Exaggerated adventures by Ted

 Last year I tricked the kids into doing the Turkey Dash 5k. They were less then impressed at the realization of 3.1 miles. I believe Rowdy was throwing out facts like “we could be at home watching tv” 😂. I admired the honesty.  So this year I decided not to trick anyone, my “athletic tricks” seem to be more discouraging then anything. So I figured I would just wake up really early and do a long terrible bike ride or something thanksgiving morning. Or maybe do the 5k by myself and beat last years time.  But to my suprise, a week ago, little Isla Mae kept hounding me and mommy and grandma to sign up for the turkey dash again. Hmm, the tables have turned. Well I can support that! Continuing healthy traditions! I’m in!   So we signed up! now side story: when I started at my job, I was all chatty n stuff. Imagine that😉. So as I’m getting to know my new best friends, I mean co workers, I ask the normal stuff. Favorite food, color, Miley Cyrus song, movie, conspirac...

 Howdy. Thanks for coming.  So this stories going to briefly start two weeks prior when I decided to race Mohican (26 miles 3000 ft. Vert.). I showed up to Mohican on some sub par fitness and terrible nutrition. Kinda an experiment if you will. Ya see, learning the hard way is my favorite way, BECAUSE doing hard things makes you tough! Rite? So I go out for my warm up, and if we’re being honest….. between me and you; I don’t really know what a warm up is, does, or how to do one. I’ve done them on the peleton and I know that there’s a warm up in all my workouts but…. Like what’s the goal? How should you feel before vs. after? I do know; that after 10 or so miles on the trail my legs come alive….. usually. So I decided with my 20 minutes until race start I would just go climb the first mile of the trail and then descend to the start line. That took longer then expected, but the race director is notoriously late for everything therefore, my start was delayed 8 minutes. Worked out...