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Got the Tooth Pulled

Tony McCray — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 02:22:30 +0000

I got my tooth pulled this morning. Unfortunately the infection had destroyed a lot of the bone, so they couldn’t do the implant today. Instead they did a bone graft. That needs to heal for three months, and then they’ll do the implant. If that goes well then about three more months after that they’ll place a crown on the implant and I should be all done with this.

I look funny...well, funnier than normal

Losing Number Ten

Tony McCray — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 05:48:10 +0000

In 10.5 hours I’ll be at the dentist getting tooth number ten pulled. Last year I had a root canal on the tooth after it became infected. This year it got infected again. It looks like the tooth is cracked, so now it has to come out. Here are before and (assumed) after pictures. FWIW, I could never be a dentist. The thought of pulling a tooth out of someones jaw, and many other procedures a dentist must perform, makes me cringe.

The tooth being "extracted"

What I'll probably look like after tomorrow. Actually, I'm getting an implant, so you'll probably never know it is gone.

Randomness

Tony McCray — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 05:06:38 +0000

Am I out of shape? I got to thinking last night about the Hagg Lake Trail Run from last Saturday, and the Timberline “Half Marathon” from last September. The former race was about 15.25 miles. The latter about 14. Hagg Lake had 3400 feet of elevation gain. Timberline of 3500. (If we believe my Garmin Forerunner 305. I think it overshoots the elevation, but since I used the same device for both events, the numbers are comparable.) Hagg Lake had a lot of mud, but wasn’t too bad. Timberline was completely dry and warm.

I ran around Hagg Lake in 2:39:23, a 10:17 min/mile pace. I ran the Timberline Half Marathon in 1:50:28, about a 7:52 min/mile pace. And I won that race. What a difference a few months, and some very haphazard training makes! In thinking about my experience at Timberline though, I know where I can get fitness wise, and I know what it takes to get there. I’ve even got a plan. Now all I have to do is execute…and hopefully not get injured!

PCT Ultra Training Day 12

Tony McCray — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 04:53:31 +0000

Today I was able to make up for the strength training session I missed yesterday. Generally making up workouts like this isn’t a good idea, but in this case coach said it would be ok. I guess since we are in a pretty low intensity time of the season making up something like this is more reasonable than it might otherwise be. It took less than 30 minutes to get through the routine, and then I spent another 15 minutes getting stretched out. I definitely like these short routines, although I know that as time goes on and I start adding in sets these will take a little longer.

Today’s Numbers

Strength Training/Stretching: 0.68 hours

What’s Next?

Tony McCray — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 05:26:14 +0000

Ok, I’m finally ready to announce what is next for me. My big 2009 goal is the Pacific Crest Trail Ultramarathon 50 mile race. Why am I doing this? That is for a future post. Until then…

Astronauts have nowhere to go

Tony McCray — Wed, 28 May 2008 04:26:21 +0000

This is a pretty funny story. Hopefully they get it fixed soon!

Hello world!

Tony McCray — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 17:59:28 +0000

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