Off Season

So, I apologize for the *ahem* hiatus I have had from posting. I spent a couple weeks from training, and I guess that blogging was set aside also.

Now I am sure some of you are wondering how World Champs went... well, my lack of posting on it pretty much sums it up. The distance was longer than I had thought it was, and I found this out about 3 days before. Also, inclement weather and an ankle injury sidelined me a bit in the weeks leading up to the race. What it really boiled down to though was being burnt out after a long season. In the end, I learned a lot from the race, and I think I will stick to shorter races for a while!

Here is a few pictures summing up what I have been doing this off season:

 Eating! This is a blackened salmon at Bobby Flay's restaurant "Mesa Grill." Just a little bit spicy, perfectly rare, amazing. Easily the best piece of fish I've ever had.

Ballin! Sev and I styled out by H&M, posing by a statue of Bacchus outside Caesar's Palace.

Sleeping In.... although this is a photo of a sunrise (We got up early to go skiing!)

Skiing! Actually, I snowboard mostly... This was taken from Keystone. Yes, I do other physical activity besides swimming, biking, and running.

Did I mention eating? This was the Holmes Family creation for Thanksgiving. A pork loin surrounded by duck and pheasant breasts and bacon, and wrapped in a whole de-boned turkey. It actually turned out really good, although I am not much of a meat eater myself. It was great to finally see the new house, and especially cook a few awesome meals in the brand new kitchen!

Well thanks for checkin' in on me! I will do my best to be better about posting from here on. Full disclosure here, I was watching the Victoria's Secret fashion show while writing this, so I apologize if some of it doesn't make sense. I had to wipe the drool off the keyboard... Anyway, until next time follow the Pace Rabbit!

Tim Tebow

Watching the Bronco's win tonight at home against the Jets was as compelling a case for audacity as I have ever seen. Tim Tebow basically seemed to decide to win, and then proceeded to drive down the field 95 yards (the longest touchdown drive for the Bronco's this season) to score a touchdown, leaving the Jets with too much field to cover without enough time to cover it. By sheer tenacity... no, stupidity Tebow pulled a victory out of a game with nothing else to brag about. Youth and vigor beats wisdom and tried and true practices.

Let me get one thing straight, I am not a Bronco's fan, let alone a Tim Tebow fan. All the hype surrounding this dude is more about his Christianity and less about his ability to actually play ball. I believe your denomination should be a private thing, and your actions in your chosen endeavors (in his case, football) should speak loudly enough for themselves.

However, what I do love is what Tebow represents. He shows the world that you can win by simply being to stubborn to lose. He shows us that sometimes intangibles do count more than your comfort in the pocket or the intelligence of your decisions on the field. As a young pro myself now, I hope to have a fraction of the success Tebow has had with nothing more than a searing desire to win. I hope to devour opponents of twice my ability out of sheer audacity, just like Tebow did in the last 5 minutes of the game tonight.

Now, next weekend is just that... another weekend, which may bring a different outcome for youth and vigor. I am sure I am not the only person writing about this right now, so before I get too hyped up about it I will sign off. All I am saying is if Tebow can win like that, we can all win if we simply decide to. FOLLOW THE PACE RABBIT!