I know what you're thinking - "back from the dead, are you Bobby?"   Well, please accept my sincere apologies for the lack of "interaction" these past few weeks.   I've had a thing or two on the personal/professional side to deal with that has quite simply consumed my life...   Anyway, I'm back and should have two fairly exciting HOT weather adventures to write about over the next few months..

http://www.slide.com/r/ontWrT0m5j97wZaFsduO12L30GPo5q-V?previous_view=ms... Cruise memorial 5k:Good race today-glad I decided to stick with the 5k this time around. It was very warm out, and I know this course well. Next year, 10 k course :) My time was pretty good, considering I slow down at the hilly end- esp. the one leading to the finish. I was very tempted to walk it, but Gil, Sue and another great chick was there encouraging me! Gil even ran a little of it with me, lol!

NBC gave me a digital camera to take with me to the North Pole.. The link below takes you to the story they did when I got back.

Enjoy!
Bobby

http://www.nbc11.com/movingpictures/13349206/detail.html

I've been back from the North Pole for exactly 10 days and have had a lot of time (10 days to be exact) to reflect on the experience.. It may sound corny and a little cliche', but my time at the Pole was definitely life-changing and is something I will carry with me always.

What did it for me was not the marathon and definitely not that crazy bike race. What made the trip special was the 24+ hours I spent at the Pole after all the athletic nonsense. For me, the trip really began when my bloodshot eyes opened on Sunday "morning" and my hangover was immediately cured by the heater in our tent cutting out at 4am. The temperature dropped from somewhere near freezing to something substantially below that within minutes.

With my body fully thawed after my trip to the top of the world, I'm gearing up for my next HOT adventure (which will be followed by a COLD one after that).

To keep things interesting, here are a few hints:

1. Baked Beans 2. Poi 3. The perfect run....

Stay tuned! Loads of free stuff coming your way!

Bobby

Just under 24 hours removed from my Podcast interview with Neal at YourRunning.com where I swear up and down that I’m not going to fall asleep and risk having to rush from my bed to the bike, I find myself running around my sleeping tent like a crazed madman trying to find the clothes I thought I had layed out all nice and orderly just a few hours before.

It was exactly like the feeling when you oversleep and need to be at the airport 5 minutes ago. My mind was racing and I couldn’t think straight. Meanwhile, Richard is standing in the doorway saying ”just put on anything! The race is about to start!” - he wasn’t helping matters..