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Number of months since I have had a real taqueria burrito, i.e. a pound of food in a tortilla:3
Calories I ate today: 4355
Calories I burned today: 5347
How long I can continue to count every calorie I consume and burn: who knows, but not very
Number of days I have been taking glucosamine-chondroitin-MSM complex for knee pain: 36
Number of days after I started taking it that my pain got substantially better: 1
Expected time for glucosamine to take effect, if it has an effect at all: 1-2 months
Likelihood that the placebo effect is at work here, or that my recovery is due to other factors: 99%
Chances that I will stop taking glucosamine before Ironman Arizona: zilch
Number of weeks I went without an alcoholic beverage: 7
Number of St.-Patrick's-Day-green margaritas I had the night of Matt's funeral: 2
Miles I have run since January 7 (the first day I ran after breaking my wrist): 321
Yards I swam on Friday: 5600
Longest swim ever, before this Friday: 5000 meters (5468 yards)
Number of times I've ridden my bike farther than 60 miles this year: 6
Number of times I rode beyond 60 miles prepping for my last Ironman: 20-25
What I can do about that: at this point, nada
Predicted chance of racing IMAZ as I sat in the ER getting a cast on my left arm on 12/27: 0-5%
How stoked I am right now to be decently trained for this race and starting my taper: extremely

March 22, 2008 11:03 PM