Did you know that Pablo Escobar had a house with a zoo and was said to have spent up to $2500 per week on rubber bands ….. as he needed to be able to wrap his money !? ‘ Some Craic him’ I replied to the barman. I asked him what happened to the small [...]
September 12th, 5pm. Downtown Beijing: I have just finished my first satisfactory coffee in over a week. I spot a girl across from the coffee shop. “I bet you she knows”. I couldn’t find the dvds that I wanted (at the price I wanted) so I wander over to the massage parlor. She calls a [...]
On the way to the venue some of us make an unscheduled stop at a young Hungarians training base for some last minute nutrition. There is still some time before the start. Around me are some Spanish, Hungarians and Americans. The air temperature is warm and I am keeping my hydration topped up. The locals [...]
Everything went to plan but as the rain came down . . . so did I. Some words on Base2race about the race and the usual real time ramblings on my twitter I had many messages of support before and after the race which were really appreciated. ‘The finish line marks the start of the [...]
The following race report is a mixture of the truth, the theory of relativity and my own meandering thoughts. I may go off on a complete tangent . . I finished 2nd yesterday in ITU Amakusa (Japan) and when I think back upon the race . . I was awesome. Seriously. I was.
Greg Bennett ”1995, ITU got rid of non-drafting b/c the IOC said they didn’t want penalties/protests. In 2010 ITU enact penalty for untidy transition! #Um” My Brother texted me at 8pm last Saturday to tell me that I had been disqualifed from the 2011 Mooloolaba World Cup Triathlon . . . one way to ruin a [...]
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