Bonothon

I have been trying to catch up on a lot of stuff since getting back to Veegus. I've also been watching Human Planet and lots of sporting events on Universal Sports. I finally caught the 2011 Boston Marathon. It was pretty awesome to watch with another insane nail biter finish for the women, and THE fastest time ever run for the men in ANY marathon.

The meat of it for me though, was a woman named Kim Smith who led most of the women's race right from the start. Her running form doesn't look smooth, but it doesn't bother her. She just powers along. She had close to a minute lead over the pack and suddenly her calves cramped up. Eventually they got so bad, she had to quit. I read that she was in the best shape of her life, coming off of a couple of PRs, and went into this race feeling great, with perfect racing conditions. Surely, there must be some intense darkness in trying to mentally process this Boston for her. How will she come out of it? Will it make her stronger? What will she learn from it? I'll be keeping an eye out for you Kim Smith from New Zealand.

Human Planet is a great show as well. If you liked Planet Earth and other such series, the filming is top notch and stories are potent. Most of them involve just trying to keep your family fed and the extremes people endure to do it. Some are different though, like the man who teaches his daughter how to weave roots from giant trees in the mountains to form living bridges over flooding rivers. Definitely worth watching if you have a chance.

I am also on a U2 binge! Diggin the Bono! Come on now, whose up for some U2!

Finally, here's a pic of my bikila foot. I have to admit, these are very comfy as far as Five Fingers go. I spent a lot of time in line at Disneyland, and I did not see one toe shoed person at the park. Liz asked me not to wear mine there :) Converse and Asics though are very popular as are plain leather slipper type shoes for the ladies.