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Melissa

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About Me


Las Vegas Jan 2008 ..
Reno Santa Pub Crawl 2007 ..
Granite passed away Monday night/Tuesday morning (July 9/10).
:-( :-( Granite was such a good boy. He had cancer and was taken from us too soon. We love him so much and will miss him even more. Hugs and Kisses Baby Granite.
Hmmmm....I really don't know what to tell you about myself. I love doing triathlons. I'm slow, but I get there (and that's what counts IMO) and I enjoy it and it gives me a sense of accomplishment every time I push myself further then I've gone before and every time I cross the finish line.
I love to travel.
I've been to Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Austria,
Czech Republic, Hungary, Greece, and Bora Bora.
I went to Antarctica and Chile in Jan-Feb 2007.
I swam in the ocean in Antarctica!! woo-hoo
I hiked an active volcano in Chile - Volcan Villarica! Things I hate - mountain biking - can't stand it!! Wow--now that I think about it, I can't think of anything else I truly hate. But I know there is more, so I'll add to the list as I think of it.
And see, there I go again. I started off not knowing what to say but once you got me going you can't shut me up!!!
Here's a quote for ya,
"The loneliest words you'll ever know 'If only--if only it was so.' The emptiest words that there'll ever be 'It could have been me' 'It could have been me.' "
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Halloween Exotic Zone Ball 2007 ..
Italy & Greece with Mom - 2007
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San Francisco Exotic Erotic Ball 2006

My Interests



I love doing Triathlons, Wakeboarding, Running, Skiing, Reading, and Traveling.

I'd like to meet:


We're all mad!!!!!!

Anyone - Everyone - I'm not picky!!

Music:

Rock 'n' Roll - all the way baby!!!
Forever and ever it was Motley Crue. Sadly, they have slipped. They still hold a dear place in my heart for all the memories, but now I'd have to go with Meatloaf as #1. Otherwise, nothing really new, I'm mostly a 80's & 90's rock person. The newest bands I can think of I like are: Buckcherry, Evanescence, Avril Lavigne, The Killers, Jet, No Doubt, Gwen Stefani

Movies:

Grease, Modern Problems, Time Bandits, The Devil's Advocate, 10 Things I Hate About You, Wild Things, Very Bad Things, The Whole Nine Yards, The Usual Suspects, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, The Cutting Edge, The Matrix

Television:

Reality TV - I'm Addicted!
Also -
Desperate Housewives
Weeds, Californication,
and The 4400

Books:

Science Fiction - Fantasy - Horror - Drama - Crime

Heroes:

Sad but true, I can't really say I have any. Although, I do admire the heck out of all the athletes out there who have overcome major obstacles (injury, illness, accidents, etc) to continue on in the sport they love. I read their stories all the time and it makes my problems seems so inconsequential and silly. ..

My Blog

Happy learned to run!!!

Happy learned to run!!                  Happy learned to run!!! Yippee! I'm so happy! I've always been a slow runner, a Clydes...
Posted by Melissa on Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:38:00 PST

I miss training.

I miss Triathlon. I miss training. It's been so long since I've trained I don't even know what a bike looks like! One day soon life should slow down, I should feel better and I'll dust off my swim cap...
Posted by Melissa on Fri, 29 Jun 2007 11:12:00 PST

I Give Up!!!!

I don't know what to even say.  Just as a intro., this is mostly just a self-pity rant, so you may not want to read any further. I feel like giving up!  I feel like I'm just never going to r...
Posted by Melissa on Mon, 26 Mar 2007 03:28:00 PST

Postponement...

Well folks, reality has hit.   It's just not going to happen.  My Ironman dreams are going to have to be put on hold for a couple months.  Between a hip problem and a 3 week ...
Posted by Melissa on Fri, 16 Feb 2007 05:45:00 PST

A New Ironman Training Technique - how little can you do and still do it??

I've decided to give in to circumstances and just realize I am *NOT* going to get the training in I would like to for this Ironman.  Just not going to happen - especially since I'm so far behind ...
Posted by Melissa on Tue, 16 Jan 2007 10:04:00 PST

Ironman Training - Week 13-18 - Holidays and Family make training tough!

Week 14 - 2 bikes, 3 runs for a total of 15 miles, and 1 weight workout - Not too bad!! Week 15 - 2 pathetic little 2.5 mile runs, still having hip problems.  I'm on Celebrex now trying to compen...
Posted by Melissa on Sun, 31 Dec 2006 05:34:00 PST

Ironman Training - Week 11, 12 & 13

Week 11 - I managed to get 3 types of workouts in, but none of them anything to write home about - but I'm writing about them anyways!!!  :-) Week 12 - Woo-hoo - on a roll!  Got 2 workouts i...
Posted by Melissa on Wed, 29 Nov 2006 09:02:00 PST

Ironman Training - Weeks 7, 8, 9 & 10

Hmmm, where to start?  I seemed to have fallen behind in my rantings. Week 7 - Nothing exciting.  2 weight workouts, 1 run and 1 bike.  Week 8 - 3 runs, 1 weight workout and 1 bik...
Posted by Melissa on Fri, 10 Nov 2006 03:01:00 PST

Ironman Training - Weeks 5 & 6

Week 5 - OK, hmm, got a 4 miler in and a weight session in.  Had a family emergency on Thursday night and didn't get any sleep, so I was in no shape to run the Lake Tahoe 10K, but was doing prett...
Posted by Melissa on Thu, 12 Oct 2006 06:28:00 PST

Ironman Training - Weeks 3 & 4

Well--these last 2 training weeks went to hell in a hand basket!!! Week 3 started off good.  I finally got a weight workout in.  But a reoccurring ankle injury occurred again :-) so I wasn't...
Posted by Melissa on Mon, 25 Sep 2006 01:25:00 PST