The Good, The Bad, and the not so Ugly

SimonHeseltine Submitted on March 7th, 2008

The Good

After my calf strain on Sunday I decided to give exercise a rest for a few days, so on Tuesday I had decided that it was time. Then a co-worker, Nate, who’d injured his knee the weekend before went for a run and managed to get 1/4 mile out before his IT band started causing him pain… maybe I’d wait another couple of days, just to make sure that my calf was better.

So last night I climbed back on the treadmill and started running, again with no knee braces. After 7.6 miles in 68:45 I stopped. No real knee pain, and over 1400 calories burnt off. Nice, because that made up for

The Bad

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Kids Wish Network

SimonHeseltine Submitted on January 31st, 2008

So who am I ‘playing’ for? Who is Kids Wish Network? They’re a children’s charity based outside of Tampa, Florida, that deals with granting wishes for sick children all over the US. Unlike a similar organization, they also provide funeral assistance for the families of the children that leave too soon. The most common wish that their children have is to visit Florida theme parks (usually one with a mouse, and lots of princesses), but they do get a lot of celebrity involvement, such as Kelly Clarkson, Jimmie Johnson, and Idina Menzel.

N.B. The fact that they sent me this t-shirt has absolutely nothing to do with me choosing them as my charity.

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