Dayton

I just arrived in Dayton, OH for a 4 week AF rotation. It should be pretty interesting. My room is nice, but it is very hotel-like. In San Antonio, my room was more like an apt with a stove and full size fridge. Here I have a mini-fridge and a microwave but that is it. I drove around outside the base a little bit, and this place is quite "ghetto". I've heard from other AF peeps that have already been here that this is kind of a dying base, and so far I believe it. It is really trashy around the base, and the base itself doesn't seem very nice either. It should be an interesting four weeks, but I will make the best of it. My friend and old roommate EZ only lives about an hour and a half away in Toledo, so I look forward to seeing him, as well as my childhood friend Dana and her family. I'll be working in the emergency department at the hospital on base. If I will have a few days off in a row here we will see if Gwen can come visit. I'll keep you posted on how things are going, and I appreciate your prayers that I will impress the right people and will have a good time during my stay here.

crazy sunday!

WOW... yesterday seems to have been one of the longest days of my life. I felt tired, a little out of it, physically beaten down, but exhilarated at the same time.

I woke up early Sunday morning and headed down to Civic Center Park in Denver to race with Amy and 16,000 other runners for the Denver Rock-N-Roll 1/2 Marathon. The race was brutal considering I was not as trained as I would have liked due to some minor setbacks/injuries, but it was amazing to run through the city and have music, people, fans, bums, children and animals cheering you on. Seriously, a man had his dog bark for runners on cue. True story, it made me smile. During the race, I was hurting pretty bad, but kept running and finished with a personal best 2 hours 7 minutes for the 1/2 marathon.

Little did i know though that 16,000 runners would bring all of there family and friends and it would be so chaotic after I finished. Dave, his mom, my parents and Kali struggled to even make it to the park for the finish. 45 minutes waiting to cross one street.... crazy but thank you all for coming out and supporting. It was great to know you were there!

Next up, eat some food and head out the our frisbee tournament. We were the 2nd ranked team going into the tournament. That meant, we needed to beat two teams to make it to the finials. Yes, folks, that is three 1.5 hour long games of ultimate frisbee. WOW, I was beat. We had one sub for the first game but really all of the women played most points. I felt okay but wobbly toward the end. I was almost delirious at times but continued to eat and drink as much water as I could. Sadly, we lost in the finals but enjoyed every minute of it. Dave did a great job supporting me today and also killin' it on the frisbee field.

I think my body was really confused about what the heck I was doing to it. I took an Epsom salt bath that felt nice, but I am still hurting today. Once I get going I am fine, but initially standing up it tough. Also, squatting to pee or sit it very difficult. I know this is a random post, but thought I would enlighten everyone on my crazy Sunday.





On another note, here are some pictures of the Maroon Belles in Aspen, CO, the Continental Divide and a hike to Hanging Lake in Glenwood Canyon.






Anyone who has ever traveled in the car with me (or been around me for more than a minute) will appreciate this picture... yes, it is me peeing on the side of the road. I HAD to go and we were too far from the hotel (like 5 minutes, but far enough). At least I was puking too:)