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Monday Aug 29, 2016 #
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I got a note from Michael Eglinski today bearing something sad and shocking: a link to Brian Graham's obituary. I had no idea Brian had been ill, much less that he had died.
It's not as if we were close and stayed in touch, and yet all the same I always liked Brian a lot. He was just fun to be around and to talk to. We were at a lot of the same races and training camps and such through 1993, but only very rarely after that.
The last time I saw Brian was at the N. Ams hosted by DVOA 4 years ago. I hadn't seen him for years at that point; we bumped into each other during the Sprint Relay and had a great conversation, talking for quite a while and catching up. It stuns me to think he's gone, and I wish I had known he had been ill--I would have been in touch. Very sad stuff.
For those who never met Brian, he was a great guy. For those who did know him, he will be missed.
"Life is a series of farewells; sometimes you know it at the time, a lot of times you don't."
Once I found out the news, I changed my plans for the rest of the day, and ran up to the top of Medicine Bow Peak, alone with my thoughts, quietly recalling Brian and times gone by.
It's not as if we were close and stayed in touch, and yet all the same I always liked Brian a lot. He was just fun to be around and to talk to. We were at a lot of the same races and training camps and such through 1993, but only very rarely after that.
The last time I saw Brian was at the N. Ams hosted by DVOA 4 years ago. I hadn't seen him for years at that point; we bumped into each other during the Sprint Relay and had a great conversation, talking for quite a while and catching up. It stuns me to think he's gone, and I wish I had known he had been ill--I would have been in touch. Very sad stuff.
For those who never met Brian, he was a great guy. For those who did know him, he will be missed.
"Life is a series of farewells; sometimes you know it at the time, a lot of times you don't."
Once I found out the news, I changed my plans for the rest of the day, and ran up to the top of Medicine Bow Peak, alone with my thoughts, quietly recalling Brian and times gone by.
C • Brian 12
Sunday Aug 28, 2016 #
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Long bike followed by a short run that included getting a few control descriptions for the coming weekend.
Saturday Aug 27, 2016 #
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O' at Diamond Bay; poorly concentrated, at least my legs were working okay.
Thursday Aug 25, 2016 #
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Pretty fine day of O' at Remarkable Flats, except the part where I stopped my watch and forgot to restart it--the afternoon that time froze.
Wednesday Aug 24, 2016 #
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Ran from home on trails east of town. Some up, and some down.
Tuesday Aug 23, 2016 #
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Tested my chip sealed street bike handling skills--not much in the way of skills, but I didn't fall!--and then headed up for some more orienteering at Forrest Meadows, where the highlights were 1) discovering I can still read maps, and 2) finding a Rockstar energy drink can. Unfortunately, there didn't seem to be any ginkgo biloba left in the can; I assume the cows were responsible for sucking it dry. But that's okay--I wasn't feeling thirsty anyhow.
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