Monthly Archives: May 2009

Florida Half Ironman part 2, the race!

As per usual on race day, I woke up about once an hour and checked the clock. I guess I probably slept in these in between times but it didn’t feel like it. Finally it was almost time to get up, so I got up and got started getting ready. Soon after, our wakeup call [...]
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Florida Half Ironman, part one!

Well I finished my Half Ironman race in Orlando, FL last weekend. It was pretty cool. It made me want to race a lot more, though. My friend Julie and I left Atlanta Saturday morning, May 16th 2009 at around 7AM. We needed to be in Orlando to check my bike in and pick up [...]
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cured

I have been making a few mistakes lately and being too candid about my intentions for life. It’s been nice to be honest with the world, but it’s really only served to make me feel sort of dumb. So I’m not doing that anymore. This is purposely vague so I know what I’m talking about [...]
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Bootcamp wars

I just met my friends Blaine and Amy (Blaimy) before dawn in the park to run up 12th street a few times. We do a prologue warm up lap through the park before the hellish laps up the hill begin. Today the park was full of groups of chanting bootcampers, counting in unison and waving [...]
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news

Lately the news has been so fevered and ridiculous that people have taken it upon themselves to tell me about it. Looking at you, Swine Flu. I keep around me at all times a protective bubble of ignorance where the news is concerned. It is no path to happiness. In my opnion, it comes in [...]
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nerd fitness

My buddy Steve over at Nerd Fitness (nerdfitness.com) interviewed me about my weight loss and goals and so forth. He’s got a pretty cool site going, encouraging nerds to work out AND play games. Yes you, lunchbox. Last week I was running in the park and a lady with one of those invisible retractable dog [...]
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