A Fruit Only Diet?

Dean Karnazes writes an entry in his blog about a guy who won a marathon and has a weird diet. Dude just eats fruits (occasionally some veggies). Sounds pretty crazy, but dude's getting good results athletically. Read it and be surprised.

Tri the Rez 2010 Registration Now Open!

Go to IMAthlete.com and search for Tri the Rez...mine is the only race that shows up. $50 for early registration...where can you find a tri cheaper than that??!!

The first 5 people who use the discount code 6362M8KN3O will get $5 off their registration...I just want to see if anyone's being pointed to register from my blog :).

Vegetarian Streak

I've been a vegetarian for 3 or 4 consecutive days now (unless boiling my quinoa in chicken broth disqualifies that statement for you personally). I didn't do it entirely on purpose. It sort of happened that I made some chicken last weekend and had some leftovers in the days following then there just wasn't meat in the house. It's been kinda cool, but 2 nights ago I went a little hungry because I couldn't find anything to satisfy me.

Last night I made a really cool dish. Vegetarian tacos. For the "meat," I used textured vegetable protein (TVP) and refried beans. It turned out really good. And filling. That was cool considering it's the first time I cooked TVP.

Pick #182

Davis Coen - "Busker's Blues" from Ill Disposition

Krankin' It Up

I went to a new volunteers meeting yesterday at Krank It Up and I went in tonight to get some training and see where stuff is in the shop/familiarize myself with shop policies. It's pretty cool. They've got some really neat tools. I'm looking forward to getting to use some. I used the crank puller today for the first time. I also got a lesson on bottom brackets. How cool.

In order to become a full mechanic, you have to build a bike up from scratch...nothing but the frame. I'm looking forward to that challenge. I need to learn a little more about the hub/axle/wheel setup and headsets before I take that on, but Micah's taught me well over at the Green Bicycle Project and I feel pretty confident.

I'm not "switching" my volunteerism. I'm hoping to expand it. I'll still try to help out at GBP on Saturdays and add KIU on Thursdays.

One thing that's always annoyed me about KIU is the weird and not reliable hours. I think I'm going to try to volunteer on Thursdays to combat that sort of idiosyncrasy in hours.

Anti-Social Running Groups

On my way out of school today, I saw a pack of 6 Delta Delta Delta sisters jogging together. I thought that it was kind of funny that they were all wearing sorority t-shirts but it was kind of cool to see them all running...until I noticed that everyone was wearing headphones listening to their own iPods. How crazy is that? I've never been running with a group of people with headphones in. Isn't the point of group running to socialize? Maybe it is for me but they use the group to stay motivated or something. I promise not to do that.

Nice Day = Lotsa Bikes

It's gorgeous outside. It looks like there's a lot of occasional bike riders who decided to cycle in to FSU today. Bike racks are crowded. They have been since before noon. Still crowded at 4:30. Although it's a little inconvenient to find alternate bike parking, I'd rather have to search for a spot every day if it means that people are cycling en masse.