Yesterday = Fantastic news. Buddies Tom and Tim Mullen optioned their screenplay to DreamWorks/Montecito. These guys have made sacrifices to get to this point, and it's just awesome to see their hard work paying off. Photo - below:

After phone calls were made & ecstatic remarks were exchanged, a celebration dinner was planned. Nothing like sharing this kind of news with best buddies. Congratulations again guys! I look forward to many-more phone calls and celebrations of your accomplishments!

Triathlon ... UPs and DOWNs...

My enthusiasm for triathlon was totally rejuvenated during my workouts with Dani Paxson, my training partner, last Friday & Saturday mornings. Friday, It was so clear, and we were both feeling really strong. I think I could have run for another hour I was feeling so good. Then, on Sat. morning, I took photos at the LA Tri Club Manhattan Beach swim. It was really a beautiful morning, and so many clubbers were out .... the waves were so inviting (but, don't think I got in... too cold for me!!), but, it did make me look forward to the season and future club swims with buddies. Photo from swim:



Sunday morning >> The Strawberry Fields triathlon in Oxnard. Clear, crisp... I was there to cheer on club members and offer race-day support. The morning took a wild turn when the swim had to be canceled due to impressive wave breaks and a strong current pulling swimmers south, past the buoy, before they could round-it. Then, tragically, during the bike leg of the race, a fellow tri-clubber in full race-pace-mode, collided with a car. While, today I can report that he's doing better >> he does have a broken arm and suffered fractures to his face. Many club members were upset having seen the accident or having heard of it. One thing is for sure, it has been inspirational to see how club members have stepped-up to the plate to help this injured member out. It makes me so proud to be a member of the LA Tri Club. Photo from race-day:

Today I got another email from one of the producers of the show. Here is what it said...

"Hello there...
Just a quick update on the show...
1. The pilot was completed last week, it's roughly 40 minutes (with commercials will be an hour) and we're real happy with it. Danny wasn’t the only one crying when the credits rolled.
2. The pilot had been submitted to Discovery Channels Group (with their channels TLC, Discovery or Discovery Health as a possible place for our series)
3. Still targeting an IM in October or November so stay in shape!!"

So >> still hanging out. Trying to stay focused. Personally, I'm finding it challenging. But, I'm excited about the idea the show might be picked-up by the Discovery Channels Group. They're pretty wonderful, after-all.

This seems like as good a day as any to start this Blog. It’s St. Patricks Day, and I want to be a blogger, like so many of my buddies lately. I guess it’s the cool thing to do. Beyond being St. P’s day, I had some interesting news today. Before I get into that, I should mention the back-story... I was added to the ‘cast’ for a documentary project called Pushing the Limits back in Aug., 2005. The documentary will be focusing on four men and two women, and their lives, as they train for an Ironman distance triathlon. Sooo, since then, I’ve been waiting as patiently as I know how (and I’m not a patient person), to hear whether or not the show is a GO — if a network will be picking it up or not. Today, the executive producer shot me a very short email saying that “it’s too soon to say, but it looks like we’re close to closing a deal with an awesome network in the next week”. So, this is really exciting. My fingers and toes are crossed.... and since I told so many buddies & my family that I’d be finding out YES or NO in March... I’m hopeful that I will actually have something to tell them, either way, any day... So, tonight, I will celebrate this green day with my good buddies Tom, Brooke, Tim & Damian .... we'll cheers with green beer and wish for great news next week about The Show... And, there you have it. My first post!