More Adventures

Hi Friends! I've been making the most of the last few glorious weeks of summer. Last weekend I went camping on the coast of Northern New Brunswick with friends. I even mustered up the the strength to subject myself to the icy Canadian waters. Let me tell you, my junk has never tried to hide from the world with such vigor. As the picture shows, we had fun. We also went hiking in Mount Carleton Provincial Park. It's a really pretty place that I will definitely be returning to.

Yesterday I did a VO2Max test to find out the maximum amount of oxygen I can get to my muscles. Basically it measures my potential capacity. I think it went very well, but I don't get the results for a few days. Later, I was coaching high schoolers, and we found a pile of wheat in a field. We gathered a few bags of it, and we're planning on making flour out of it. Then we'll be able to take home-made bread to a whole new level! I can hardly wait...

Today is the first rainy day we've had in weeks, and I'm almost happy to see it. It's also started frosting at night. I had to pick all my cucumbers the other night even though they are still pretty small.

Anyway, that's the news from Madagasgar

Love and Adventures,
Toast

Rooooaaaad Trriiiiiiiip

Hey Everybody,
It's been a while. Since my last post, I've had a great vacation. Here's a short report:

I started by visiting Boston where I stayed with Katie Klepinski and her boyfriend Max. They live in the North End, and we went to the neighborhood pool, ate lots of Italian food, and went paddling on the Charles. It was really fun. I also got to visit Alyssa Lee and miss Jess Coliflores. It was good to see everyone and catch up on life.

Next I visited Family in Connecticut. That part's probably not that interesting to you all, but it was still a good leg of the trip.

After a little visit to Lake Placid, I went to visit Anders Wood in Schenectady, NY. He recently moved there as part of his job with GE. We had a great time exploring the area, and hanging out with his house mates. It's a pretty cool place, and his house mates are really cool. We also went to the race track in Saratoga, which was AWESOME! It was unbelievable how fast those horses move, and the the roar of the crowd as they came down the stretch was thrilling. I only made two bets, but I won them both and got about $37. I bet on exactas, which means that I picked 1st and 2nd place. I can totally understand how people blow their life savings at race tracks because the feeling I got as the horses came around the last curve and my one guy was pulling away and the other was coming up on second can only be described as exhilarating.

I'm back in the County now. The weather is absolutely perfect: sunny, not humid, highs in the 70s. It's absolutely glorious. In a few days I will have a VO2Max test conducted on me to see how much oxygen I am able to get from the air to my muscles. Basically, it measures how big my engine is. If it is big, I may begin racing again in the 2010/2011 season as a professional. I'm pretty excited about the prospects, so send me some good vibes on Friday.

Later this month, I will be traveling to Minneapolis for the national coaching conference. Should be a good trip, and hopefully I'll be able to make some good connections.

My adventures have been numerous and wonderful lately. May yours be the same.

Toast