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natalie i was just telling bracken i'm in callosbellisbell, Montana. You're in Calisbell.

You guys still have snow in the mountains, or you guys, it was a light snow year, wasn't it? It was such a light snow year. There is snow in the mountains, though, up around white fish, big fork area, does have some snow. But I'm down in the valley. Today's going to be a toasty 70 degrees, so. Kirk, I may have kicked this off by lying to Natalie.

Oh, good.

I told her that both of us used to racing Calispell, but I don't, now that I think about, I don't know if you ever raced out at the Montana course. I didn't, but I did see a photo of Natalie and a Spartan headband, so I assume it was the Montana race. That was. That was it like when I was 17. and I signed up the night before with my little brother for the 5K. And he was like, I'm going to do this. And I was like, I'll do it with you. And that was that was hard. It was 5K. And I was like not had no like an idea what it was. But it was a really fun time. Yeah, Spartan 5K is not a 5K.

No, but it was so fun, like just running through the woods, covered in mud and blood. It was great. Yeah, Bracken had one of his best races ever out there, didn't you, Bracken? Back in the day. Yeah, it was beginning of the end, right there. I love that. Why was that? Because you rolled an ankle or something, didn't you?

I broke my big toe on that course.

Anyway, that was probably like the last good race I had. Go back to Montana and redeem yourself. That's right. Kirk, she said that they're going back to that venue this year. Oh, they are? They are. Yeah, this is the first year back. And it's been a long time. But I think the race is next weekend, if I'm not mistaken. Usually is than the first week of May. Yeah. Bracken, don't you feel like you need to explain yourself to our guests, like why your fingernails are painted? Oh, I keep forgetting. You did not notice that? I think it's like every time he uses his hands this week, I'm like, I just, your fingernails.

They just stand out to me.

It's so unusual.

It is.

Well, and they're very bright.

This is midnight blue with a clear coat, Kirk.

They look lovely.

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