-08:002009-01-02T12:53:05.729-08:00treadmills suck... run in the ice and snow...heres how<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyBMeGJ0if33MIcQvVacbDyuIeJQWXsmjES0-qJ2Osz3CNjHcrSfKtz3Sb1zZU4068MdHkGKu6HvR6HW-qJRg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>mattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295234910049247043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-465643405087385255.post-58564703072306981892008-12-28T06:16:00.001-08:002008-12-28T06:20:35.165-08:005 good tips for running this yeari got this emailed to me from active.com and its worth reading.<br /><br /><br />my two favorite parts are<br />2. be consistent <br /><br />and<br /><br />5. practice patient<br /><br /><br />click here for the article<br /><a href="http://www.active.com/running/Articles/5_Tips_to_Develop_Your_Running_Strategy.htm?act=EMC-Active&Vehicle=Running&Date=12_24_08&Edition=2&Sections=Articles&Creative=5_Tips_to_Develop_Your_Running_Strategy&TextName=NoText&ArtText=Txt&Placement=1&Dy=Thu">5 TIPS FOR GREAT RUNNING YEAR</a>mattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295234910049247043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-465643405087385255.post-12218293184266008832008-12-23T13:15:00.000-08:002008-12-25T11:15:27.248-08:00Gear review Nathan Elite 1 running pack<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfqc3OWVNhLTd1ZOmAUtSaeKgoQ2YHGuY77r6YcYbJSZv-2ZA93Hf07A5NvlaJuSnCstjyBDcU9jvdhz8OcfnZbn6ltJ8Nls0eFqmZq5Kn5jI3SPw8mpWTBvMcstdhnJI7QjD5SrLEAfYq/s1600-h/NSG-18F.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfqc3OWVNhLTd1ZOmAUtSaeKgoQ2YHGuY77r6YcYbJSZv-2ZA93Hf07A5NvlaJuSnCstjyBDcU9jvdhz8OcfnZbn6ltJ8Nls0eFqmZq5Kn5jI3SPw8mpWTBvMcstdhnJI7QjD5SrLEAfYq/s320/NSG-18F.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283808423135360210" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Right now this bad boy is my favorite running waist pack. Its small enough and light enough that it does not bug and hurt your stomach on a long run and there is a nice mesh pocket on the side of the water bottle <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">that's</span> big enough to stuff a couple of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">gu</span> packs or a bar of your choice. the zippered pocket fits my small camera or keys or a couple more bars or <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">gu</span> for longer runs. I paid 24 bucks at runners corner in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">orem</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">ut</span>. its very adjustable and sometimes i wear it under a winter jacket or over either way works fine. I also have been using it for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">xc</span> skiing and snowshoeing and my bottle does not freeze like a hand bottle because its 90% wrapped <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">snugly</span> by my body. </div><br /><div> </div><br /><div>For anyone running over 60 min in time you need to carry something to eat and drink...not <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">necessarily</span> for that specific workout but it makes your recovery better and will allow you to make your next workout that much better</div>mattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295234910049247043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-465643405087385255.post-8048625282683755482008-12-17T09:56:00.000-08:002008-12-17T21:11:53.312-08:00FEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4X-UcWEt37XHG0W_c2b2rn1HV9sPEu3K0ixhlc8Y9k-F0beHDIm4NkfNB96kBXIM4LczG2ShhSDybEPTpIiCDjIHLPs2TQTS9yHxfH3eXwwwjKvjzsBq_TPbP6CbZ67ZaTWJv7LKAgFGz/s1600-h/be61d0dbb2b6.jpg"> </a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;">I took this picture tuesday afternoon after our first real snow storm. I was xc skiing up on the suncrest mountain above alpine at lunch time. I was having a crappy day and feeling lazy and sorry for myself, but i did what i KNOW would bring joy. alone time in the mountains, sure its inconvienant to change in my truck but life is about amazing moments and i strive to have them everyday!!!</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4X-UcWEt37XHG0W_c2b2rn1HV9sPEu3K0ixhlc8Y9k-F0beHDIm4NkfNB96kBXIM4LczG2ShhSDybEPTpIiCDjIHLPs2TQTS9yHxfH3eXwwwjKvjzsBq_TPbP6CbZ67ZaTWJv7LKAgFGz/s1600-h/be61d0dbb2b6.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4X-UcWEt37XHG0W_c2b2rn1HV9sPEu3K0ixhlc8Y9k-F0beHDIm4NkfNB96kBXIM4LczG2ShhSDybEPTpIiCDjIHLPs2TQTS9yHxfH3eXwwwjKvjzsBq_TPbP6CbZ67ZaTWJv7LKAgFGz/s320/be61d0dbb2b6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280991250331484754" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">!?!?!!??!?!!?!?FEAR?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!</span></span><br /><br />what is it and why do so many people live IN it? it paralyzes us it makes us worry and what is the point of worry. Does stressing about some future point <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">especially</span> when we are powerless to make changes give us any power. From experience i would <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">heartfully</span> say NO<br /><br />So why do we worry, why do we live in fear. Maybe the most important question is what do we fear. I used to fear failure, i used to fear having bad credit, i used to fear loss, i used to fear being judged by others. but i <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">dont</span> anymore, the more in tune you are with light, good, source energy, God, the less fear will affect you. Well what i mean is the more <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">conscious</span> you will become of your spiritual state and you will learn that fear brings your energy down<br /><br />I believe that working out and tuning up the body, the temple will allow one to more easily "tune IN" so just MAKE THE TIME<br /><br />Does fear creep in sometimes still.......sure however i cant remember a time in my life where i have had more hope in the future, more happiness, more joy in my relationships, more fulfillment in my workouts and my alone mountain time since i kicked the fear habit.