When the Magnum ride was created in the 90's it was pretty much the highest roller coaster in the world. Boasting a 200 foot drop of pure adrenaline.

My family has always loved cedar point and we always enjoyed going once every summer to try out the latest rides such as Thunder Canyon, The Mean Streak and much more that they built in the 90's.

But the first year that the magnum came out there was at least a 3 hour line or more and my mom and I debated whether we should go on it or not.

We finally did and sat together. I was in about 3rd grade at the time and on the way up I cried pretty much the whole way up because of how slow the chain was moving the cart. It just made things ten times worse with the anticipation of what was to come. My mom cried a little too cause she was scared.

Funny stuff!

In my 2nd season of division one Cross Country running at Oakland University, coach Paul Rice took us to a camp for a hard week of training.

Here are some of the things I remember from that week of pain:

• We had a talent contest where everyone had to display a talent
• I decided that I wanted to use my DJing skills and played a famous piano concerto behind a piano as I goofed off like I was playing it for real
• I cant remember everyones skills, but we started indoors and ended up taking it outside where people got up on this stage.  Billy any help here?
• When we first got there we did a long run into the woods and overlooking this bluff was one of the most beautiful swamps/lakes I have ever seen in my life.  I was in awe.
• We did a cool workout where we all raced as a team kind of like the great lakes relay
• Some people went skinny dipping I think.  Not sure
• I was DJ Willuz all week, cause I brought my portable MP3 player and some computer speakers that I returned at Meijers later.
• Kevin D. and I had lots of talks about how the team was always dicks to him.  He and I always confided in each other because other people werent always the nicest people to both of us.  Especially to him.
• On the last day we did a hill workout running up and down the sand dunes.  It was soo difficult and challenging.  And in the end people jumped into the lake.  (Some people jumped in completely naked too)
  

Next to band camp, this was the most fun I had in a camp in such a long time.  I got into ultimate shape and it was the best thing for that season because I ran a 27:50 8K!

One time Bill and I just were getting drunk at my old house in Waterford and he decides he wanted to "sleep/drunk walk" into the bathroom and just pass out on the floor in there.

Only to find my dad getting ready in the morning.  I felt embarrassed for him, but he is the funny dude that walsed in there.

For my new years resolution in 2006, I told myself that I would run a marathon.  But telling yourself is one thing and doing is another.  But I trained and trained some decent miles all throughout the spring and summer, but my uncle Kirt was the true inspiration for me seriously considering it.

He is a newer runner than I but he has the passion for running that I have missed.  I havent had great passion since I quit college cross country my junior year.

Anyway, he kept up with me and my training and we both signed up for the Detroit Marathon.

On the night before the race I had to go to a wedding and I didnt get much sleep.  When we arrived in downtown detroit at 4:30 AM, we both took had a BM but were extremely nervous for our first marathon.  I had something happened in the toilet that really pissed me off.  I pretty much sprayed on myself and my shorts because it was so dark if you know what I mean.  It sucked and pissed me off... . . . Read More..

When I was a kid, I went on a fun outting with Nick and his dad. I was so close to this guy and his family that they invited me out to every event they practically attended.

I really dont remember much about the canoe trip, but the onyl thing that stands out is the fact that it was very cold outside and I just wore a sweater and shorts.

I remember the river was more chilled out, but I might be wrong.

We stopped a few times for breaks.

Mostly Nick and I probably just were ourselves goofing off and being complete idiots!