How about that Michael Phelps! Did I even know who he was before that Phelps Phan AT&T cell phone commercial? No! But who cares?! Phelps is awesome and I don't think I've ever been so excited and into any kind of Olympic event than I was a couple of days ago when the American relay team beat out those Frenchies. Even better that the Frenchies were trash talking prior to the Olympics. Eat it, France. Ok, ok so that's not very Olympic-ish of me. I am very proud of all of the athletes from all over the world. GO USA!
Aaaaand Michael Phelps just won his 5th gold so far-yet another world record.
Right now I am watching women's gymnastics. Minimum age for this sport is 16. Now tell me the truth...does these girls look 16 to you?
I might have thought the second one was much younger, but I dunno...she's wearing some pretty serious blue eyeshadow and she can't possibly be under 16 if she's wearing that kind of eyeshadow, right? And I really can't wait for the marathons. Women's is on the 17th and men's is on the 24th, the last day. So to close this post, let us learn a little marathon history and pay homage to Spyridon Louis of Greece, who won the first modern day marathon in the 1896 Olympics. Wikipedia says that his race fuel was this: beer, milk, wine, orange juice and an egg. Hmmmm...maybe he's got something there. Maybe that's the secret to winning a marathon...Perhaps I'll try it on my long run this weekend. Here he is, looking like the stud he was:
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I don't know what the fuss about running skirts is when apparently they are the apparel of champions since way back!
None of those Chinese girls are 16. One of them is MISSING A TOOTH!!!
I've got the Olympic fever too. A total junkie.
I excited for the marathon as well. There was a rumor they were going to have to move the marathon out of Beijing because of air quality. Plus, the 100m finals are one of my favorite races to watch.
All in that order? I don't know if I'd really want an egg at the end...maybe he mixed it all together...haha
~K
Hey April... Thanks for stopping by the blog. Enjoy the new philosophy, I'm gonna really try to stick to it. Anyhow, I was reading your "other" blog and I totally agree. There is tons to talk about and us runners are insane. I look forward to keeping up with you two.
-Eric
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