Benfalk Blog

Today was my birthday!  What better way to spend it than running for a couple hours =) .  I got ready at 10am this morning and headed out with my friend Mason, who tagged along on his bike.  He took along his camera and snapped some shots of me running and even made an animated Giff of the event.  My knees felt great the whole time, and even better, I read up on some stretches that will help stretch the muscles that are pulling on my knee and acting up from time to time.  Used my new iPhone on the run and listened to Pandora, it was amazing, and I in no way regret buying the plan after using today.

Benfalk running down Covington Road

When I got back from my run I showered up and my roommates, Lucas, his wife, and I went to a Mexican “all you can eat” buffet.  I didn’t go overboard on unhealthy food, but the food I did eat was greasy and I could feel it coursing through my veins.  A lesson learned, won’t be eating that again anytime soon during my training.  Upon returning home I crashed on the sofa and fell asleep for about three and a half hours.

My mom called and wished me a happy birthday and told me about how the cats got into the house through an upstairs window that I left open from last Sunday when Lucas and I were down helping put together a water bed =( .  It wouldn’t have been so bad but she was gone until Saturday fishing with her father on Lake Erie.

To finish out my birthday I started the official cut of my “Top Knot Project.”  I normally keep a shaved head, but have been letting my hair grow so it’s easier to identify a patch of hair growing on the back of my head while I shave.  It took some time to get it shaved down and I need my roommate’s help squaring it away.  Hopefully by the end of December I will have a descent lock of hair on the back of my head =) .