TEAM BARNEY BUTTER in the hiz-ouse!

well it's official.

i have haphazardly formed my first team of the 2008 season. albeit its the end of the season, but have no worries - there will be a come back, or a regrouping of sorts come race season 2009. i have yet to get all my ducks aligned for what's to come (insert BIG, no HUGE ideas here) but for now, we are the first official TEAM BARNEY BUTTER - peanut free, no less - and i really couldn't be more pleased. i mean two of my all time favorite things are merging, Barney Butter and triathlon, right before my eyes. a ginormous thanks to Jennifer Barney for allowing us to represent her company and her product!!!

2008 TEAM ROSTER:

katie brunner AKA "hurricane"

my bike's name:
"muffassa"

favorite quotes:

"If your ship doesn't come in, swim out to it." - Jonathan Winters

"I think the purpose of life is to be useful, to be responsible, to be honorable, to be compassionate. It is, after all, to matter: to count, to stand for something, to have made some difference that you lived at all." – Leo Rosten

something quirky:

when i get to work in the morning i have an entire system of opening up the day's programs. if one shuts down for some reason or another, i have to close them all down and start all over again. oh, and i have this thing for naming inanimate objects...

races:
Longhorn Half Ironman '08

Rock N Roll Marathon '08
La Jolla Half Marathon '08

Wildflower Olympic Relay '07

Camp Pendelton Mud Run '07

Triathlon at Pac Grove '06
Carlsbad Sprint Tri '06
Wildflower Olympic '06

feelings on Barney Butter:

i think you all know how i feel about the stuff. it might be the best thing ever, besides white chocolate cheesecake that is - which gives me an idea...i digress. the stuff just makes me happy. i announce everyday at work - IT'S BARNEY BUTTER TIME at 10 on the dot - no meetings are scheduled then because of this fact and everyone knows it. afterward i announce - I LOVE BARNEY BUTTER, YUM YUM YUM...i know, i know what you're thinking "you're a grown woman, get a hold of yourself." i'm working on it :) it's just so damn good!

dana banister AKA "danban"

my bike's name (given by kb):

"nemo"

favorite quote:

"if you ran without sacrifice, congratulations you just jogged." - Pearl Izumi ad

something quirky:

ok what's not quirky?! umm i guess i would say my oddities on eating and numbers of things to eat at a time (4, 7, or 10) and which foods "go together" as opposed to what needs to be separated on a divider plate!! and yes, she's a grown woman too ;)

races:

Longhorn Half Ironman '08

Vineman '08

Lavaman '06, '07, '08

AFC Half '06, '07, '08

La Jolla Half '06, '08

Carlsbad Half '06, '07, '08

Pac Grove '06

Random 5 and 10 k's that are too numerous to list out!

feelings on Barney Butter:

i absolutely love the creaminess of barney butter as opposed to other almond butters because it's the smoothest almond butter i've ever tasted. i also love the fact that the crunchy is like extra crunchy peanut butter, which can be hard to find!

brian gunn AKA "marlin" (from Finding Nemo)

my bike's name (given by kb):
"babar"
favorite quote:
"Do one thing every day that scares you." - Elanor Roosevelt
something quirky:
he plans everything, i mean everything. he has a wall calender in his living room that he updates, he has an outlook that synchs with his blackberry and his gmail, and he schedules things like "pick beach towels up for katie at Costco." really bri?! ;)
races:
Longhorn Half Ironman '08
Nation's Tri '08
Imperial Beach Sprint '08
Solona Beach Sprint '08
Lavaman '07, '08
AFC Half '07, '08
Wildflower Oly '07, '08
La Jolla Half '08
Carlsbad Half '08
Pac Grove '07
and more but i can't keep track...
feelings on Barney Butter:
he loves it, although he hasn't gotten around to actually purchasing a jar because he tries to steal kb's when she's not looking :-P

ryan mashburn AKA "kibbles"

my bike's name (given by kb):
"speed racer"
favorite quote:
"everyday is a new day" - Diana Ross
(BTW: kb is totally making all of this up)
something quirky:
he likes to pretend he is the dark and brooding type, however - kb has seen him cry...well almost. not really, but he was bitten by a dog and he laughed so hard his eyes got watery when he told her the story. oh and he's a glutton for punishment. he ALWAYS says yes to kb's insane workouts!
races:
Longhorn Half Ironman '08
Pac Grove '07, '08
Imperial Beach Sprint '08
Lavaman '08
Wildflower Oly '08
i'm sure there's more but i really don't know...
feelings on Barney Butter:
he doesn't know because he's sick of hearing kb talk about it all the time, but now sort of has to go buy some since he's wearing the team jersey...peer pressure, it'll get you every time ;)

tim lewis AKA "hi, i don't know how to use the internet, don't respond to emails, don't even know i'm on this amazing team and i originally wanted our name to be 'TEAM LONG AND HORNY IN SAN DIEGO'"

paul anderson AKA "OTS - official team sherpa"

favorite quotes:
"That's what she said" "It's a great life if you don't weaken" "Suck it up, princess" (wow, he's all smiles isn't he?!)

something quirky:
I watch more cartoons then a man my age should admit to watching.

races:
Tour de Tucson (x2)
Lavaman
Wildflower Oly
Vineman 70.3 (x2)
SOMA 70.3
Tour de Palm Springs
Tahoe Century
Wildflower Long Course
AFC 1/2 marathon
Arizona Ironman

feelings on Barney Butter:
something about barney butter...is it made from purple dinosaurs?!