Back in Texas!
Saturday, October 20, 2007 at 7:39AM 
I discovered many things in New Mexico. The most significant is that I'm much more of a Texan and Southern Californian than New Mexican. Santa Fe may be a great place to visit, but it is no place for young families on a budget (compared to where I came from). I skeedadled back to Tex-ass after about a month of New Mexican living and went right back to living like the crappy surf riding, warm winter loving, redneck hillbilly that I am.
Hey, but no worries, y'all. I got my great old job back, we never sold our house, and things will pick up right where they left off. And now that IM MOO is over, the shows will revert to the awesome old format of wandering around the Texas countryside and kicking roadkill with my bike shoes. You missed it, admit it!
This episode is truly bizarre. It contains audio of me running 12 miles starting at 10,000 feet elevation, going up to 12,000 feet, then back down to 10,000 in just 12 miles and 2.5 hours. I also splice in bits from my crazy drive across Tex-ass and New Mexico, voicemails, and then Emily gives me a flu shot at home. You can follow this link to download the show. SHOWNOTES!
- Intro - Making coffee, blabbing about why I moved back.
- I'm at 12,000 feet elevation. Running the course of the Tesuque Trail Run.
- Driving in West Texas towards Santa Fe. There's some weird people out here!
- I have a delusional episode, believing I'm some sort of desert Viking (theme music included).
- My new trail shoes? These babies? They are made by Inov8!
- Get your Gatorade Endurance at the Santa Fe Running Hub (or another running store).
- I almost pass out from the lack of oxygen.
- Emily gives me a flu shot. Kai and the dogs watch.
Reader Comments (8)
Glad you're back Brett! You're right... I for one have really missed the "old" format! Breathe...
That was a brave decision, to face up to the fact you made a mistake and just head back to Texas. Respect!
First of all, let me congrat. you on an amzing ironman. I have followed you all since your inception and have been truly motivated in my tri training. Due to time constraints, I'm only at the Half Iron stage but plan on doing a full by age 50.(45 now). As I was running and listeneg to your recent podcast on back in Texas I CAR....INGED at the thot of this True ATHLETE allowing himself to have a flu shot placed in his body!!YIKES man. do you know how bad those are for you. Sure..maybe for compromised elderly individuals but a STUD like you.No I am not one of those freaks that are against the medical establishment, but the propaganda of these flu shots that were truly once only reserved for the elderly and how everyone should get one..Oh Boy.If you would like respond back to my E and I'll fax you some great info on the whole thing. Take it easy!!
Brett-
Dude, Santa Fe is a cool place to visit, but I'm with you about trying to make a living there. Just spent a week there hiking, mt. biking, and chilling out, and usually when I visit someplace with so much to offer outdoors I want to pack up and move there immediately, but I did not get that with Santa Fe. Still, there are tons of cool people there, it just was not for me.
Glad you were able to keep your old jobbie-job and not have to worry about your house. And you didn't get altitude sickness. I got that the last time I went from near sea level to above 12,000 feet. Not pretty. Imagine the worst hangover of your life and that is altitude sickness. Dig the p-cast.
Hey, first time, long time.
Too bad about you move to NM.
But good thing your a smart man, willing to pull the plug if its not a move forward for the family.
Keep the rubber side down bro,
-Brian
Good choice of shoes there Brett. Inov8s are awesome and the Flyroc 310 probably the best. I did Hellrunner in Scotland, a 10 mile off road, hill & deep mud race and the shoes were superb.
trail shoes or canoes? Crimeny - how'd you find climbing shoes to fit?
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