Chapter 2
Let me start my saying I set an alarm for today’s nap (which is the worst) to ensure I had my blog completed by the given deadline that some of my FE mates have deterred from in recent weeks.
I’ve done some traveling since last we chatted. コリー・レスリー Cory Leslie? That was the name on the start list at my race in Tokyo, Japan. It could really say tired boy (13 hour time difference) or big white boy (I definitely was taller and heavier than most people I encountered) or “who’s he?” or Greenville’s most eligible bachelor (more on this a little later). No matter, I enjoyed the culture and the race. I’ve been asked if they review the start instructions before a race (how do I know when to “go”). The simple answer – you just know. Since the Kenyans went out fast and furious I had to hold back and be patient as the race progressed. All in all Tokyo was a good experience and coming back with the World Championships A-standard made the trip home a little better. I was also able to do some exploring and find a mother’s day gift while I was there. So I without a doubt retained my status as the favorite child. I wasn’t able to take in a movie, however, I got into the show Sons of Anarchy and that more than filled that void.
After finally getting back into a normal sleeping schedule it was time to head to L.A. with Bolas and See for the
Oxy High Performance meet. Besides the three of us, there were no encounters with any movie stars. Smog season is just getting started so I did not find that to have an impact on the running. We had a day to kill so we were able to take in a movie. I chose The Great Gatsby while Jeff and Jack decided on Star Trek (I know, dumb right?). They say the book on The Gatsby is good – I probably used Cliff Notes when I was supposed to read that in high school, so I have nothing to compare it with there. I enjoyed it and would like to think it bears some sort of resemblance to the life my roommates and I lived at 1137 Summit. On to race day, I spent a lot of time napping and continuing my assault through the 5 seasons of SoA (any questions on biker gangs I can undoubtedly answer for you now). We all managed to get into different heats of the 1500m. Jeff was in heat 2, Jack 3, and me 4. The fastest time of the 4 sections got a check for $2,500 and a crown. With 3:36 being the time to beat as I toed the line all I could think about was getting that crown. While the three of us had good races none of us was able to win the money, but more importantly we missed out on that gold bejeweled crown.
Next on the agenda, (and certainly not least) why haven’t I been contacted by the producers of ‘The Bachelor’ for a possible lead in an upcoming season? I have heard that Nick Symmonds (who I’m 1-0 against in my career) has stated to Race Results Weekly that his publicist (that could be my first roadblock – need a publicist…. Mamma Kitty?) had contacted him to possibly be the next bachelor on ABC. Hello – I was just in L.A. I thought I had exposure covered. Single Ö Charm Ö Personality Ö Looks Ö Nothing holding me back. ABC hit me up – you can catch me on twitter or Facebook. And just remember Greenville – that would no doubt mean airtime for all of you too!
Curtains. -CJ
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