Maybe you're already a runner, biker, or swimmer (or not, and want to start), want to get your triathlons faster, or just get in better shape. Let's get together and talk about it (I'm in the neighborhood); USAT Triathlon Coach and Certified Fitness Trainer. You can get personalized training, or bike fit, or swim videos, or if you're a senior, just get started. Mood, … [Read more...]
TURNING A NICE MAN INTO A TYRANT
I'd been trying to call my wife every night while she was in Italy to see how things were going. I know she was at a hotel called something like the Baglion or Falioni (great memory) so I'd wait until I was sure she'd be back from working which might be late sometimes. Apparently I had the wrong phone number, but I couldn’t tell because the guy answering the phone every night … [Read more...]
RUN REALLY HARD AND….WHAT?… COUGH UP WHAT?
At first I though it was strawberry jam on the towel in the morning after my shower. What the.... Where did THAT come from? Of course I had to fool with it some; yup, it was a little tiny hunk of jam. Wait, no, did it come from me, because allergies (and sinus, and dry nose, and whatever) are working full-on as everything is blooming? Whoa, there was a little blood. This … [Read more...]
OLDER ATHLETES AND INJURIES
It took two events to wake me up to people getting injured as they age and some ways to prevent injuries from happening, especially to athletes. Time number one was my going to a chiropractor clinic that specializes in triathletes, runners, and sports enthusiasts when I had a illiotibial band problem. A couple guys worked on me, stretched some things, and lo! I was well. … [Read more...]
UNDERSTANDING HOARDING, WINDSURFER SAILS, AND RANDOM OBJECTS
Those are two windsurfer sails; I've got three more and they taught me about hoarding. I'm going to bore you with technical details: 4.7, 5.2, 5.4, 6.3, and 7.2 square meters, with manufacturer names I love to say out loud to myself. You change sails every few knots or so and frantically rerig for the new wind. From the old days, and I don't think I'll ever use them again; if I … [Read more...]
INJURY: YOU’RE GOING TO RUN AROUND IT!
It's interesting; having an injury, I mean. You know how you forget the bad parts and downplay the ain't it horrible parts? That's so we usually don't get depressed about normal life stuff and end up thinking we live on a horrible planet. Mean old reality sneaked around the back way and nailed me though. Last season I was a pretty good triathlon age-grouper in the old-man … [Read more...]
RECOVERY IS LIKE BEING A KID AGAIN!
I'd never been unable to move before. It took me about 15 seconds to figure out I was effectively paralyzed when I tried to roll over. Quite a shock to someone who hadn't even been in a hospital before and who's all about not ever needing help. The Cloud of Stupid I apparently rode my bike through worked its magic so I could cleanly hit the asphalt and break off a perfectly … [Read more...]
So You Wanna Be a YouTubeHero?
How DO you make a video go viral? Rarely is it just some crappy iphone vid of a dog eating a model airplane (or pizza). Sometimes it's a really high-end video that's taken a lot of time and creativity (and $$). More often it's something FUNNY and edited by someone really clever; this requires knowing from funny, being creative, and being a good editor. Funny. What is … [Read more...]
YOUR CHOICES “DON’T MATTER”, KEEP MOVING!
Realization a few years ago: It didn't matter which choices I made, I would've ended up in about the same situation; the same relative health, happiness, and all the other stuff. I think this might have been one of those "coming of age" things for me, where all the accumulated life experience, to this point, occasionally congeals into some little brain explosion. Now that … [Read more...]
REALLY, CONTENT IS KING
Now that large companies are relying so heavily on those who love the quirky attention span of those addicted to the i-device I've noticed a trend to just get the information out there without spending the time to create good content. … [Read more...]
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