I had a discussion during taco tuesday (which is held at the cougar’s house on monday nights, of course) with Tony, Pearl Izumi shoe designer extraordinaire. The discussion went like this:
Tony: Tingle, what size shoe do you wear
Tingle: mmmfoooourtymmmmoneishmmm
Tony: What?!
Tingle: 41
Tony: Good God you have big feet
Tingle: Because I am very tall, I need big feet. Tall people need big foundations or they will topple over.
Tony: How tall are you?
Tingle: almost 5’4″ish…ish

So there you have it. Growing up, my dad always told me to think of them as flippers. Denny has always referred to them as “corn-fed Nebraskan feet.” Luckily, my feet did not disqualify me from the Littlefoot Triathlon last weekend. And they moved fast enough to win! That was good.

The weekend before I raced the Rev3 in Knoxville. I went into the race with the goal of finishing in the money (top 10). I had to bust a move in the last mile of the run to catch 2 girls in front of me, I had just enough real estate to sneak in to the top 10. So, that was good too.

Now Black Pearl #10 (that is what I get for letting someone else name my Orbea) and I are packed up and headed to Memphis this morning! I absolutely love this race. I have had some of the best and worst races of my life in Memphis, but it really doesnt matter. I just love the atmosphere, the people, the town (especially the blues music on Beale street), I love the sticky hot humidity that makes everything so green, and i love that some of my favorite buddies from Boulder are coming to do the race as well.