Sick

Dude that was sick! It's true that sometimes sick can be used in a good way. Like Diabetes is sick- if you mean its a disease that gets you in the new york times or helps you finish an ironman. However this past weekend it just wasn't so. You wanna hear about my race from last weekend, right? Sick. I woke up at 4am and puked my brains out for several hours. I thought about toughing it out and going anyway so I wandered downstairs while Nate and Em were eating and getting ready to go. I felt green, but not like the hulk. More like green cheese. Oh, oh, blaaah. Well I hiked back up the steps and just barely made it to the toilet. yeah are you still reading this? I paid $20 for a race I didn't go to, made two members of my family train for, and oh well. I guess it could have been worse. Like Em started feeling sick while running the race. that had to stink. She and Nate ran it together in less than a couple of hours. I'll be in for the next one. Sorry to all the inlaws for making you sick, peace.

Stylin'

It's cool enough to be in the New York Times. I mean really who would have ever thought I would be there, right? But for them to put me in the style section is over the top. I can't believe it. Really without Emily I would be the least stylish person ever. I mean she had to throw away all my favorite clothes when we got married so she could be seen with me. Next thing you know I'm below Michelle Obama and right beside an article about Brad Pitt's mustache in the style section. Did I mention I am wearing a Stylish race out fit that is more than ridiculously tight and cut two distinctive inches shorter than my amazing tan line. It must be cool. But seriously I've got two pictures in there and you can read the Triabetes logo real well on the second one. Who would have known. It totally makes up for making me sound like the nastiest and most irresponsible diabetic ever, up until recently. Was I really that bad? Dude God's got an amazing sense of humor.

What Day is it?

Looks like I'm confused.
At least the online version has run the article today.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/08/health/nutrition/08fitness.html?_r=2&scp=1&sq=dave%20shack&st=cse

Yep, a printed version of the article will be on page E6 tomorrow.

The New York Times

This is turning out to be a big week.
I'm racing this weekend in a ten mile trail run.
But the big news is coming tomorrow. I'm going to be in the New York Times. They called a few weeks ago and did a phone interview and I feel like it went pretty well. I got to be me. Bethany, the reporter asked great questions, so we will have to see how she did on the article. It fell a little from there. Over christmas break they sent a photographer up to get some pictures. What ended up happening was a little wierd. He just took pictures of pictures that my family got at the Ironman. Well I hope those are the ones that get used because then he took shots of my family and me which were decent at best, and then I had to go get some solo shots out in the yard that felt like total cheese. My brother and wife were inside laughing at me dealing with what Nate termed as "My Worst Nightmare". I am not a big fan of posing for pictures. Action shots are cool. Running my mouth on video is fun, but posing for pictures irks me. It has to have something to do with my mom dressing me up in a blazer knee high socks and shorts to have my picture made as a kid, but I don't know.
Yesterday another person called to try and get a few audio clips because the first conversation was a little fuzzy. That stinks. My first phone interview was so much better. I can still be hopeful I won't sound like a total dork. But even if I do... I'm in the Times!