Here is the quick weekend update...the last weekend before the race.
Ps (current forecast is high of 69 and cloudy for Sunday...that brings a smile :o)
Friday
In the spirit of laying low on Fridays, I talked Wes into going to the Ryan Adams show in Cincy. It was a good show. For those of you unfamiliar with Ryan Adams, I would suggest giving this singer/song writer a shot. He is kind of a cross between Beck, Tom Petty, and Mellencamp....with a twist of Weezer. I guess that puts him in the Alternative-Country/Rock category.
We ditched out a bit early so we could make it back to Indy in a reasonable hour.....what.....we are 30 now!....that is not lame.....is it?
Saturday
Up at 6:45 for the last saturday long run. This was only a little 8 miler (shout out to Detroit). Kimmie ran the entire 8 and Jake met up for the last 4. He now is in training also (b/c he swears he is going to jump in for the last 5 miles in Chicago). I am sure Jake and I were slowing Kimmie down.....what...we are 30 now!.....and she is not. Plus, she is an elite Big Ten athlete and Jake and I are washed-up/has been's that have to resort to ping-pong these days. After the run, and what has become custom, we finished the breakfast of champions at Einstein's. They have the best OJ and it has to be at least 500 calories. Carbo loading time. They will miss in there I am sure. It is a rowdy crew on saturday mornings....us runners are so crazy;o)
For a warm down, I played my usual 18 holes out at GCI, and what has also become custom, I had to pay up to Applegate at the end of the round. 
Now here is one I have never done. Mother talked me into going to Home-a-rama. Wow! Not that was like holiday shopping for home buyers/owners. These houses were great and I was able to take away many ideas...but just like holiday shopping, I was somewhat annoyed and ready to roll as soon as I got there. Sorry mom :o) I mean it is Home-a-Rama....and I am only 30!
Sunday
I don't know if I felt like I needed more torture or more challenges during these last weekend before the race. Maybe the tapering is just annoying to me and I feel like a caged animal at this point. Anyway, Applegate, Chad, Drew, and I had a 8:45 tee time at Bearslide. First of all...it was 38 degrees at 6:30am. Then there was frost. Finally, the greens out there are about a 15 on the stimpmeter and just for fun the superintendent placed all the holes on crazy-whack-funky slopes. Needless to say....it was an adventure.
Speaking of crazy....how about the crazy Colts victory. Take them how we get'm I guess. I think I just picked Sage up on my fantasy football team.
Monday
On this Monday, training day off, I was able to play in the Butler Basketball Golf outing. I was joined by my high school basketball coach (infamous for his touch around the greens and Yoda like demeanor), my father (famous for hitting recovery shots from Guam and for carrying more clubs in his bag than Carter has pills), Jake (infamous for nothing related to golf....though he did smack it around today and eat 84 snickers), and Phil (rather famous as a comedian, diplomat, and for wearing shoes older than his clubs....and for those golfers out there, he still hit persimmon woods). Eleven under couldn't bring home the hardware but it did get us lunch, dinner, and lots of laughs.
6 days to go...I am not nervo. I am ready and a bit anxious. 26.2.....Bring It!
