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Life Before the World Championships

Josh McAdams | Profile
August 13, 2007

After feeling a little sluggish at the PanAm Games, the last two weeks have been the best workouts I've had in about a month. I'm stoked to go and represent the USA in Japan. Unfortunately, the last two weeks have been crazy.
After winning USAs, I decided to defer optometry school in Memphis, TN for a year to prepare for the Olympics. We had been pre-approved to buy a home there, my wife had interviewed for a good teaching position, and we sold our contract on the apartment we'd been staying in. So ever since getting back from Brazil we've been looking for a new place to live and move into it, trying to find my wife a job, trying to get me a job at Home Depot, and do workouts. And I forgot to mention that my wife turned down her dream job of teaching Home-Ec at the high school she graduated from b/c we were planning on moving to Memphis, TN. She really is an angel for putting up with me and my dreams.
Coach Eyestone,"Eazy-E" has me doing my sit-ups again and all the necessary hurdle drills. My training partner, Dr. Iain Hunter, is geting ready for the St. George Marathon and so Michigan State transfer, Stephen Shay, has been helping me out lately.
Found out I'll be rooming with Alan Webb. Probably one of the few distance runners with pipes bigger than mine. It's kind of embarrassing, but I asked him for his autograph during the indoor mile at the New Balance Armory. I kind of felt like a tool, but it was for my younger brother. Seriously, it was. I think it will be fun though.
Got to finish packing stuff and moving it into Coach's garage for a few weeks. Oh and help my wife with her Schwarzweld Cake to take to the in-laws tonight.


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Dean Rugh   August 15, 2007 at 10:32am
I'd ask for my own autograph if I was Alan Webb. Good luck in Osaka. Good to see elites have the same trials and tribulations as us normal folks.
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Jane Fonda   August 14, 2007 at 6:56pm
McAdams!
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Alexander Avilez   August 13, 2007 at 10:36pm
Hey, I'm willing to bet that Alan Webb asks for Alan Webbs autograph...so no shame. Good luck in Osaka, love your wife for what she does, and just have fun.
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Alex Avilez   August 13, 2007 at 9:47pm
Hmmm, lots to comment about.Teaching position-lots of those. The "Dream" teaching job is connecting with your students so when you're 50 +, they still call you. Rooming with Webb, huh..maybe he's the lucky one, ya think? Yeah for Home Depot--they seem to be really good with our athletes. Good luck in Osaka. You're living every athlete's dream-a beautiful, supportive wife, a God given talent, and an awesome country to represent. Don't waste any of it.
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Ryan Thalman   August 13, 2007 at 9:14pm
Good Luck in Osaka Josh! Saw you out this morning with Iain, you're going to do great!
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