In case I didn't make myself clear in my last couple of posts, I LOVE GI. Intestinal mucosa, hepatobiliary tree, Ampulla of Vater. I. Love. It. All.

In other news, I am participating in a school-wide Ironman challenge on top of the other fitness activities I mentioned before. It's not the real deal; we get nine weeks to complete 26.2 miles of running, 112 miles of cycling, and 15,000 meters of rowing (or a lot of swimming if you prefer, and I do, but it takes longer and I have to keep up with med school afterall). Still, it's fun and we get a commemorative T-shirt for completing the challenge. I hope to finish a little early so I can focus on running for the 10k coming up in March!

And this is the new me. Well, kind of. I started this little strength training routine back in December, when I could barely lift the 45 lb bar and my chin-up count was 2. Now I am squatting 100 lbs, benching 75, and I did 11 chin-ups the other day! I feel stronger than ever.