What I Weigh
—- Curiousity killed the cat, eh? People will stop at stare at a scale, with someone standing on it, like an accident on the side of the road. Every time I step on the scale at the gym, I see people rubbernecking around my naked rear end, craning their nosy parker noses to see what […]
Egg-specially Mad
—– I love eggs. I egg-specially love boiled egg whites. But last night, I experienced a special kind of temper tantrum (that involved an egg). [I was egg-specially mad.] Now, I need to provide some backstory to this tale. First, I am one week off my second half Ironman finish, so I’m in that post-race cuckoo land. […]
Lessons from the Swim Bike Kids
—- Today was the first “race” for the Swim Bike Kids. Not watching… but rather, participating. I had planned to run the 5k, but my knee is still iffy, so instead, the Expert and I just took the Swim Bike Kids out to the race for their first “Tot Trot.” The Boy SBK is the oldest. […]
2012 Ironman Augusta 70.3 – The Race Report
———- The Race Ironman Augusta 70.3 Sunday, September 30, 2012 Augusta, Georgia Swim: 1.2 Miles (29:15) Bike: 56 Miles (3:08:26) Run: 13.1 Miles (2:49:23) Total Time: 6:36:44 Division Place: 127 of 198 Overall: 2364 of 3335 Pre-Race The alarm went off at 4:30. I said, “Oh it’s about that time.” The Expert grunted, “Yup.” We […]