Great Weekend
OK gang. Let me get you caught up to speed. I had a great weekend in Washington DC. Spent the time there attending a triathlon coaching certification clinic with Dave Scott. The clinic itself was a blast. Getting there was another story all together. I left Friday evening straight from work around 5 PM or so. Made pretty good time considering Friday traffic travelling 95 South from the airport through Delaware, etc. I stopped at a Taco Bell somewhere in Maryland for a bite to eat. I think I found the slowest moving "fast food" joint in the east. They weren't ignorant slow, just slow slow. Everything was slowwwwwwer in that part of Maryland. No worries. I had plenty of time. I followed the directions to the T and got into downtown DC. That's when all hell broke loose. I didn't know that the DC marathon, a walk for epilepsy, and the beginning of the cherry blossom frenzy (whatever that is) was all this weekend. Traffic in DC was horrific. I spent about 45 minutes driving around circles, jughandles, one way streets, and diagonals trying to find my hotel.  The architects of that city need a lesson in city planning and logistics. After stopping for directions once, and calling the hotel twice, I finally found the place. I pulled into the hotel driveway only to be met by a gentleman who very politely informed me that their parking lot was full. We exchanged pleasantries (only mine were a little louder and more offensive) and I got back into my car to find a place to park. Luckily I found one just around the corner and it would be cheaper than my hotel. "OK" I thought..... time to settle in a and relax. I knew I would be sharing a room with another coach from Lehigh Valley but I knew I was about an hour ahead of him. I checked in and made my way up to the room ........ opened the door ..... and found ...... one bed for me and Greg to share. So, I went back down to the lobby and exchanged a few more louder and more offensive pleasantries and they moved us to a junior suite with a pullout couch. OK, I was fine with that. Then Greg calls my cell and says "Dude where the #@$% is the $%^#-ing hotel"???  Who was I to try to help. I had no idea how I got there. But he made it. Shortly after that, we found the bar, threw down a few Bass Ales and all was well with the universe again. The clinic itself was great. Dave Scott is THE MAN. And he has earned that title. www.davescottinc.com We met last year at a race where we were both speakers and have gotten friendly.

Fast forward to yesterday where I underwent follow up chemo treatment number 3 of 4 and will finish up ALL by next Monday. Yesterday went off without a hitch. No problems to report and even went out for a short run after treatment.

That's it for now.