</div>mattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295234910049247043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-465643405087385255.post-8553143908593127862008-12-10T21:15:00.000-08:002008-12-10T21:20:45.563-08:00the best time of the day to workout<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsZsFpRroCSj5Cop-G_-5u14WCdSF68BDI0Xe3sXsZcS86jg0zcKoB966dojWY0E1n9lfl-mSexxQ4zotc6puFnRBXrKBetYdTFS2Wnqdc-zEhURGgn-Eiq5faVLlkC8BICEFiZ3ecKJNQ/s1600-h/PB230039.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 191px; height: 255px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsZsFpRroCSj5Cop-G_-5u14WCdSF68BDI0Xe3sXsZcS86jg0zcKoB966dojWY0E1n9lfl-mSexxQ4zotc6puFnRBXrKBetYdTFS2Wnqdc-zEhURGgn-Eiq5faVLlkC8BICEFiZ3ecKJNQ/s320/PB230039.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278397187684919522" border="0" /></a><br /><br />What if there was a simple investment that you could make every morning of everyday that you KNEW would return to you at least a 100% ROI? What would you do to get that? would you wake up 30 minutes earlier? would you wake up 60 minutes earlier? What if it was <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Guaranteed</span> 100% no ifs ands or buts? totally legit .......would you be interested?<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIkkOFFZMYrX-4cXhRJTyl-TdCmcXptaaTt6mZs2WRNblZKGlNwVDHEmBhm0LAefjRwFTB2gLz8mNmQplGls0wY_syjwud2bvK6sNnfolMT6MfnsYSQ_9U7D03pGkoLLm-p7WtLSHjaWxR/s1600-h/PB150007.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 236px; height: 177px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIkkOFFZMYrX-4cXhRJTyl-TdCmcXptaaTt6mZs2WRNblZKGlNwVDHEmBhm0LAefjRwFTB2gLz8mNmQplGls0wY_syjwud2bvK6sNnfolMT6MfnsYSQ_9U7D03pGkoLLm-p7WtLSHjaWxR/s320/PB150007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278397179341249282" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Well i would like to introduce you to the best investment that i know of right now and its called.......................<span style="font-size:180%;">"<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">the morning workout"</span></span></span> <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">SURPRISE</span>!!!<br /><br />Look at these pictures what would you rather do sleep and be lazy or be inspired by the majesty and greatness of creation and while using this powerful body you have been entrusted with to be in touch with greatness?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5DI4H24DrOB7royvTMO48jrj7HtvuZCaO3LdY3jCJz5I6yYFd70lVFQ3DAG85PTxB9j8Glc_eF04DA6tx-SbaIqnK_64-akcCXFezg13ThObHUWsh_gDsNEkqjzO0ACaFmjjosfX1A3fC/s1600-h/PB150009.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 272px; height: 204px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5DI4H24DrOB7royvTMO48jrj7HtvuZCaO3LdY3jCJz5I6yYFd70lVFQ3DAG85PTxB9j8Glc_eF04DA6tx-SbaIqnK_64-akcCXFezg13ThObHUWsh_gDsNEkqjzO0ACaFmjjosfX1A3fC/s320/PB150009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278397173204751346" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Get up and workout... Here is why.....it sets the tone for the day, its inspiring, its energizing, its empowering. Do the math and i promise that if you will invest 30 minutes in the morning of just <span style="font-style: italic;">moderate movement</span> walking jogging swimming riding a bike whatever ( not gut wrenching muscle <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">torquing</span> pain) that you will function so much better <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">thru</span> out the day that you will accomplish at least 60 min more worth of "work" or whatever you do (honestly it will feel like you have an extra 2 hours in the day from all the energy you gain). And thus you will be getting a 100% return on your time investment.<br /><br />if you need help planning or being held accountable contact me and we will put something together. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Don't</span> put it off another day. Start living today.......choose happiness.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);font-size:180%;" >Not to mention you will be happier, more confident, more positive, more inspired and after a consistent application of this <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">investment</span> </span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);font-size:180%;" >more sexy!! </span><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTha89W6Msq7q1iSuB_rP6att63DEZGG9TnoLIVpmThvpSN73cF0DItlwsApI5jbIltBix_C4vhMqOgy2R8BRaS87t4EwqPhiBkV9peWaeADPwg2LW3CIQ6z85HDtL0wPmISOMlydLBrD1/s1600-h/PB230038.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTha89W6Msq7q1iSuB_rP6att63DEZGG9TnoLIVpmThvpSN73cF0DItlwsApI5jbIltBix_C4vhMqOgy2R8BRaS87t4EwqPhiBkV9peWaeADPwg2LW3CIQ6z85HDtL0wPmISOMlydLBrD1/s320/PB230038.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278397172493446050" border="0" /></a>mattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295234910049247043noreply@blogger.com6