Let Nothingness Reign

I have already jumped head first into off season, 4 weeks of reckless eating & carrying on is already 4 days deep. I wrote down all the things I had to be sure to eat when I was in Japan and things are being crossed off the list with the quickness...

My main goal however is to consume my 25 litre tub of Garrett popcorn, everyone knows its my favorite thing, as well as Oprah & Halle Berry's.

During my 2007 off season it took me 5 days to consume the entire tub. I am sure to set a record in 2009.

I know this because my fingertips are stained orange and my burps taste of cheese corn. TMI...I know. For a day now I have had it for breakfast, brunch, lunch, pre-dinner snack, dinner, dessert, & as a midnight snack.

*****

"Way!"

What are the chances that I'll be in Tokyo standing in a line and in front of me is a woman with a bag I am admiring. My exact thoughts were: "Cute bag, I'd rock it". Then I look closer and see what looks to be myself on it...

"No way?"

Way! She bought the bag in Japan a year ago, she told me through her niece who spoke English. They were pretty excited and asked to take my picture, I had my camera so I took these and have since emailed them to Kyoko and her aunt.


How totally random and equally cool, I wonder how many are out there? I guess this makes me a bag lady...hahaha....corny joke to go with you know what.

Off to eat lunch!

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I didn't plan to be gone for so long, it just happened. I won't bore you with where I've been and what I've done in the last 22 or so days.

Actually I will. Let's see...

After my race in Gateshead on August 31 I flew to Illinois, packed my car up and drove the 10 hours to Toronto. Bat outta hell sorta like.

Thessaloniki, Shanghai, Kawasaki!

It was the hardest thing to train when I got home, but I got it in. I had to get back to renew my passport and get my Chinese visa. And most importantly gorge myself on glucose before I hit the road for another two weeks. All new cities and all new opportunites for retail exploration!

World Athletics Final Thessaloniki September 12

Close race and had me feeling glum as this would be the last time in 7 editions that the GP final would be contested. It's a selective series as only the best 8 hurdlers in the world qualify based on a point system earned at specific races during the season. Excuse my boastiness (is that a word?) but I just realized I have qualified for every GP final since my first season as a pro in 2004, except 2008 when I didn't compete all year. Umm...not too shabby a stat to have under ones name.

Fucci Done Got In The Way

Shanghai Golden Grandprix September 20

Ya...I don't wanna talk about it. But in the name of being consistent, suffice it to say that retail exploration and the acquisition of stuff, disallowed certain individual(s) to execute their purpose with fresh legs. All together now: "Frada is not your friend"!.

....Sounds like a good enough excuse a coach would buy? I think so too!

Chozen

That brings me to today where I am in wonderful Kawasaki, Japan, I race the super meet on Wednesday and can't wait. But for now there is nothing else to do but wait and watch videos of my new favorite on repeat: Click here to see. I discovered this phenomenon on Japanese TV in the wee hours of the morning as I came to the realization that the joyride of the 2009 season is one race from over. I do...but I don't.

Such is the life of a track bella, for another season to start one has to end.

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