Oh, how hard we can fall...

The McDonalds corporation is pretty much everything that I chose to reject in my life. Rather than risk a lawsuit for libel (heck, you never know), it is suffice to say that I have selected to avoid patronizing the franchise for many years. Today marks a very significant day in my life, as I have freely entered a door bearing the golden arches. While I have done so in order to access free wireless internet, something rather hard to find in Australia, I am ashamed to admit that my need to check my email has driven me to this low point. The worst part is that I will probably return in the future. Free wireless is tough to beat, but the shame...

To focus on the positives, it might mean that I will now write a REAL blog post, talking about my adventures in training in Canberra. Unfortunately, the muzak, florescent lighting and smell of D grade beef in making thought almost impossible. I wonder if that is part of McD's plan...

Congrats, Emily and Scott!

New ITA athlete, bobsledder and all-around awesome person, Emily Azevedo, has made the 2010 Olympic team, along with her equally awesome (but not yet ITA-affiliated) partner, Bree Schaaf. I've been fortunate enough to get to know Emily through our training at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. I was able to see the bobsledders training in the weight room (I'd be doing my wimpy core routine) and was pretty flabbergasted by their box jumps. Man, do they have power! These girls have worked HARD to get this spot. It is great to see their dedication pay off.

In other ITA news, Scott Blackmun, a great friend of the organization and Colorado Springs resident, was recently named to lead the USOC. I had the opportunity to have dinner with him but was detained in Boulder by a longer-than-expected training session. Man, am I regretting that!