Happy Trails
I have been reading a lot of good books lately. I just finished: "The Spark", which is an amazing book about the Mom of an autistic child, the struggles and complications of Special Ed, and how she not only fed the spark of her autistic child but for many. Turns out the child she was told will never read, is smarter than any IQ test, and is in college studying astronomy, astrophysics, and a math genius by the time he is 12. Labels, crazy, haven't we learned, yet? Generally, I do program design before
Monday’s Swim Workout : 3200 Yards
Warm Up 1000 400 Swim 300 Pull 300 Kick with Zoomers 300 Swim with snorkel 200 Swim 2 x 100 Fiddle Faddle 300 Kick Drills 100 SST Kick 4 Kick Switch 2 Kick Switch 10 x 100 5 - on 1:45 5 with fins- on 1:30 200 Cool Down x 50's breast/back 100 swim
Celiac’s Disease
I. My Ride Yesterday First Off, I would like to mention I had an excellent ride yesterday: I wasn't planning on riding up the Quarry, but by the time I got there it seemed like an excellent idea. I got about 2/3rds of the way up stopped for a mechanical check, and my rear brake was rubbing. I think, my ascent up the Quarry would have been a lot more fun if that hadn't been the case. I headed down NSP, I swear, I saw/heard a freaked out rattler, body erect, about 2 feet standing off
Had a Tough Time Deciding on a Title for Today:
[polldaddy poll=7373751] Of course, I am talking about the magic of having lived at Altitude for 2 years. I had a great run this morning. A crisp 65 degrees and very mystical looking. It was flat. My foot feels pretty good, unbelievable. We will see what comes of the day. It must be in celebration for my 1 year anniversary of breaking it. I ran 3.8 which included a warm up of dynamic ex's. And then into a little Exercise Induced Tachycardia for a few moments but not as high as usual. Without my dynamic ex's I
It’s Going to Be a Good Day
I'm going some where new to ride my bike = adventure. I raced there once a very long time ago. I can't take a shower in my home
Today I Caught Myself Wondering
If we are becoming a Nation of Mediocrity. I believe we may be. Not sure why at the end of my swim workout, I would have this thought come into my head. It may have had something to do with the life guard getting off the stand, and putting the Pool Closed sign up when there was still about 5 minutes left on the clock. And out the door at 8:59 leaving me to gather my things without supervision. I have had hard workouts before, when I've been loading up my gear, and nearly
We are What We Eat
6 Minutes that could Change your life, without saying a word:
Top Of Columbine to Winona, Minnesota in 47 Hours Flat
I am seriously a glutton for punishment. There is something about 12 hour races and moving that has become my forte. Dawn to Dusk, 2 days later movers. Leadville 100. My stopover between Albuquerque, New Mexico and Winona, Minnesota. The Townhouse is ready, the car is loaded and I am off to Leadville. I race Leadville, pick up my schwag, hug Ken and Merilee and I am off to Minnesota. I did have a nice stop over in Des Moines. I get off on 43 and the truck dies. No Shit. I coast over to the shoulder, and I am
Sweat Shirt Time 10:51 and Some Change
Please take the time to participate in the poll near the bottom of my post. I'm taking it. Results page shows a 10:54. After I had been across the line for a few moments, someone said, 'Good Job, sub 11' and 10:54 was the time on the clock when I looked, so who knows. I am going with sweatshirt time, because there is nothing more permanent than that. Everything was perfect going into the race. The week before, even in the midst of my final departure from ABQ, every thing was smooth. No pre race pneumonia. Training
Exercising In the Heat
With Temperatures s in Dallas, Texas , and around the country, right now between 100 and 105 we have something even more serious to think about; Heat Indexes between 105 and 107 degrees and Heat Related Illness. Although a common myth about losing weight in the summer is the old adage; "Just Sweat it Out", this is not only untrue, it can have negative health implications. It is true, that we do lose weight while exercising in the extreme heat, it's water weight, and with the human body, being made up of between