http://courtenaybrown.com Applause! Sun, 14 Mar 2010 05:40:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's been an eventful week, so much so that I can't even remember what happened on Monday and Tuesday. Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday (my favourite) were all about Ben and helping him get better from afar. For those of you keeping track, his leptospirosis test came back negative, so ... http://courtenaybrown.com/2010/03/as-if-that-werent-excitement-enough/ This is not my news, so I haven't talked about it yet, but Ben is really sick. He's in the hospital in Colorado Springs, here is his blog post about it. They still don't know what's wrong with him. I wish I could drop everything and fly out there right ... http://courtenaybrown.com/2010/03/hospitalization/ I spent the bulk of today navigating travel websites and class schedules and department faculty listings, coming up with the most efficient way to visit four schools in four states while still trying to have time for a run or a swim, or, gasp, a spin bike?! Training tips for the ... http://courtenaybrown.com/2010/03/grand-marathon-whirlwind-tour-of-the-east-coast/ ...it just took me 15 minutes in the Goodwill donation drop-off line, with lots of honking cars behind me, to figure out that you have to depress the brake AND the power button in order to turn the car on and make it go anywhere. It's obviously not my Prius. I've ... http://courtenaybrown.com/2010/03/no-i-didnt-break-the-prius/ Yes. Yes I am standing on rocks. I am standing here, pretending to be kicking in place like everyone else, because I still can't figure out how to do egg-beater kick and I whacked the crap out of my foot and cursed the stupid rocks until I realized that I ... http://courtenaybrown.com/2010/03/courtenay-are-you-standing-on-rocks/ The bittersweet portion of my weekend in Boulder has arrived. I just said goodbye to Ben, he is driving back to the Olympic Training Center and I am about to meet up with my good friend Sharon for an evening of chatting and catching up before flying back to Honolulu ... http://courtenaybrown.com/2010/02/far-too-accustomed-to-saying-goodbye/ Last we spoke, I was enjoying a smoothie in the tropics on a Sunday afternoon. Monday presented more of the same, plus a Makaha Sons concert with my brother which was really awesome. Tuesday was a whirlwind of training, packing, and grad school acceptance. I got into Columbia and Duke! ... http://courtenaybrown.com/2010/02/how-will-i-ever-decide/ I went on the most amazing bike ride yesterday. At first I was dreading it - long ride at the end of a long week, and ALL by mySELF. All my other 2+ hr rides here have been with at least one other person. But, when you're by yourself, you ... http://courtenaybrown.com/2010/02/how-to-spend-6-hours-riding-for-5-hours/ Everything about my Hawaii Christmas Vacation is now winding down. Today was the last day of Team Jet cycling clinic, where I was a member of the coaching staff. The title phrase of this post, "Aloha means Goodbye", was printed on the butt of the Team Jet cycling shorts a ... http://courtenaybrown.com/2010/02/aloha-means-goodbye/ In my Later Gator suit from SplishToday I had a little encounter with "if you're never going to be the best, then why bother trying." It's an encounter I've had many times, so thankfully I've learned to deal with it efficiently and effectively. 1. Call someone who won't be available ... http://courtenaybrown.com/2010/02/in-search-of-the-perfect-water-droplet/