Alarm Fail

You'd think after 41 years on this planet, I'd be smart enough to be able to set an alarm clock properly. You'd be wrong. Er, at least you'd be wrong last night. I managed to set mine for 540am instead of 440am, making it a bit difficult to be at my training group's long run by 6. I really wanted to make this one because a) I need to get my miles up before Disney, and b) I wanted to use my discount coupon at Fleet Feet to pick up some new running sunglasses. The cheap pair of Tivolis I bought at a marathon expo last winter have broken twice on me, so instead of getting a third lens for them, I'm going to spend the extra money and get a higher quality pair. Anyone have any suggestions or recommendations?

Need Some Motivation?

Need any motivation to run, jog, bike, swim, or whatever it is you do? Look no further than this collection of thoughts. Some of them are truly inspiring.

Weight In Vain

Lazy Weekend

It's been a nice and lazy weekend so far. We managed to dodge the rain during our group run yesterday morning, but given all the rain Alex brought us last week, the humidity was still raging. Nothing like getting back to the car and having to wring out my shirt before heading home. I've taken to changing into a dry t-shirt to keep my seatbelt from getting all nasty on the drive home.


Yesterday's other only real activity was dinner at Kiran's, a gourmet Indian restaurant out by the Galleria. We decided to try it because we got a Groupon deal ($50 for $25). The food was good and so was the service, but overall it didn't "wow" us. It was if the chef held back on traditional Indian spiciness and flavor in order to appear more modern and cutting edge. We're going to give it another shot sometime and try some more usual dishes instead of the tasting menu. Stay tuned.

In other thrilling and exciting news, my iPhone 4G is on its way here. It left China on Thursday, made it to Memphis early this morning, and is "in transit to Houston" according to FedEx. I hope to have it on Tuesday so I can try out the upgraded camera and video capabilities at Mark's Inside Sports auditions that night.

Columbus Ex JWW Course

Here's a copy of my Ex JWW course from my assignment last weekend in Columbus. I figured I'd throw it up here for a few reasons. One, I can't use it again so why keep it hidden away, and two, it was a really fun course with a Q rate of 67%.

There weren't very many places where handlers really ran into trouble. Most of the NQs stemmed from dropped bars at #11 when a front cross was late, run-outs at #6 as the handler pushed toward #7 and didn't pul the dog in, and missed weave poles if the dog didn't collect in time to make the entry. There were several big dogs who ran past #20 to spoil a perfect run, which happened when the handler had to move out around the wing of #19 and didn't think to move back in or push the dog back in. The little dogs didn't have this problem since they were generally even with or behind their handler, whereas most of the big dogs were slightly or greatly ahead of their handler. Still, I'll take a 67% Q rate any time I can get it. It's a lot more fun to watch teams really pushing and having fun and success than watching NQ after NQ after NQ.