Malinda Week

For the group run this week, I believe we are overdue for some hill repeats.  So, as long as the construction allows it, we will be attacking Faith Hill like rabid fans along the red carpet before the ACM awards!  If construction is blocking access to Faith Hill, we can revert to 1/4 mile intervals.

We've had a great influx of new people over the past few weeks.  Please do what you can to make them feel welcome.  It's probably for the best if you provide a buffer as the less I interact with them, the more likely they are to keep coming back to TRY.  Speaking of TRY, I really love this group.  At the Iron Girl triathlon this Sunday morning, we ended up being near another training group cheering on the run portion (we were there first).  There were more of them, they were wearing coordinated jackets and ringing a cowbell and doing some very fun cheers.  So, honestly, they were outdoing us a little bit.  But, the TRY contingency was holding its own as best it could, wearing coordinated hats, being positive to all participants, and encouraging all the runners to remember that this was supposed to be enjoyable.  Most importantly, TRY was there because we care about supporting each other with no other strings attached.  The other group seemed to care about their team, but there was a huge difference - they were part of a Fleet Feet training program.  So, they were getting paid (or at least compensated in some way) for some of the time they put in with their group.  Now, I don't know that they only are involved because of the monetary perks, but I do know for sure that TRY was not there for anything other than the love of TRYing.  That made me feel really good to think about all the times that TRY is there for each other, with no strings attached.  Keep up the good work and keep encouraging each other to reach heights they did not know they could reach.  We are stronger when we work together. :-)

Reminder: There are free general admission tickets available to this Friday nights Syracuse Chiefs game.  There will be a tail-less tailgate party that we will crash before the game (thanks to Roger) and the game will be followed by a fireworks display.  Let me know if you need tickets as we have an unlimited number available.  The more the merrier!

The "Cooks on the Run" blog blatantly kissed up to me with their most recent post (they have a picture of a poster that says "Don't be afraid to fail.  Be afraid not to TRY".  How fitting is that?!  So, I felt compelled to add a link to their blog on the right hand side of our blog.  Easy access for some inspiration and continued healthy recipe ideas.

Finally, the Discovery Channel is having their big "Shark Week" celebration this week.  But, I wonder why they aimed so low?  Why don't they celebrate a truly vicious animal?  Sure, sharks do some crazy things, and one catching a seal while leaping out of the water is a "WOW!" moment every time.  But, they don't taunt the seal by wearing pink.  And they don't post photos mocking the dead seal on social media before they eat it.  When you get right down to it, sharks are down right civil compared to the ownage that Malinda pulled off this week.

Look at me, I'm all delicate and smiley and I wear pink shirts when I am about to kill things:


Now look at the shark I caught and am about to eat with all my friends.  His family called him "Loaney" but we renamed him "Dinner".  The shaming of this shark will last forever on Facebook:


All that was missing were some hashtags: #malindaweek #sharkweekislame #aintnobodygottimeforthat.

Lastly, we have had a delay in the form of the technical equivalent of "my dog ate my homework".  I hope to have a write-up on the Buffalo Tough Mudder for you all next week.