Ryan's Mo-Stache!

Last year I missed the start date for Movember (Nov 1st) and this year I was looking forward to seeing what kind of 'stache I could produce! I've never had facial hair, so it was going to be an experience...

For those that don't know, Movember is a world-wide movement responsible for the sprouting of mustaches on thousands of men's faces. These "Mo's" are to raise awareness and funds for men's health, specifically prostate cancer. Women have their pink in Oct....us dudes have our staches in Nov!!
I was hoping that I could grow something pretty bad ass like the dude above...but after week 1, all I could muster was this little dirt spot on my upper lip.

week 1 Mo update!

I quickly found out my Mo was more creepy than cool, but I made a commitment to grow this fuzzy caterpillar until the end of the month. Definitely a lot easier said than done! While riding or running in colder temps, your nose tends to drip. A snot-rocket helps launch it, but alas, I have created an obstacle course at the opening!

And so now we have week 2 complete! Thinking about getting some Just For Men, and dying it a little darker....thoughts?? Over the weekend, I went to a local running race with a black hoodie, black beanie, and dark sun glasses; I was told by more than one person I looked creepy! :)

week 2

I took about 10 different pictures of week 2 from different angles trying to find a good pic, but I came to the conclusion that there really isn't a good angle for this stache! This really is all for a great cause, www.movember.com and remember that for every new twitter follower during the month of November, I will donate $1 towards prostate cancer research.

On a side note, base training has been going pretty well. It's hard building slowly, but I'm really trying hard to stay the course!

Weeks training numbers:

14.5 hours of training
1.5 hours of weight training
5,400 yds in the pool
143 miles of cycling
28 miles of running

~Ryan