Wandering Browns

Aquathlon= 1 mile swim, 5k run. This was the qualifier for the Aquathlon World Championships in Beijing, China. I am not going because we are poor and the visa alone costs several hundred dollars. Maybe another year when it's a country that is easier to get into. Before anyone thinks I'm bragging, this is what I really think about winning the Aquathlon National Championship in the age group 19-24. For one thing, I KNOW there are AT LEAST 200 collegiate swimmers that could have beaten me  in the race this weekend. The problem is, no one knew about it. If I hadn't been looking for an aquathlon to do in Colorado for summer 2011, I would not have been in this race. But, I found it and signed up, and so did 4 others girls in my age group. Luckily for me, none of them were swimmers, and only 1 was a runner. Go figure. Here is what went down this weekend: Friday, May 20th, 5:30 pm. We learn that the original aquathlon plan has been scrapped. The reservoir where the swim was g...

On May 7th, Austin and I moved most of our stuff into a storage unit, and took some of our clothes and our computers with us to Arvada, CO to live with Austin's parents for the summer. You could say that we just moved home for the free rent, but I thought it would be nice for Austin's parents to have him around since I have been stealing him away for several years now and they haven't really gotten to spend much time with him since his mission which began in May of 2007.  I have an internship with Alpha Rehab in Broomfield, CO for physical therapy, but Austin does not have anything yet, although there are some job opportunities that look promising for him.  The original caption for this picture was "Arvada is an ideal Colorado community" We have spent the past few weeks "working" for Austin's grandparents. It took Austin 2 weeks to paint their textured wood fence, due to power washing, health problems,  inclement weather, and finally grandpa mak...

Since finishing swimming, I have satisfied my desire to compete and stay fit with endurance events. In 2009, I completed the Deseret News marathon and almost died. In 2010, I did the Utah Valley Marathon and felt ok afterwards, and then earned 1st overall for women in the Camp Yuba Olympic distance triathlon in southern Utah late in the season. Since we are still poor college students, I try to limit my races each year to just enough to give me the motivation I need to stay fit and have fun doing it. This year, I convinced Austin to let me do 1 more race. I planned on doing a race series in Boulder, but with my internship schedule, I would not have been able to do it. So, I decided to signup for: Aquathlon National Championships! They are going to be held in Longmont, CO, which happens to be conveniently located near Austin's house. There were no time standards to sign up, and the distances seem more conducive to swimmers: 1 mile swim and 5k run. I have had quite a bit of fun tr...

This next weekend, we are moving to Colorado for the summer. I am looking forward to warmer weather (not this crazy Utah late April snow!) and a change of scenery. Free rent is nice too. Austin's family is so amazing  to let us come and stay with them! I will be doing an internship with Alpha Rehab, an outpatient orthopedic clinic in Broomfield, CO. I am very excited to use all my new skills in a clinical setting, and to experience PT outside of Utah. Denver skyline... this is the biggest city I will ever have lived in Before moving, however, there are a few trials to overcome... #1: I have a final on Wednesday that counts for half my grade. It also involves everything we've learned about the shoulder, knee, ankle/foot, and elbow/wrist/hand and how to treat said body parts with the best evidence. It is getting increasingly hard to keep everything straight in my head. #2: Austin is currently trying to engineer a way to get our piano out of our basement apartment into a tr...